CPI-M and CPI leaders are unlikely to attend Congress’ March 17 rally in Mumbai, marking the conclusion of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Left sources said. The Congress leadership had extended invitations to CPI-M and CPI general secretaries Sitaram Yechury and D Raja and other INDIA bloc leaders to attend the yatra’s finale. … Read more
The CPI has no representation in the Lower House of Parliament from Jharkhand. (File Photo) The CPI will field its candidates in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Chatra, Palamu, Giridih, Dumka and Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituencies The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday parted ways with the opposition bloc INDIA in Jharkhand, announcing that it will … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Spelling fresh discord in the INDIA bloc, the CPI on Monday, February 26, announced four candidates from Kerala for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, including Annie Raja, wife of party General Secretary D. Raja, from Wayanad – presently held by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Announcing the candidates, Kerala CPI state Secretary Binoy Viswam asked … Read more
“That’s what the Reserve Bank of India [RBI] also keeps saying… that food inflation is spiking, sometimes in onions, sometimes in vegetables, sometimes in pulses.” | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh India’s headline inflation is expected to trend down creating more room for monetary and fiscal policy to focus on spurring growth rather than fret over … Read more
In January this year, for the first time in more than 14 years, China’s consumer prices fell at their steepest pace. According to official data published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the consumer price index fell by 0.8 per cent in January 2024, compared to that of January 2023. The steep drop in January … Read more
Unfortunately, ‘wise’ , ‘efficient’ and ‘government expenditure’ don’t usually feature in the same sentence. | Getty Images | Photo Credit: Getty Images “The Indian economy is expected to grow at an average rate of 6.7% per annum until the end of the decade,” CRISIL said in its latest report. The economy will grow at this … Read more
PETALING JAYA: The reduced sentence of six years’ jail and a RM50mil for Datuk Seri Najib Razak is inadequate given the gravity of the former prime minister’s crime, says Ramkarpal Singh. The Bukit Gelugor MP called on the Pardons Board to explain its rationale for the reduction of the sentence imposed on Najib, who was … Read more
