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RBI likely to stay on hold as inflation pressures build: Crisil
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Crisil expected CPI inflation (for the 2011-12 series) to rise to 5% in the next fiscal, driven by the normalisation of food inflation from deflationary levels in the current fiscal. However, non-food inflation is expected to remain benign, supported by lower crude oil prices and the continu
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Economists back RBI's wait-and-watch stance, say it reflects growth confid
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Principal Economist at Crisil, said the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision was in line with expectations and underscored a cautious wait-and-watch approach. She noted that the MPC is factoring in a likely rise in inflation in the first half of the next fiscal year even as growth rema
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RBI projects retail inflation at 2.1% for FY26; warns of Q4 uptick
Updated : 1 week ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday projected retail inflation for the current fiscal year (2025-26) at 2.1 per cent, even as it flagged potential "upside risks" from geopolitical tensions and volatile energy prices.
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CPI(M) welcomes Supreme Court orders on West Bengal Government to pay 25%
Updated : 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to clear a 25% dearness allowance (DA) for state workers, teachers, and police officers. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M) State Secretary, Md Salim, welcomed the decision, calling it a "rightful entitlement" that the
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Left parties protest over deteriorating law and order in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 1 week ago IST
The left parties, which included CPI and CPM, held a press conference in Vijayawada to protest against the alleged rule of lawlessness in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
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"Change of government in Kerala is absolutely indispensable": Shashi Tharo
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the Kerala elections, Tharoor said, "I think it's absolutely indispensable that there should be a change of government. The Left has been ruling for 10 years now, and they just proposed a budget a couple of days ago, which was completely based on funds they don't have,
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Revision of base year to improve accuracy, support AI use: MoSPI Secretary
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"For AI and ML, data is the key raw material. It is therefore essential that data is harmonised so that it can be effectively used by AI systems," he said. Internally, MoSPI is already using artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of data enumeration and to speed up decision-making p
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CPI base year revision may push overall inflation up by 20-30 bps: SBI rep
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
After the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year, overall CPI inflation is expected to rise marginally by 20-30 basis points (bps), according to a report by SBI Ecowrap.
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"Guidelines were outcome of SC's order, government diluted it": CPI MP Joh
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
He added that the guidelines' scope should have been broadened and lamented that political controversy, driven by the BJP, should not come at the expense of students.
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NIA chargesheets key accused in Magadh Zone naxal revival case
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a key accused in a Bihar case of attempted revival of the banned Communist Party of India (CPI) (Maoist) or naxal terror organisation in the Magadh zone.
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Kerala Economic Review 2025: State posts 6.19% GSDP growth
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), CPI-Combined inflation stood at 1.54 per cent and 9.05 per cent respectively in India and Kerala, in September 2025. In Kerala, rural inflation is higher than urban inflation in September 2025.
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"Rulers selecting their voters": CPI MP Sandosh Kumar calls SIR "Special I
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"We have raised many issues. The main issue, however, was the SIR, which now stands for Special Intensive Removal. Normally in a democracy, voters elect their ruler, but here, the reverse is happening. The rulers are selecting their voters," Kumar told ANI after attending the all-party me
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