Why Agnipath Protests Will Fizzle Out

The thing is that unemployment and joblessness are a personally felt shame.It is not easy to mobilise a set of people who identify with others as a group that cannot get work, points out Aakar......

India looks a lot like Sri Lanka: Rahul

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the government over rising inflation and unemployment and said India looks a 'lot like Sri Lanka' and the Centre should not distract......

The Secret of M L Khattar's Survival

Haryana's chief minister enjoys Narendra Modi's support and protection and will be in office unless the state sees a massive administrative botch-up, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Haryana Chief......

The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

'Inflation likely to average above 7% in Q2 and Q3'

'The FY2023 inflation outcome is likely to exceed the RBI's current forecast by a wide margin.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade The annual inflation rate in India was 7.79% in April of 2022, which is......

'Inflation is expected to stay above RBI's target'

'RBI is already late in addressing inflation pressures.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters "India still is not in stagflation. It is experiencing high inflation pressures. But growth is still......

'Rate hike will throw lot of people out from jobs'

'Nobody is talking about the inequality that is going to come.' Photograph: ANI Photo In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India hiked the repo rate. In fact, the finance minister said she was......

'FM & PM keep denying reality about unemployment'

'According to CMIE data, employment in manufacturing saw a reduction from 51 million in the country in 2016 to 27 million in 2021.'That is, it has halved in just 5 years.'At the same time, the......