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food prices push retail inflation to 3.48% in April

Mumbai, May 13 -- India's headline retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) rose mildly to 3.48% in April, from 3.40% in March, according to data released by the National Statis... Read More


Labour staring at the end of the road in UK? | Number Theory

India, May 11 -- The 2026 local elections were the first large-scale test of Keir Starmer's Labour government, and the verdict was brutal. Across 136 English councils where elections took place, Labou... Read More


Number of suicides in '24 22.7% higher than in 2019

New Delhi, May 7 -- For every 100 people who died in accidents in India in 2024, 36.5 died by suicide. This ratio is lower than 38.6 in 2023 and the Covid-era peak of more than 40 in 2020 and 2021. Th... Read More


India services growth hits five-month high in April

mumbai, May 7 -- Growth in India's services sector accelerated to a five-month high in April as domestic demand strengthened, even as the conflict in West Asia weighed on export orders and inbound tou... Read More


Number of suicides in '24 22.7% higher than in 2019

New Delhi, May 7 -- For every 100 people who died in accidents in India in 2024, 36.5 died by suicide. This ratio is lower than 38.6 in 2023 and the Covid-era peak of more than 40 in 2020 and 2021. Th... Read More


Not just a swing: Scale sets Kerala poll verdict apart

New Delhi, May 5 -- The Congress-led-United Democratic Front (UDF) has returned to power in Kerala with a decisive mandate, winning 102 of the 140 Assembly seats. Meanwhile, the incumbent CPI(M) led L... Read More


UDF's big gains came in minority dominated districts

New Delhi, May 5 -- The Congress-led-UDF's sweep in Kerala was especially visible in the state's regions with significant minority population. The UDF had a vote share of 51.9% and 50.2% in constituen... Read More


What UAE's exit means for OPEC's hold on oil markets | Number Theory

India, April 30 -- The United Arab Emirates' exit from OPEC comes at a moment when the war in West Asia has already pushed oil markets into crisis and made the Strait of Hormuz the main driver of pric... Read More


How two months of war in West Asia hit global markets and the economy

India, April 30 -- Two months after the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28, the human and fiscal costs are already substantial. The death toll in Iran alone is estimated at between 3,000 and... Read More


Industrial output growth eases to 4.1% in March: NSO

New Delhi, April 29 -- India's industrial output growth slowed to a five-month low in March, though it remained stronger than the contraction in core-sector output had indicated. The Index of Industri... Read More