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PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR MARCH, 2026

India, April 13 -- Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 for the month of March, 2026 over March, 2025 is 3.40%(Provisional). Corresponding infl... Read More


Consumer price inflation edges up to 3.40%, major vegetable prices down heavily on year ago basis

Mumbai, April 13 -- Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 for the month of March, 2026 over March, 2025 is 3.40%. This is the highest level for ... Read More


US-Iran war has paused, not ended: What that means for the global order | Point Blank with Shishir Gupta

India, April 13 -- The latest episode of Hindustan Times' 'Point Blank', featuring Executive Editor Shishir Gupta in conversation with Senior Anchor Aayesha Varma, paints a stark picture of a Middle E... Read More


A drier monsoon is on the way: IMD predicts below-normal rains this year

New Delhi, April 13 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted a below-normal monsoon in 2026, expected at 92% of the 50-year average. Deficit rainfall not only disrupts agricult... Read More


Amit Shah promises funds for BJP proposed monthly aid will come from ending corruption in Bengal

Kolkata, April 13 -- union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that funds for the BJP's proposed monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000 to women and unemployed youth in West Bengal would come fro... Read More


Indices tumble as crude crosses $100, geopolitical fears spike

Mumbai, April 13 -- Domestic equity markets slumped on Monday, with benchmark indices witnessing a broad-based selloff amid escalating geopolitical tensions and a sharp surge in crude oil prices. The ... Read More


About 9 million removed from voter list in West Bengal

, April 13 -- Around nine million people have been removed from the voter list in India's West Bengal, triggering political tensions ahead of the state election later this month. Muhammad Daud Ali, 6... Read More


"Promise should be fulfilled as soon as possible": Amit Shah on government's move to implement women's reservation quota from 2029 polls

Durgapur, April 13 -- Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' was passed in Parliament in 2023 to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures and that ... Read More


India retail inflation climbs to 3.4% in March

Mumbai, April 13 -- Retail inflation inched up marginally to 3.4 per cent on year in March as against 3.21 per cent in February, according to government data released on Monday. Corresponding inflatio... Read More


Economic Buzz: India retail inflation climbs to 3.4% in March

Mumbai, April 13 -- Retail inflation inched up marginally to 3.4 per cent on year in March as against 3.21 per cent in February, according to government data released on Monday. Corresponding inflatio... Read More