Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday condoled the death of former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said “Deeply saddened by the passing of Comrade Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, former general secretary of the CPI. From his early days as … Read more
A Telangana Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Chandu Rathod was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a Hyderabad neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. According to police sources, a group of three-four unidentified individuals arrived in a white Swift car and attacked Rathod at Shalivahana Nagar Park in Malakpet, under the South East Zone Police limits, … Read more
A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The National Investigation Agency has zeroed in on several front organisations and student wings that were purportedly tasked by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) with identifying suitable persons to work as underground cadre for the banned outfit, wage … Read more
The Communist Party of India (CPI) wrote to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urging him to take immediate measures and allocate funds for the repairs of the Rajolibanda diversion scheme and Guru Raghavendra Lift Irrigation Scheme in Kurnool district. In a letter on Sunday, CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna said that Mantralyam, Emmiganuru, and Kodumur constituencies … Read more
On Saturday, the CPI(M) hastened to save two key Left Democratic Front allies from going off the rails in a fit of pique over Rajya Sabha seat allocation. Given the current composition of the body of electors, the Kerala Assembly, the ruling LDF stands a solid chance of winning two of the three vacant Rajya … Read more
New Delhi: Amid criticism over low rate of hike in MGNREGS wages, sources on Friday said the increase was calculated on the basis of Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour, which rose by around 7.7 per cent since last year. The Rural Development Ministry had notified new wage rates under the MGNREGS on Wednesday, with … Read more
India’s retail inflation likely eased to a three-month low of 5.09% in January on slowing food price rises and favourable base effects, according to economists polled by Reuters who also predicted a moderation in core inflation to 3.70%. The Reserve Bank of India, which held its repo rate at 6.50% for a sixth consecutive meeting … Read more
RICHMOND, Virginia: U.S. Federal Reserve officials took little fresh signal from consumer price data published on Thursday as they gauge whether inflation is headed firmly enough back to the central bank’s 2% target to allow them to reduce interest rates in coming months. Overall consumer price inflation on a 12-month basis rose to 3.4% in … Read more
Ending the weeks long suspense, the Congress party has finally allotted Kothagudem Assembly seat in old Khammam district to the Communist Party of India (CPI). A decision to this effect was taken after the TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy met the CPI leaders including the State Secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao in latter’s office on Monday. … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may extend the temporary incremental cash reserve ratio (CRR) it imposed on banks last week as the monetary authority is seen training its sights on liquidity management to tackle inflation rather than lifting benchmark policy rates to tame wild jumps in food prices. Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation surged … Read more