For the upcoming Lok Sabha elections of 2024, Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have strategically crafted their narrative around four key pillars: the poor, the youth, women, and farmers, referring to them as the ‘chaar jatiyan‘ (four castes). This rhetoric is a departure from traditional caste politics in India, emphasising development and … Read more
Ahmedabad: The charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the key factors most likely to influence voters in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, according to political observers. Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat will be held in a single phase on May 7. Counting of votes will be held on June 4. Anti-incumbency, … Read more
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi during the job fair organised by the party in the Yakutpura Assembly constituency, Hyderabad, Telangana on January 27, 2024. Photo: X(formerly Twitter)/@aimim_national The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) continued to reach out to unemployed youth ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections by organising a job mela in the Yakutpura Assembly constituency, … Read more
Since the beginning of Israeli strikes following Hamas’ surprise attack in southern Israel on October 7, over 4,700 people have died in the Gaza Strip, according to reports from the territory’s leaders. Of these, close to 1,800 were children, says the Palestinian health ministry. Israeli strikes on Gaza have also left about 16,000 people injured. … Read more
Unemployment in the eurozone hit a record low of 6.5 percent in March, the EU’s statistics agency said Wednesday. The reading, down from 6.6 percent in February, is the lowest since Eurostat started compiling jobless figures in April 1998 for the economies in the single-currency area. Unemployment in the overall EU area, which includes the … Read more
TMC MP Derek O’Brien speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the first phase of the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on February 7, 2023. File | Photo Credit: PTI The TMC will raise in Parliament issues such as LIC and SBI’s risk exposure, price rise of essential commodities, unemployment and “misuse” of central … Read more
Asian markets breathed a sigh of relief on Friday as the incoming head of Japan’s central bank soothed fears of an early end to super-easy monetary policy, nudging bond yields lower globally. Kazuo Ueda, who will take over as governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in April, began three hours of speaking to parliament … Read more
(As part of a Budget special series by ETMarkets.com, we reached out to money managers seeking their perspective on Budget 2023 with a simple question: What if I were the Finance Minister of India) As the finance minister of India, I would take several steps that can be taken to improve the country’s economic situation. … Read more
Wall Street’s main indexes ended modestly lower on Thursday in a choppy session as hawkish comments from a U.S. Federal Reserve official and data showing the labor market remained tight led some investors to worry about more aggressive interest rate hikes. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said the central bank needs to keep raising … Read more
Spot gold prices in the international market have found support near $1600 an ounce and showing signs of reversal. The US midterm election, mixed US economic releases, and hints of a possible end of Russia-Ukraine war influenced the precious yellow metal. Negative investor sentiment due to a rapid rise in global interest rates, a strong … Read more