Economy & Inflation

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (204+ words) Iran’s economy contracted 10.1 per cent year-on-year in the quarter to late June, official data showed, as the conflict with the United States and Israel disrupted oil production, industry and wider economic activity. The contraction was recorded during the first quarter…...

4+ min ago   (410+ words) 'Kya Hua Tera Vada': Cong's Dig at Modi Over Rising Food Prices Deccan Chronicle The Congress on Monday attacked the Modi government over "skyrocketing prices" of food items with a reference to the 1977 hit Bollywood number "Kya hua tera vada…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (942+ words) Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy, as Alan Austin reports. AUSTRALIA’S RABIDLY anti-Labor boardrooms and newsrooms are bewailing the worst productivity crisis they can recall and crying “we’ll all be rooned”. Simultaneously they…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (456+ words) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the Modi government over alleged rising food prices, citing increases in spices, pulses, cooking oils and onions. Referring to the song “Kya Hua Tera Wada”, he questioned the government’s response to inflation and sought immediate…...

57+ min ago   (432+ words) Updated - September 21, 2026 10:53 am IST - New Delhi The Congress on Monday (September 21, 2026) attacked the Modi government over "skyrocketing prices" of food items with a reference to the 1977 hit Bollywood number "Kya hua tera vada", and questioned his silence on inflation. Congress…...

33+ min ago   (447+ words) Deccan Herald New Delhi: The Congress on Monday attacked the Modi government over "skyrocketing prices" of food items with a reference to the 1977 hit Bollywood number "Kya hua tera vada", and questioned his silence on inflation..Congress general secretary in-charge…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (600+ words) Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has urged Andy Burnham to cut fuel duty by 10p a litre at least until Christmas to ease cost-of-living pressures. The move could be paid for through the money higher oil, gas and energy prices…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (718+ words) Proposals to remove GST from food and prevent supermarkets charging world prices for products that are exported would make New Zealand poorer as a whole, a reader argues. Dr Papert in the Weekend Herald suggested removing GST from food, but…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (158+ words) Donald Trump and his first administration got away with lying so often because they often lied in ways about things that could easily be proven false. The term sanewashing came into play when describing the coverage of Trump because reporters…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (540+ words) Americans are feeling the price of Donald Trump's war in Iran in their pockets. Last Friday, the average price of diesel in the United States was near its all-time high of $6.43 per gallon, according to GasBuddy, and the president's own…...