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The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Kerala Congress (M) faced electoral drubbing in the constituencies in which they had fielded candidates in Ernakulam district in the Assembly elections. Though the outcome reflected the overall performance of the Left front in the State amid the ‘United Democratic Front wave’, the performance of the key…
A new series of CPI data with a base year of 2024 is scheduled to be released on February 12, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday (December 22, 2025) said that it will release a new series of macroeconomic data with a changed base year for…
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Kolkata: Controversies have surfaced over the decision of the CPI(M) to invite a popular Bangladeshi singer to perform at a cultural event of the party organised by Jyoti Basu Centre for Social Studies and Research at New Town in the northern outskirts of the state capital this month. The crucial central committee meeting of CPI(M)…
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A week is a long time in politics, and the last few days in Kerala have proven that yet again. August 31 saw the dramatic removal of Kannur strongman E.P. Jayarajan from his exalted position as the convener of the Left Front. Although many saw that coming in light of the Communist Party of India-Marxist’s…
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“We have received the income tax notice for the use of the old PAN card,” CPI leader D Raja said. New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) received a notice from the Income Tax Department sometime back regarding some discrepancies due to the use of old PAN cards by some state units of the…
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Coming after a 11-year hiatus, the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey findings based on surveys conducted between August 2022 and July 2023, shall feed into a possible review of the Consumer Price Index. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s headline inflation is expected to trend down creating more room for monetary and fiscal policy to…
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Unfortunately, ‘wise’ , ‘efficient’ and ‘government expenditure’ don’t usually feature in the same sentence. | Getty Images | Photo Credit: Getty Images “The Indian economy is expected to grow at an average rate of 6.7% per annum until the end of the decade,” CRISIL said in its latest report. The economy will grow at this…
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