Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Is a deeper bond crash ahead? From Washington to Tokyo, governments are paying the highest borrowing costs in decades as global bond yields surge — why are investors dumping bonds?Global Bond Yields Spike to Multi-Decade Highs as Iran War Fuels Inflation Crisis: From Washington to Tokyo, governments are now paying the...
18 May, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
07 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
TVK Vijay's success formula decoded: How Thalapathy weaved a social media algo aura to beat DMKActor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has emerged as the largest party in Tamil Nadu. The party leveraged social ...
06 May, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Cadre engineering: Vijay's signature strategy powered TVK tsunamiTamil Nadu Results: Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has achieved a stunning victory in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, cross...
04 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Amazon CEO on Now growth; Big Tech dials up AI spendIn India’s hypercompetitive quick commerce space, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Now is growing fast. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
30 Apr, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
Word of the day: LargesseGenerosity on a grand scale, known as 'largesse,' signifies substantial financial gifts, aid, or donations. This formal term, rooted in Lat...
08 Apr, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Liberals unleash $3.86B in re-election cheques across Canada; Strategic spend or voter sway?Canada saw a flurry of funding announcements by Liberal MPs before the recent election. They committed billions to various projects nationw...
03 Jun, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Nomura sees rural demand gathering steam in 2024The global investment banking firm noted that even though growth is expected to slow down in the coming fiscal to 5.6% from 6.7% projected ...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Parties' Lok Sabha polls spend may top Rs 1 lakh crore, spur growth in Q4Political parties' spending for the Indian general election could exceed ₹1 lakh crore, potentially increasing consumption and boosting gro...
02 Jan, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Jeremy Hunt to deliver UK budget on March 6 as election loomsAmid calls from numerous Conservative lawmakers for tax reductions to regain voter support after 13 years of Conservative rule, Sunak and H...
27 Dec, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
Steel prices to remain firm on India's pre-election spending bingeAnalysts expect domestic steel prices to remain at Rs 59,000 per tonne, for flat steel, and Rs 56,000 per tonne for long steel despite a sl...
12 Sep, 2023, 11.46 AM IST
Can 2024 Lok Sabha election trigger Sensex rally this year? Check track recordThe govt is also expected to ensure enough spending to revive the rural economy ahead of the elections. According to Nomura analysts, elect...
05 Jan, 2023, 06.51 PM IST
Interim Budget: 10 Things to watch out forWhat should you watch out for in today's interim budget.
01 Feb, 2019, 08.43 AM IST
Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget 2018: What to watch out for todayArun Jaitley’s Budget, the last full one by this govt, marks the culmination of months of work, during which officials crunched numbers to ...
01 Feb, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
Black money may account for 1/3rd of Rs 30k crore poll expensesAt about Rs 30,000 crore so far, LS 2014 poll spend per voter comes to about Rs 400 going by the 81.4 crore eligible voters expected to cas...
01 Apr, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
- 'Rural roads sector may continue driving plan expenditure'
Rural roads sector is likely to continue driving the planned expenditure of the Centre this fiscal, which in the first five months rose 23 ...
06 Oct, 2013, 01.43 PM IST