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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicBritish PM

Topic: British PM

Swift rise to PM, but some doubt whether Rishi Sunak can win UK elections

Polls earlier this year showed Sunak's low popularity with citizens who were worried about cost of living crisis & angered that he hiked payroll taxes while his wife avoided levies.

How will Rishi Sunak tackle Britain’s economic challenges?

To balance a budget shortfall made worse by the rising borrowing costs that the crisis caused, Sunak will most probably have to oversee spending cuts and tax rises.

Rishi Sunak more suited than Conservative rivals to be PM—if UK can look past his skin colour

As Rishi Sunak gets another shot to be UK PM, the former Chancellor is holding back from announcing his candidature until he is sure party MPs and members really want him this time.

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 6 weeks, done in by failed economic programme

Truss' measures to overhaul the British economy sent shockwaves through the market and deeply divided her Conservative Party.

On Camera

Bibek Debroy was an ‘Acharya’ in India’s intellectual history

In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.