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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicCost of living

Topic: Cost of living

Cutting down spending on groceries and Netflix? What you can spend on to feel better

Inflation continues to rise and economists are predicting a recession in many countries. But you can support your well-being by spending on these services.

Hong Kong, New York and Geneva are world’s costliest cities for expats

The rankings are based on research conducted by ECA International at more than 490 locations worldwide, in March this year.

To make babies or not? That’s the dilemma in China as cost of raising kids soars & soars

The cost of childcare in China is now higher than US, France, Japan and Germany. Thanks to years of state-driven one-child policy and falling fertility rate.

4 sq ft of corals over 20 million humans — why India’s cities will remain miserable

India’s big cities are rotting, growing into massive, self-governing slums. When attempts are made to fix them, corals come in the way, like in Mumbai.

Bengaluru cheapest city in India, 5th least expensive in the world

Singapore still the most expensive city; instability in India is a prominent factor in lowering the relative cost of living, says an EIU report.

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No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.