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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicEconomic distress

Topic: Economic distress

First Covid, now fuel & food prices: No festive season work or cheer for MSMEs in Delhi-NCR

The festive season, which was expected to drive economic recovery, with a demand hike and income surge, has proven a dud so far, pushing industries to brink in the national capital. 

Women have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Here’s how the UN is going to address it

Women have suffered more economic distress, violence, and carried the burden of caring throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Police say Palwal farmer fed sleeping pills to kin before killing self, family disputes claim

Naresh, a farm worker, had Wednesday allegedly killed his wife, two children and niece before committing suicide.  

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.