Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gift of Melody toffee to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his visit to Italy has sparked a massive political war. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said an economic storm is raging but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is handing out candy in Italy. While supporters of PM Modi view the gesture as effective soft diplomacy and a display of personal camaraderie between global leaders, opposition figures have strongly criticised the move. Critics argue that focusing on such optics is inappropriate given domestic economic concerns, highlighting issues like inflation, unemployment, foreign direct investment exits, and currency depreciation.
This episode of So Sorry is a hilarious take on PM Modi's appeal to Indians to avoid buying gold for weddings for one year, reduce petrol consumption amid growing fears of a fuel price surge due to the ongoing West Asia conflict and how this has made husbands happy as they have now got an excuse to not buy gold jewellery for their spouses or to gift it to someone on their marriage.
The rupee depreciated 16 paise to close at a fresh lifetime low of 96.86 against the US dollar on Wednesday as elevated global crude prices amid the West Asia crisis stoked inflation worries.
Residents in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur are facing a severe shortage of LPG cylinders, forcing them to spend entire nights sleeping on roadsides to secure a refill.
In an interview with India Today, Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, discussed the heatwaves impacting India and the need for better urban planning.
