Govt set to revise WPI base year, launch Producer Price Index

IANS | June 2, 2026 10:06 AM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The government is set to revise the base year of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) to 2022-23 and launch the Producer Price Index (PPI), a significant step towards updating India’s inflation measurement framework.

Lao Foreign Minister arrives in India for Joint Commission

IANS | June 1, 2026 11:47 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Thongsavan Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Lao, has arrived in India to co-chair the 10th India–Lao PDR Joint Commission Meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Monday.

BJP organisational meet reviews 12 years of Modi govt, expansion plans

IANS | June 1, 2026 11:45 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office bearers and karyakartas are meeting in the national capital to take stock of achievements over 12 years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also to discuss future initiatives to broaden the party’s outreach across various sections of society.

MLA signature controversy deepens crisis within Trinamool Congress (Lead)

IANS | June 1, 2026 11:40 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress leadership's decision to expel two MLAs on Monday is being viewed by many as an attempt to contain the fallout from an alleged fraud, or a serious faux pas, which could prove to be the proverbial last straw for a party facing an existential crisis following its resounding defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.