Politics has intensified over the decision of Railways to increase passenger fares. Opposition parties have termed it as a step that will increase inflation and a burden on the common man. Whereas BJP has called it a necessary and very minor increase. After the reactions of the spokespersons of SP, Congress and BJP came to light, the debate on the decision of the Railways has started.

Regarding the increase in rail fare, Congress State President Ajay Rai, while talking to ABP News, said that good days have come. Under his rule, the prices of any essential commodity or related system have only increased, not decreased. This was the promise of good days. The poor man is troubled today and this government is giving relief to the people in this way.

Forget air travel, now even rail travel is difficult – Fakhrul Hasan Chand

SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand said that BJP had promised that anyone wearing slippers will also travel by plane. But now the situation is such that leave alone air travel, even train travel is becoming expensive. He said that due to the government’s policies, air fares have already skyrocketed and now additional burden is being put on the poor and middle class by increasing railway fares. The person traveling by train is a common citizen, but he is being hit by increasing taxes and fares.

The government took full care of the poor and middle class – Rakesh Kumar Tripathi

Whereas BJP spokesperson Rakesh Kumar Tripathi rejected the allegations of the opposition and said that railway fares had not increased for a long time. Whereas the facilities provided to the passengers have continuously increased. He said that this increase is very minor and the government has taken full care that it does not have much impact on the poor and middle class.

Fare increased by 2 paisa per kilometer in AC class

According to the information released by the Railways, if you travel in ordinary class for a distance of more than 215 kilometers, now you will have to pay 1 paise more per kilometer. Whereas in non-AC category of mail and express trains, there has been an increase of 2 paise per kilometer. The fare in AC class has also been increased by 2 paise per kilometer. However, it is a matter of relief that there will be no increase in fare for journeys up to 215 kilometers in ordinary class. For example, on non-AC journey of 500 km, passengers will now have to pay approximately Rs 10 extra.

Expenditure on pension reached Rs 60,000 crore

Railways says that this new fare structure is expected to generate additional income of about Rs 600 crore in the current financial year. Railways has cited rising costs as the reason behind increasing the fare. According to the department, the human resource cost of Railways has increased to Rs 1,15,000 crore. Whereas the expenditure on pension has reached Rs 60,000 crore. The total operating cost of Railways in the year 2024-25 is estimated to be Rs 2,63,000 crore. For this reason, change in the fare structure has been said to be necessary.

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The sanctions from the US and Western countries (Europe) have kept Iran badly. This friend of India is also suffering the brunt of the struggle with Israel. In such a situation, inflation is increasing continuously and the financial situation of the country is getting weaker. Meanwhile, the Iranian Parliament has passed an anatomical bill, after which now 4 zeros will be removed from their currency riyal.

This means that 10,000 old riyals will now be equal to 1 new riyal. Although it seems just a game of numbers, but the story of inflation, American restriction and the decree of the economy is hidden behind it. Amidst all this, the Indian rupee is in a very strong position in Iran. In such a situation, if you are planning to visit Iran, then it is going to be very affordable according to the budget.

How many Iranian Real will get after giving one thousand rupees
1 Indian rupee in Iran is equivalent to 473.20 riyal. That is, if you take only 100 rupees with you, then according to there you will have about 47,319 riyals. India’s 1000 rupees means 4,73,199 riyal. In such a situation, Iran has become a great destination for cheap tour and shopping for Indians.

What will change by removing 4 zero from the currency
Iran’s official media IRNA told that Rial will remain the same, only 4 zero will be removed from the currency. The central bank will get 2 years for its preparation. The old riyal of 10,000 will now become 1 new riyal. This will make the transaction easier. In such a situation, the difficulty that was difficult during the submission of bills will now end. First to buy bread, where 10,000 riyals had to be given, now only one riyal would have to be given. Instead of millions, hundreds will have to be counted now.

Millions of notes had to be counted to buy a bread
Actually Rial has been struggling since the Islamic revolution of 1979 and now it has become cheaper than paper. Earlier, millions of notes had to be counted to buy a bread in Iran, although now people will get rid of it. Inflation in Iran is above 35 percent for the last several years. Sometimes it reaches 40 and sometimes 50 percent.

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On the occasion of Dussehra in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, a very unique and popular poster was installed outside the Congress office, which intensified the political stir. In this poster put by Congress worker Aryan Mishra, party leader Rahul Gandhi is shown as Lord Ram.

In the poster, Rahul Gandhi is seen targeting Ravana with a bow and arrow in his hand. The special thing is that issues related to politics and society have been written at the ten ends of Ravana. These include words like inflation, jungle Raj, corruption, ED, vote theft, Election Commission, CBI, unemployment, paper leaks and dictatorship.

VIDEO | Lucknow: A Unique Poster was put up outside the Congress office on Dussehra by Congress worker aryan mishra. The poster depicted Rahul Gandhi as Lord Ram, Shooting Arrows. Congress State President Ajay Rai was shown as laxman in the post. Ravana’s Ten Heads WERE… pic.twitter.com/eusia25c9d

– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) October 3, 2025

A poster made a dispute outside the Congress office

Congress state president Ajay Rai is shown as Laxman, who is seen standing with Rahul Gandhi. Party workers say that this poster symbolically reflects the public’s anger against the current situation and the policies of the BJP government. He believes that just as Lord Rama had ensured the victory of religion over unrighteousness by killing Ravana, in the same way the Congress will work to end the problems of the people.

Congress fighting against unemployment

Aryan Mishra, who put up the poster, said that Rahul Gandhi is the real Ram of today, who is fighting against evils like inflation and unemployment. He also said that the Congress is the power that can eliminate the current political dictatorship.

A glimpse of the Congress’s aggressive attitude seen in the poster

Different reactions can be revealed from opposition parties to put political posters on religious festival like Dussehra. However, Congress supporters believe that such symbolic posters convey better messages to the public and keep the party’s thinking clearly. This poster put up in Lucknow has not only connected religious symbolism to the political message on the day of Dussehra, but has also shown a glimpse of the Congress’s aggressive attitude in the electoral atmosphere.

Today, there are conditions like civil war in Pakistan’s occupied Kashmir, people are beating Pakistani police and paramilitary forces Frontier Corps, snatching their sticks, helmets, shields and traders of Kashmir, who are troubled by the Pakistani government, have closed shops and put up shops in the entire POK.

Be it Mirpur or Muzaffarabad or Rawalkot. Shops are closed everywhere and people are on the streets against the Pakistani government. Today, under the banner of Awami Action Committee in Pakistan’s captured Kashmir, the Pakistani government has started shutdown and demonstrations against discrimination against Kashmiris from today. To crush this bandh, the Pakistani government has deployed more than 2 thousand Paramilitary Frontier Corps and Islamabad Police personnel in the entire Pakistani occupation Kashmir.

Heavy ruckus in Muzaffarabad, the capital of PoK
In exclusive photographs from Kohla area of ​​Muzaffarabad, the capital of PoK, it was seen that during the protest against the Pakistani government, Kashmiris beat up the personnel of Frontier Corps under Pakistan’s Home Ministry, looted their goods after which the police along with paramilitary stoned the protesters.

People on the streets, slogans against Pak government
While shops are closed on one side in the entire PoK, people are shouting slogans against the Pakistani government on the streets and are asking for their rights. In fact, projects like Mangala Dam, Neelam -Zhelam Project generate electricity from PoK land and rivers, but Kashmiri people get no electricity benefit and out of 60 percent of the electricity generated, electricity is sent to Punjab province and other parts of Pakistan.

In the PoK Vidhan Sabha, 12 members are nominated by the government of Pakistan who have come to PoK from Kashmir with India, they say that these seats suppress the voice of the local people and Pakistan uses them to serve their political interests. By the way, since independence, Pakistan has exploited Kashmir and Kashmiris ever since Pakistan has captured the areas of Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

‘Rice Rs 301 and flour 110 kg’
Instead of creating a large university and medical college in PoK, the government of Pakistan set up camos of terror in PoK. Today there are only 6 government colleges in PoK and 2 medical colleges where there is a lack of facilities at all times, while POK has more than 12 big training camps like Abdullah bin Masood with the help of the Government of Pakistan and the army alone and there are training camps like Markaz Shohda e Kashmir of more than 20 medium size.

There is also a demand for people protesting against the Pakistani government that the government should subsidize them on flour, rice, lentils, because at this time in PoK, rice is Rs 301 kg, flour is Rs 110 kg, lentils of lentils Rs 360 kg and pigeonic dal 710 Pakistani rupees, whereas if compared to India, if you compare with India, then India’s premium kg of Rs. 110 kg, Rs. The lentils are Rs 112 a kg.

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India vs us salary system: The ways of increasing the salary of government employees in India and America are quite different. India has dependence on the Pay Commission, while Personal Management Office and Federal Law in the US handle salary, dearness allowance and job grades.

Pay Commission in India

The salary commission of central government employees and pensioners in India decides the pay commission. This commission is formed in a few years. Its role is to review the existing salary, allowances and pension and also create the structure of the new salary.

Let us tell you that the Pay Commission uses Fitment Factor. It is a multiplier. This multiplier measures the difference between the current pay structure and the proposed salary hike. For example, the Fitment Factor was kept 2.57 by the Seventh Pay Commission. Now suppose the current salary of an employee is 10 thousand and the fitment factor is 2.57. So not the basic salary will be 10 thousand × 2.57 = 25700.

This simply means that the salary of government employees in India increases only when the new pay commission is formed. This is done every 10 years.

How does salary grow in America?

Unlike India, there is no commission based system in America. In America, the government salary is controlled only through Personal Management Office as well as federal law and departmental rules. Employees in America are divided into different grades and levels. The salary here depends on their work, skill, experience and government grades.

Federal Law and Rules

Non -Labor Standard Act decides minimum wage and overtime rules. Labor Dippering Overn issues rules enhancing salary limits for Chhath. Along with this, the President also affects the salary. For example, the Widen administration had increased the minimum wage of the government contract employee to $ 15 per hour. It also included adjustment according to inflation.

Main difference between India and America

The increase in salary in India is done by the Pay Commission and it is at long intervals. But in the US, salary changes are made only through increases related to inflation, federal rules and performance reviews.

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GST 2.0: Taking a big step towards speeding up the country’s economy, the central government has made a big change in GST. Earlier, four slabs were kept in GST 1.0, but now it has been reduced to only two slabs. This new structure will be applicable from 22 September 2025. However, the state governments have expressed concern about their revenue loss about this change.

According to the government estimate, there may be a loss of about Rs 48,000 crore annually based on the consumption pattern of 2023-24. Revenue Secretary Arvind Srivastava said in a statement to news agency IANS that the central government may have to bear such a burden.

What do brokerage firms say on loss?

Brokerage firms believe that the actual loss will not be so large, as GST improvement can increase demand. According to Jafaries estimates, in FY 2026, this deficit can be reduced between 22,000 and 24,000 crore rupees. The firm argues that tax cuts may reduce inflation and in such a situation, the Reserve Bank can cut interest rates from 25 to 50 basis points.

Experts of Bransstein say that if the government does not cut capital expenditure, then this deficit can increase to about 20 basis points of the Union Budget. But if capital expenses are cut by 5 percent, then this effect will be reduced to only 5 basis points.

Impact on market

According to UTI AMC, the impact of this change on the bond market and stock market will be limited. At the same time, the ICRA welcomed the government’s move and said that this improvement will prove to be positive for industries struggling with the pressure of American high tariffs and will strengthen the market notion.

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There has been a long claim of having a huge oil-gas reserves in Pakistan, but every time these claims are obtained, because the reality is far away from it. When Imran Khan was Prime Minister in 2019, he also announced that a large reserves of oil and gas are going to be found near the border of Iran, about 230-280 km from the coast of Karachi.

Imran Khan then said that this store will be so big that Pakistan will not only meet its oil needs, but will also be able to export oil. At that time the American company was drilling in a block named Kekra-1 in the Cakra-1 at the ENI Samudra.

Imran Khan’s claims had made Pakistan trouble

The claims of Tatkalinee PM had raised hope among the Pakistanis at that time, but after a few hours, Pakistan’s Petroleum Ministry made it clear that there was no significant results in drilling. Later, Director General of Pakistan Petroleum Limited Moin Raza Khan said that only water was found in Kekra-1 instead of oil or gas. The project cost $ 124 billion, but the possibility of success was just 12 percent.

Due to this, Imran Khan was very upset not only in Pakistan but also worldwide, because his big claims were declared false. Many critics said that these claims were made only to woo foreign investors and divert public attention from the economic crisis.

In 2024, Pakistan left the Shigufa of ‘Neela Treasure’

In September 2024, there were reports in the Pakistani media once again that a huge reserves of oil and gas have been found in the sea area. It was claimed that it could be the fourth largest oil gas reserves in the world. Even it was named Neela Treasure. And it was said that this discovery took place after a three -year geographical survey. Experts questioned this claim.

Muhammad Arif, a former member of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), said that the search is promising but the size of the store and how much oil-gas can be extracted from it is not yet clear. It may take 4-5 years to extract oil or gas and it requires an investment of more than $ 5 billion. A 2024 report stated that exxonmobil and other companies excavated up to 5500 meters, but no significant reserves were found.

Pakistani remains a joke of Trump’s statement

Recently, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would develop its ‘huge oil reserves’ with Pakistan. Trump even said that maybe one day Pakistan sold oil to India, but this statement became a joke in Pakistan itself. People called it a comedy show on social media. One user wrote that Trump’s tweet to Pakistan revealed that we have oil.

Why do these news fly again and again?

Many Pakistanis said that these claims are old and earlier also such promises were made during Imran Khan, which proved to be hollow. Some jokingly said that maybe Pakistan will try to sell Iranian oil as its own.

According to experts, Pakistan’s economy is burdened with debt and inflation. In such a situation, the news of the discovery of oil becomes a means of concentrating public attention and attracting foreign investors. The same happened during Imran Khan and now Trump’s statement has again given a wind to this discussion.

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RBI Projections of GDP Growth: After the end of a two -day meeting of the Monetary Committee of Reserve Bank of India, on Friday, June 6, Governor Sanjay Malhotra told some important things related to inflation and the economic situation of the country. In this, he projected to decrease inflation to 3.7 percent for FY 2026. He said that the country’s inflation rate has come down significantly from the standard of RBI.

He said that inflation was above 6 percent in October 2024, but in April of 2025 it has come down to 3.2 percent. In this sense, it is expected to decrease further in the next financial year.

GDP growth estimates 6.5 percent

The RBI Governor said that 6.5 percent during the first quarter of the country’s GDP FY 2025026, 6.7 percent during the second quarter, 6.6 percent during the third quarter and 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter. RBI Gawra further said that these steps are necessary to promote investment and personal consumption, so that the speed of economic development of the country remains intact.

Successful place for investors

Sanjay Malhotra said that India remains an attractive destination for foreign investors. He described the increase in the matter of sending money back from foreign investors as a mature indication of the market, saying that it shows how a foreign investors can easily enter or exit in India.

He said that FDI flow remains strong. It increased by about 14% to $ 81 billion in FY 2024-25, which was $ 71.3 billion last year.

The RBI Governor also said that in the fourth quarter of FY 2024-25, the business deficit reduction as well as the strong service export and the amount sent from outside, the current account deficit (CAD) is expected to be low for 2024-25. In addition, despite increasing global uncertainties and business stress, India’s goods trade remained strong in April 2025.

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