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Retail Inflation rises in March, Food Prices soar
New Delhi, April 12 : India’s retail inflation marginally rose in March as the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
Need to think about reducing taxes on Petrol, Diesel: Govt in Lok Sabha
The minister said the price of crude oil was around $19 per barrel in March last year, and currently it is around $65 per barrel.
India’s WPI inflation rises to 4.17% in Feb
New Delhi, March 15 : India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices sequentially rose to 4.17…
Centre pushing people into ‘morass of inflation’ to earn tax: Rahul Gandhi
Calling inflation a curse, Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre and said, "The central government is only pushing the people into the morass of inflation to earn tax."
Covid, crude resurgence spooks investors, banking stocks plunge
Khemka added that a sudden spike in VIX along with sustained selling pressure has caused the fear and worry about further profit booking led to a decline in the market.
There Is Development Of Inflation In Country: Rahul Gandhi
"Development of inflation," he said in a tweet in Hindi, and attached a picture of the problems suffered by common people due to rising prices of petrol and diesel.
Budget 2021-22 will fail to curb inflation
However, 14.8 per cent people said they "don't know or can't say" if this Budget will help in bringing down inflation.
Inflation affected life of most Indians in 2020
Over 70 per cent people have felt the impact of high commodity prices in the past one year,…
Agriculture products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices, warns Delhi Congress
Rise in the prices of petrol and diesel will have a direct impact on the farmers, who are already protesting against the three ‘anti-farmer’ laws on the borders of Delhi for the past 45 days.
Interest, Inflation and Interventions weakened Indian rupee in 2020
India’s forex reserves swelled up by $123.66 billion to $581.13 billion in the calendar year.
Rahul Gandhi Attacks Government On Inflation, Unemployment Issues
Rahul Gandhi has been targeting the government on various issues including the declining GDP and the state of the economy.
Projecting opponents as enemies is old BJP tactic, Mehbooba hits back at Amit Shah over Gupkar Gang remarks
Mehbooba said the “BJP’s stale tactic of dividing India by projecting themselves as saviours and political opponents as internal and imagined enemies is far too predictable now.”
Congress workers protest outside Goa Raj Bhavan with potato, onion hampers
Panaji: Congress women workers in Goa, on Friday, staged a protest outside Raj Bhavan with Diwali hampers containing…
Urgent need to rationalise weights under retail inflation: Report
“Clearly, the inflation numbers based on a broken CPI methodology hides more things than it reveals and RBI will be constrained in its policy decisions, an irony in itself!”
Supply-side bottlenecks: August retail inflation expected to remain high on Covid impact
India’s consumer food price index during the month under review rose to 9.62 per cent from 8.72 per cent reported for June 2020.
August inflation numbers could be 7% or above: SBI Ecowrap
New Delhi, Sep 10 : August inflation numbers are expected to be elevated at around 7 per cent…
India’s July wholesale inflation falls 0.58%, food prices soar
On Thursday, another set of data showed that a substantial rise in food prices lifted India's July retail inflation to 6.93 per cent from 6.23 per cent in June.
India’s consumer price inflation rises as food prices soar
As per the data, the CPI YoY inflation rate for vegetables and pulses jumped by 11.29 per cent and 15.92 per cent, respectively, in July.
Veggies on the rise, prices soar by up to 200%
New Delhi, July 5 : The prices of food items, including vegetables, have started to skyrocket even as…
Petrol, diesel prices rise for sixth consecutive day
New Delhi: Fuel prices were hiked for the sixth consecutive day since oil companies restarted revising prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day hiatus. While petrol price was hiked by 57 pais
Fuel prices may rise by Rs 5/litre after daily revision restarts
The oil market has turned the tables this month gaining over 50 per cent from last month's prices, hovering over $30 a barrel now.
India’s Jan wholesale inflation jumps to 3.10%
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices skyrocketed to 3.10 per…
GDP growth over 7.4% in 2014-19, claims FM
New Delhi, Feb 1 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Central government’s debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP in…
Fundamentals of economy are strong: FM
New Delhi, Feb 1 Presenting the Union Budget in the Parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nrimala Sitharaman said…
Consumer confidence plunges 7.3% in Jan 2020: Report
New Delhi, Jan 20 : Consumer sentiment has nosedived by 7.3 percentage points in January 2020, according to…
Now India’s Dec wholesale inflation skyrockets to 2.59%
New Delhi: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices skyrocketed to 2.59 per cent in December…
Congress asks PM to convene oppn meet on inflation
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a meeting of opposition…
New Year price hikes give opposition fuel against government
New Delhi, Jan 1 : People of the country, yet to recover from their New Year revelry, woke…
Inflation may force RBI to stop on rate cuts: IMF
New Delhi, Dec 24 : IMF has cautioned that if inflationary pressure continues, there will be limited room…
Centre supplying inadequate, rotten onions, alleges Mamata
Kolkata, Dec 6 : With the price of onions touching Rs 150 a kilo in West Bengal, Chief…
Telecom tariff hike may add to inflation: Shaktikanta Das
Mumbai, Dec 5 Raising concerns of higher inflation in the near term, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on…
Onion prices score a century
Kolkata, Nov 25 : The price of onion is bringing tears in the eyes of its consumers in…
Report says 2QFY20 GDP growth may slip to 4.7%
Mumbai, Nov 12 : Even as the government continues to stress that economic slowdown is cyclical in nature…
Wholesale Inflation At 0.33% In September
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tracks consumer inflation primarily while formulating its monetary policy.
Goons loot Rs nine lakh from petrol pump in Jharkhand
Seven bike-borne miscreants held the petrol pump employees at gunpoint and fled with the cash.
Salary cut early in life may harm your brain health
New York, Oct 8 : Researchers have warned that young adults who experience annual income drops of 25…
Congress to target economy, unemployment in Maharashtra, Haryana
New Delhi, Oct 5 : The Congress, which is aiming to wrest power from the BJP in Maharashtra…
Rate cut cycle may extend on sub 4% inflation
New Delhi, Oct 4 : With inflation expected to remain below 4 per cent, the RBI has space…
Onion still skyrocketing
New Delhi, Sep 21 The spiralling onion prices due to supply shortage are proving difficult for the government…
Congress slams govt for poor GDP numbers
"There is complete economic downturn, virtual shutting down of manufacturing, lagging exports and surging imports, besides loss of millions of jobs in all sectors,"
India’s consumer confidence drops in August: Report
"Notably, the mood is downbeat across all parameters of PCSI which is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-indices," the report said on Thursday.
Budget would hike prices from market to kitchens: Mamata
Kolkata, July 5: Coming down heavily on the Union Budget 2019, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on…
‘Bahikhaata’ budget angers middle class on social media
Another social media user shared the lines from an old song: "Achcha sila diya tune mere pyar ka".
Inflation turned from volatile to stable in 5 years: Economic Survey
New Delhi, July 4 The Economic Survey 2018-19 said that India’s inflation scenario transitioned from its high and…
India’s MoM retail inflation up 3.05% in May
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Higher food prices accelerated India’s May retail inflation to 3.05 per cent from…
Mamata slams Modi on unemployment, cooking gas prices
Slamming the Modi-led Central government for high unemployment hike in cooking gas price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
State of the Economy-IX: After consumption slowdown, India set to face wider trade deficit
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Impacted by a consumption slowdown, India’s economy faces another peril, that of rising…
India’s April wholesale inflation eases to 3.07%
New Delhi, May 14: Lower prices of manufactured items and key transportation fuels eased India’s annual rate of…
Food prices raise India’s April retail inflation
New Delhi, May 13: Higher food prices accelerated India’s April retail inflation to 2.92 per cent from 2.86…
April-February fiscal deficit at 134% of target
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) India’s budgetary fiscal deficit for April-February 2018-19 period reached 134.2 per cent or…
India’s February WPI rises to 2.93%
New Delhi, March 14: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 2.93 per cent…
Fiscal slippage remains a risk for rate cut: Report
New Delhi, Jan 17 While concerns of liquidity, coupled with declining inflation, may have prompted the industry to…
Lower fuel prices ease India’s WPI to 3.80% in December
New Delhi, Jan 14: Lower fuel and manufactured products prices eased India’s annual rate of inflation based on…
India to retain status as fastest growing economy in 2019-20: World Bank
United Nations, Jan 9 : Fuelled by policy reforms and rebound in credit, India’s economy is forecast to…
India lost 4% of GDP from power distortions in 2016: World Bank
Te 2018 Global Competitiveness Report ranks India 80th among 137 countries in the reliability of electricity supply.
Indian growth model must incorporate social consciousness: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Releasing a strategy document for New India 2022 as envisioned by Prime Minister…
Lower food prices ease India’s WPI to 4.64% in November
New Delhi, Dec 14: Lower food and fuel prices eased India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale…
Petrol prices increase after 2 months
The cost of petrol increased by 11 paise and 13 paise in Mumbai and Chennai respectively from Wednesday's levels, to Rs 75.91 and Rs 72.94 per litre.
November retail inflation falls to 2.3%, October IIP up over 8%
Similarly, the output of consumer non-durables rose during October by 7.9 per cent, and that of consumer durables by 17.6 per cent.
RBI likely to maintain repo rate in Wednesday’s review
Mumbai, Dec 3 :The RBI is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its penultimate monetary…
India’s WPI inflation rises to 5.28% in Oct
New Delhi, Nov 14: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices increased to 5.28 per cent in…
Lower food prices ease India’s October retail inflation
New Delhi, Nov 12: Lower food prices eased India’s October retail inflation to 3.31 per cent from a rise…
Non-subsided LPG cylinder cost up Rs 60 in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 31 : The price of non-subsidised LPG cooking gas will go up by Rs 60…
Petrol, diesel prices down for 3rd consecutive day
In tandem with petrol, the cost of diesel declined on Saturday across all metros in a range of 12-13 paise.
Jumlas won’t work in 2019 elections: Thackeray warns BJP
Mumbai, : Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray said BJP has been claiming that Narendra Modi is Lord Vishnu’s 11th…
Higher food prices jack up India’s September wholesale inflation
"The prevailing market price for most kharif crops at major mandis has remained lower than the MSP, suggesting procurement hasn't picked up."
India’s September wholesale inflation rises to 5.13%
New Delhi, Oct 15: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices increased to 5.13 per cent…
Fuel prices continue to rise, Modi to meet oil company heads
Similarly, petrol prices in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai also rose on Sunday -- to Rs 88.18 in Mumbai, Rs 84.54 in Kolkata and Rs 85.99 per litre in Chennai
September CPI inflation up at 3.77%, August industrial output falls to 4.3%
Instead, India's industrial output eased in August with a slower rise of 4.3 per cent as compared to 6.52 per cent in July.
No respite for common man as fuel prices rise again
Mumbai, Oct 9 : Petrol and diesel prices in Mumbai are being sold at Rs 87.73 per litre…
After excise cut, fuel prices again on upswing
New Delhi, Oct 7 : Petrol and diesel prices witnessed an increase across the four metro cities on…
Petrol Price hiked in Mumbai and Delhi
Mumbai, Oct 7 : Petrol prices surged again on Sunday, days after the BJP-led Central government cut excise…
Petrol costlier across metros; climbs to Rs 87.15 in Mumbai
As per the data, the fuel was priced at Rs 87.15 in Mumbai, Rs 83.52 in Kolkata and Rs 84.89 per litre in Chennai.
RBI may hike repo rate by 25 bps on Friday
Mumbai, Oct 3 The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to increase its repurchase rate by 25…
Petrol, diesel, LPG cylinder and CNG prices increased; check new rates here
Oct 1 : The Fuel prices continued the upward trend as in Mumbai, petrol is being sold at…
IGL hikes CNG, PNG prices; small rise in subsidised LPG
State-run oil marketer, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), on Sunday also announced a marginal increase of Rs 2.89 per cylinder in the price of subsidised LPG cylinder for domestic customers in Delhi for October.
RBI likely to hike repo rate by 25 bps: SBI report
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to hike its key lending rate…
RBI can sell USD 25 bn more to arrest rupee fall: SBI report
Mumbai, Sep 18 : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should intervene in both spot and forward markets…
Petrol nears Rs 90/litre in Mumbai, over Rs 82 in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Domestic fuel prices continued to scale new heights on Monday, with the price…
People of India want to oust BJP from power, says Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow, Sep 17 :Confident of stitching grand alliance to defeat Modi led BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, …
Wrong to blame OPEC for soaring fuel prices: Yashwant Sinha
This is the first time in over four years that this government is facing a minor problem on the economic front. But they are unable to handle the crisis and coming out with all sorts of justifications.
BJP will win 2019 Polls under the best leadership with huge margin, says Amit Shah
New Delhi, Sep 8 : Opening the two-day national executive meet of Bharatiya Janta Party in New Delhi,…
Petrol, diesel prices hit new highs, rise for 9th consecutive day
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Prices of petrol and diesel, already at unprecedented levels in the country, rose…
Diesel prices hit all-time high; petrol Rs 78.05/litre in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 28 : Fuel prices continued to rise on Tuesday, with diesel prices rising to fresh…
India’s wholesale inflation eases to 5.09% in July
New Delhi, Aug 14: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 5.09 per cent in…
India’s July retail inflation eases to 4.17%
New Delhi, Aug 13: Lower food prices decelerated the pace of India’s retail inflation in July to 4.17 per…
RBI likely to harden monetary policy
Mumbai, July 31 : The Reserve Bank of India is slated to announce its third bi-monthly monetary policy review…
Government increases sugarcane FRP to Rs 275
New Delhi, July 18: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a Rs 20 per quintal…
India’s June wholesale inflation stood at 5.77%
New Delhi, July 16: Wholesale price-indexed (WPI) inflation in India during June stood at 5.77 per cent against 4.43…
Chidambaram slams government over ‘economic mismanagement’
"After 5-month-high inflation and 7-month-low industrial growth comes the news of soaring trade deficit."
May wholesale inflation in India doubles year-on-year to 4.43%
New Delhi, June 14: A major spurt in food and fuel prices in the country pushed the wholesale price…
India’s retail inflation in May inches up close to 5% mark
New Delhi, June 12: The combined push of food and fuel prices continued to drive up retail inflation in…
Chidambaram attacks Modi government for skyrocketing fuel prices, joblessness
New Delhi, June 11: Former finance minister, P Chidambaram on Monday launched a fresh attack on the Modi…
BJP govt has set new benchmark of inflation: Pilot on fuel price rise
He accused BJP government dividing the people in name of religion and castes and claimed that the saffron party has avoided discussing real issues.
India’s retail inflation rises to 4.58% in April
New Delhi, May 14: India’s retail inflation rose to 4.58 per cent in April from a rise of 4.28…
Deflating food prices softens India’s WPI inflation
New Delhi, April 16: Deflating food prices softened India’s wholesale price-indexed (WPI) inflation to 2.47 per cent in March…
India’s wholesale price inflation eases to 2.84% in Jan
New Delhi, Feb 15: India’s annual wholesale price inflation eased to 2.84 percent in January from 3.58 percent…
January inflation eases to 5.07%, December IIP lower at 7.1%
The higher target came in place of the 3.2 per cent -- or Rs 5.46 lakh crore -- for the current fiscal announced earlier.
Food, fuel prices accelerate November WPI inflation
New Delhi, Dec 14: An exponential rise in food and fuel prices especially those of onions and diesel pushed…
Rahul shoots off seventh question at Modi, attacks BJP on inflation
While shooting off the seventh question at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi aggressively highlighted the difference in rates…
RBI likely to keep key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday
Mumbai, Dec 4: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at…
Higher food prices accelerate India’s retail inflation in October
New Delhi, Nov 13 : A rise in food prices pushed India’s annual retail inflation rate higher in October,…
Demonetisation: Hawkish RBI has been economy’s biggest demon
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has to answer a simple question: Why have policy rates declined by only 200 basis points when inflation has declined 700 basis points since 2013?
IMF hails upswing in global economic activity
Washington, Oct 15, 2017: The International Monetary Fund has hailed the strength of the global economy at the…
RBI maintains key rates, as concerns over inflation, ‘fiscal slippage’ rise
Mumbai, Oct 4: Rising inflationary pressure and concerns over “fiscal slippage” prompted India’s central bank, the RBI, on Wednesday…
2014 victory now seems so distant for the BJP and Modi
The unrest drew attention to the fact that the BJP's student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), has lost several student union elections recently in a demonstration of how the youth was getting disillusioned with the party.
Subdued economic sentiment weighs heavy on equity indices
"Macro factors like fiscal deficit, CAD, inflation and new employment generation indicated weakness."
Shiv Sena agitates against fuel price hike, inflation
Mumbai, Sep 23: The Shiv Sena, which is an alliance partner in both the BJP-led Central and Maharashtra governments,…
Government realises it needs Viagra boost to revive economy: Kapil Sibal
After three-and-half years, if this is the condition of the economy, where will this nation go? Good they have realised they need Viagra to give stimulus to the economy.
India’s August wholesale inflation accelerates to 3.24%, Nearly doubles over July
New Delhi, Sep 14: India’s wholesale inflation grew at 3.24 percent during August, nearly doubled over July, due to…
Subdued inflation prompts RBI to reduce key lending rates
Mumbai, Aug 2: Subdued inflation and demand prompted India’s central bank, the RBI, on Wednesday to reduce its key…
RBI expected to cut key interest rate on Wednesday
Mumbai, Aug 1: With latest macro-economic data showing inflation at a record low and fall in factory output, the…
RBI Governor says ‘high uncertainty’ on inflation: MPC minutes
At the current juncture, global political and financial risks materialising into imported inflation and the disbursement of allowances under the 7th central pay commission's award are upside risks.
India’s wholesale price inflation in March falls to 5.7 %
New Delhi, April 17: Bringing a much anticipated relief to the consumers, India’s annual rate of inflation based on…
India’s March retail inflation rises to 3.81% month-on-month
New Delhi, April 12: India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), retail inflation, during March stayed firm month-on- month at…
India’s wholesale price inflation rose to 6.55% in February
New Delhi, March 14: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 6.55 per cent…
India’s wholesale price inflation rises in January
New Delhi, Feb 14, 2017: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 5.25 per…
Demonetisation: Future shock for India
Even though as most of leading economists view the government’s decision to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1000…
Good monsoon eases wholesale inflation
New Delhi, October 14: Thanks to rain Gods, as good monsoon bestowed a much desired drop in retail…
Govt to check inflation by fixing retail prices
New Delhi, October 12: Breaking through an amendment in metrology rules, government would soon be able to keep…
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps; loans cheaper, inflation controlled, growth curtailed
New Delhi, October 4: In a maiden policy announcement as RBI Governor, Urjit Patel’s chaired central bank’s fourth bi-monthly policy…
Government hooks inflation target at 4% for 5 years
Government today notified 4 percent inflation target with a range of plus or minus 2 percent for the…
Waiting for ‘asana’ by PM which can ease inflation: Shiv Sena
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena, who are ideological partners and long-time allies is not leaving…
Country needs surgery, says Kapil Sibal
Former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday launched many scathing attacks on Narendra Modi-led…
Dosa prices are up due to Tawa,says Rajan
Why the humble Dosa — the South Indian dish loved by all — continues to cost high when…
Raghuram Rajan’s message to Arun Jaitley ahead of Union Budget: 5 takeaways
As the day for presentation of the Union Budget 2016-17 nears, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan had some advice…
India’s wholesale inflation rises fourth month in row
With food items, notably pulses and onions, continuing to remain dear, India’s annual wholesale inflation rate moved up…
Brazil’s inflation soars to 13-year high
Brazil’s IBGE statistics agency announced on Friday that the country’s official inflation index, IPCA, reached 10.67 percent in…
Achhe din’ exists only for Modi, not aam aadmi, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi kept up his tirade against the Narendra Modi government and said ‘achhe din’ has…
US Federal raises interest rates by 25bps, first in nine years
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced to increase the key interest rates by a quarter point, ending…