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India's inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.89 percent

May 14, 2013 at 3:50 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's headline inflation fell below five percent in April, the lowest since November 2009 as prices of vegetables, milk, eggs, meat and fish eased, government data showed Tuesday.

India's inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.89 percent

May 14, 2013 at 2:38 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation decelerated to 4.89 percent in April, as prices of vegetables, milk, egg, meat and fish eased, government data showed Tuesday.

Inflation to remain at 6 percent in current fiscal: PM panel

April 23, 2013 at 2:04 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation is expected to be at around 6 percent in the current financial year, providing ample space to the Reserve Bank of India to ease monetary policy, the economic advisory panel to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday.

Sensex rallies 387 points on rate cut hopes

April 16, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Benchmark indices of Indian stock markets surged more than two percent Tuesday, due to strong buying support in banking, auto and realty stocks on expectations of cut in interest rates as inflation eased to a three-year low.

Inflation at 3-year low; rate cut hopes rise

April 15, 2013 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India's headline inflation fell below six percent for the first time in more than three years on the back of slower rise in the prices of manufactured and primary articles, boosting hopes for a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India next month, government data showed Monday.

India's inflation falls to 3-year low at 5.96 percent

April 15, 2013 at 2:20 PM

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India's wholesale price based inflation fell below six percent for the first time in more than three years as prices of manufactured and primary articles eased, government data showed Monday.

Over 20,000 birds disposed of after H7N9 detected

April 5, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Shanghai, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI): A total of 20,536 chickens, ducks, geese and pigeons from a live poultry trading zone in Shanghai were slaughtered after the H7N9 virus was detected there, Shanghai authorities said Friday.

Anti-Sri Lanka protests rage in Tamil Nadu

March 19, 2013 at 6:41 PM

Chennai, March 19 (IANS) Protests continues in Tamil Nadu Tuesday against the alleged atrocities committed on the Sri Lankan Tamils even as the DMK quit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

Fuel, food push inflation to 6.84 percent in February

March 14, 2013 at 2:30 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation rose to 6.84 percent in February as compared to 6.62 percent in the previous month due to a sharp increase in fuel, food and vegetables prices, the government data showed Thursday.

Inflation rises to 6.84 percent in February

March 14, 2013 at 12:54 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation rose to 6.84 percent in February as compared to 6.62 percent in the previous month, the government data showed Thursday.

Top 10 companies with best reputations among US customers revealed

March 11, 2013 at 3:55 PM

Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): A new survey has rated the top 10 companies based on six key characteristics including product quality, trust, social responsibility and how employees are treated.

Curtail export of onion, Dikshit urges Pawar

January 31, 2013 at 4:38 PM

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Concerned over skyrocketing prices of onions which have nearly tripled in the last few weeks, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said she had written to union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar seeking curbs on its export.

Australian business confidence improves

January 29, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Business confidence in Australia lifted in December 2012, a monthly business survey released Tuesday by the National Australia Bank (NAB) showed.

Inflation falls to three-year low; raises hope of rate cut (Roundup)

January 14, 2013 at 8:01 PM

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation moderated to a three-year low of 7.18 percent in December on the softening in the price rise of fuel and manufactured goods, riaising expectations of an interest rate cut by the central bank later this month.

Indian economy to grow at 6.7 percent in 2013-14: CRISIL

January 9, 2013 at 3:21 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) India's economic growth is expected to accelerate to 6.7 percent in 2013-14 from the projected rate of 5.5 percent in the current financial year on a revival in consumption, CRISIL said in a report Wednesday.

5-6 percent inflation will be 'worth it': Kaushik Basu

December 19, 2012 at 5:57 PM

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Former chief economic advisor and now World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu Wednesday observed that a 5-6 percent inflation is not "too high" and if it can be kept at that level it would be "worth it".

Bringing down inflation will check gold import: Rangarajan

November 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council chairman C. Rangarajan Saturday laid stress on quick measures to bring down high inflation rate to check rising gold import, which has been a matter of concern.

Soaring inflation moderates in October; WPI Data reports

November 14, 2012 at 4:38 PM

Giving a big relief to government who is becoming fail to check the skyrocketing inflation, the official Wholesale Price Index (WPI) provisional data reports that in the month of October the pace of continuously soaring inflation has slightly came down....................

Inflation falls to 8 month low of 7.45 percent in October

November 14, 2012 at 4:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) India's inflation fell to an eight-month low of 7.45 percent in October, as compared to 7.81 percent in the previous month, owing to softening in food and fuel prices, government data showed Wednesday.

Inflation may rise in third quarter: RBI

October 30, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday revised upward its projection of inflation to 7.5 percent from its earlier estimate of 7 percent announced in July and said the situation could worsen in the third quarter of the current financial year.

Sheila backs FDI in retail, calls BJP anti-trader

October 13, 2012 at 10:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday indicated that her government will leave no stone unturned in implementing foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail here.

Sell 35 kg foodgrains at Rs.2 a kg: CPI-M

September 24, 2012 at 3:31 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday denounced the government decision to sell 10 million surplus foodstock to bulk consumers and said ordinary people should instead be sold 35 kg each at Rs.2 a kilo.

Shutdown evokes mixed response in Tamil Nadu

September 20, 2012 at 2:59 PM

Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The nationwide shutdown Thursday called by the BJP and the Left parties over the central government's recent economic measures evoked a partial response in Tamil Nadu. No untoward incident was reported, police said.

Crisil downgrades India's growth rate forecast to 5.5 percent

August 7, 2012 at 5:38 PM

In the backdrop of deficient monsoon and worsening Eurozone crisis, Research and ratings agency Crisil Tuesday has lowered India's economic growth forecast from 6.5% to 5.5% for the financial year (FY) 2012-13.......................

Bengal ration shops to continue potato sales till prices fall

July 25, 2012 at 4:42 PM

Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Prices of the humble potato, the common man's staple food, are likely to remain high till December, prompting the state government to continue selling the tuber through ration shops till prices decline.

Potato to be sold through ration shops in Bengal

July 25, 2012 at 1:38 PM

Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Prices of the humble potato, the common man's staple vegetable, are likely to remain high till December and will be sold through ration shops till prices decline, the state government has said.

Karachi traders to stage sit-in

June 25, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Karachi, June 25 (IANS) Traders' associations in Karachi will stage a sit-in Tuesday to protest against the city's deteriorating security situation.

CII to hold FoodCon 2012 in Chennai in July

June 23, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise the FoodCon 2012: Conference on Advanced Technologies for Global Food Market here July 27, a statement from the industry body said.

Facebook blames Nasdaq stock-glitches for IPO crash

June 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM

Washington, June 17 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook has said trading problems at the Nasdaq Stock Market is resposnsible for a sharp drop in the company's stock price after its initial public offering.

Inflation to remain between 6.5%-7.5% this fiscal: Mukherjee

June 14, 2012 at 6:23 PM

New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed confidence that headline inflation would remain between 6.5-7.5 percent throughout the current fiscal.

Inflation rises in May WPI index; experts still hopes in policy rate cut

June 14, 2012 at 3:47 PM

The depreciating inflation once again turned north wide and showed highest rate of inflation of the year in essential commodities, which can mount pressure over the policy makers to take some strict action to curb rising inflation.............

Katy Perry back together with guitarist ex Rob Ackroyd

June 9, 2012 at 1:12 PM

London, June 9 (ANI): Katy Perry has reportedly rekindled her romance with rocker Rob Ackroyd.

Sluggish growth, inflation mar UPA-2 party

May 22, 2012 at 3:53 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, which completed three years of its second term Tuesday, has little to cheer on the economic front as GDP growth has been sluggish, inflation remains stubbornly high, the fiscal deficit widened and a policy paralysis perception dampened business sentiments.

Sensex drops 140 points on weak rupee, global worries (Weekly market review)

May 19, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The Indian equities markets' benchmark indices declined nearly one percent in a volatile trading this week as a record drop in the value of rupee and lingering eurozone crisis weighed heavily on the investors' sentiments.

Retail inflation surges to 10.36 percent in April

May 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM

New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) India's inflation based on retail prices surged 10.36 percent in April as compared to 9.38 percent in the previous month due to a sharp increase in prices of vegetables, edible oil and milk products, government data showed Friday.

Inflation rises to 7.23 percent in April, informs Mukherjee

May 14, 2012 at 8:26 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that inflation accelerated in April to 7.23 percent, as prices of food, fuel and manufactured items picked up.

Inflation pressure may re-emerge in India: Morgan Stanley

May 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India faces a very high risk of a return to rising inflation with the government continuing with its spending spree and the central bank easing liquidity, Morgan Stanley warned Thursday, saying the recent moderation was largely due to a delay in hike of administered product prices.

Consumer price inflation rises to 9.47 percent

April 18, 2012 at 1:49 PM

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Inflation based on consumer prices rose to 9.47 percent in March as compared to 8.83 percent in the previous month, led by sharp increase in food prices, government data showed Wednesday.

Inflation declines marginally, RBI rate cut seen (Roundup)

April 16, 2012 at 7:23 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India's inflation declined marginally to 6.89 percent in March as compared to 6.95 percent in the previous month, helped by softening in prices of manufactured products, giving rise to the hope for first rate cut by the central bank in three years when it announces annual monetary policy Tuesday.

Inflation falls to 6.89 percent in March

April 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Inflation declined marginally to 6.89 percent in March as compared to 6.95 percent in the previous month even as prices of vegetables, pulses and milk rose sharply, adding to the Reserve Bank of India's dilemma over rates cut in the annual monetary policy Tuesday.

Kashmir Valley gold sellers on strike against excise duty

April 3, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Wholesale and retail gold traders of the Kashmir Valley continued their strike for the 16th day Tuesday against the excise duty hike on branded and unbranded gold in 2012-2013 union budget.

Inflation may fluctuate for couple of months: Mukherjee

March 20, 2012 at 9:34 PM

New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that India's headline inflation rate, based on the wholesale price index, is likely to fluctuate for a couple of months. "For a couple of months there will be fluctuations and after that, I do feel that it would be possible for us to settle it, but please remember, it will not come down very drastically to 4.50 per cent. I am always maintaining that it would be around 6.50 to 7 per cent, for the year as a whole," Mukherjee told media here.

Inflation may fluctuate for couple of months: Mukherjee

March 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM

New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that India's headline inflation rate, based on the wholesale price index, is likely to fluctuate for a couple of months. "For a couple of months there will be fluctuations and after that, I do feel that it would be possible for us to settle it, but please remember, it will not come down very drastically to 4.50 per cent. I am always maintaining that it would be around 6.50 to 7 per cent, for the year as a whole," Mukherjee told media here.

Inflation to be moderate in coming months, says Pranab Mukherjee

January 12, 2012 at 5:47 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said he is confident that moderation in inflation would continue in the coming months, though softening in the prices of manufactured goods, despite the rapid decline in non-food primary inflation, may be more gradual.

Food inflation in India declines to - 3.36 percent

January 5, 2012 at 5:17 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Food inflation came down to (-) 3.36 percent for the week ending on December 24, as prices of vegetables, onion, potato and wheat recorded a decline.

Food inflation in India declines to - 3.36 percent

January 5, 2012 at 3:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Food inflation came down to (-) 3.36 percent for the week ending on December 24, as prices of vegetables, onion, potato and wheat recorded a decline.

Floriculture business blooms UP

December 30, 2011 at 4:53 PM

Varanasi, Dec 30 (ANI): Floriculture business in Uttar Pradesh is blooming as farmers in Varanasi work determinedly to keep up with rising demand of flowers during the New Year.

Annual food inflation eases to lowest in six years

December 29, 2011 at 7:49 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that annual food inflation eased for a ninth straight week to its lowest in nearly six years in mid-December on improved supplies.

Girija Vyas urges political parties to allow Parliament to function

November 24, 2011 at 11:59 AM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Congress leader Girija Vyas has urged all political parties to allow functioning of the Parliament during the ongoing Winter Session.

Congress pulls up BJP for disrupting parliamentary proceedings

November 23, 2011 at 9:20 PM

New Delhi, Nov. 23 (ANI): With the agitated opposition stalling proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament on the second consecutive day on Wednesday, the ruling Congress Party today hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for disrupting the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament despite repeated assurances from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh that the government is ready to discuss all issues.

Ahluwalia holds Centre responsible for Parliament logjam

November 23, 2011 at 8:48 PM

New Delhi, Nov. 23 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader S S Ahluwalia on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre for not being able to conduct proceedings in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament in a peaceful manner.

Euro zone crisis adversely affecting Indian markets, says Mukherjee

November 23, 2011 at 7:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov. 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that the Euro zone economic crisis was causing volatility in the Indian stock markets.

Inflation remains stubbornly high despite government's assurances: Yechury

November 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) lawmaker Sitaram Yechury has said there has been no impact of the Central Government's earlier assurances in Parliament to take action to prevent skyrocketing inflation.

Inflation remains stubbornly high despite government's assurances: Yechury

November 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) lawmaker Sitaram Yechury has said there has been no impact of the Central Government's earlier assurances in Parliament to take action to prevent skyrocketing inflation.

Food inflation rises to 9.13 pct, Pranab Mukherjee expresses concern

September 29, 2011 at 3:36 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (ANI): With food inflation inching up to 9.13 percent for the week that ended on September 17, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday termed the rise in food inflation to be a matter of grave concern.

Wuhan to soon have China's tallest building

August 22, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Wuhan (China), Aug.22 (ANI): The capital of Central China's Hubei province, Wuhan could soon be home to the nation's tallest building if the new plans get off the drawing board.

Global stocks plummet over possible US recession fears

August 19, 2011 at 4:57 PM

New York, Aug.19 (ANI): Global stocks plummeted Friday amid signs of a possible U.S. recession and renewed worries over the health of Europe's banks.

Pranab Mukherjee expects inflation to be moderate

June 2, 2011 at 4:45 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that his ministry expected inflation to become moderate if uncertainty in fuel prices continues and if there is a decline in the prices of food and non-food items.

Declining trend in inflation evident, says Mukherjee

May 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said there has been a decline in food and non-food inflations.

Increase in policy rates a necessary step to tame inflation: Pranab Mukherjee

May 3, 2011 at 4:04 PM

New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the sharp increase in repo rate and reverse repo rate by 50 basis points was a necessary step to tame inflation.

Fish transaction volume returns to pre-quake level at Tokyo wholesale market

April 19, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Tokyo, April 19(ANI): The volume of fish transactions at the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market has returned to the same levels as before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, indicating a recovery in the consumer demand, according to market officials.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia predicts decline in food inflation by March end

February 11, 2011 at 5:39 PM

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Giving a breather to consumers stung by the spiralling prices of essential commodities, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, predicted a sharp decline in food inflation by the end of March.

Jaganmohan Reddy pulls up Centre over inflation, petrol price hike

January 23, 2011 at 6:43 PM

Visakhapatnam, Jan 23 (ANI): Former Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy has slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre for its failure to curb the rising inflation and petrol price hike.

Jaganmohan Reddy pulls up Centre over inflation, petrol price hike

January 23, 2011 at 6:43 PM

Visakhapatnam, Jan 23 (ANI): Former Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy has slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre for its failure to curb the rising inflation and petrol price hike.

Chandrababu Naidu criticizes Central Government over inflation, petrol price hike

January 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 22(ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday criticized the Central Government over rising inflation and petrol price hike.

Colin Farrell to play Arnie's role in 'Total Recall' remake

January 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM

London, Jan 12 (ANI): Colin Farrell is all set to play Arnold Schwarzenegger's role in a remake of 'Total Recall'.

Pranab Mukherjee concerned over inflationary pressure on food items

September 14, 2010 at 2:53 PM

New Delhi, Sep 14 (ANI): Expressing concern over inflationary pressure on food prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Finance Ministry will take appropriate action as and when required.

Pranab Mukherjee expects 12-13 per cent industrial growth in 2010

September 10, 2010 at 4:21 PM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday pegged industrial growth to be between 12-13 per cent in the current year.

Is this the Eid that Kashmir wants?

September 7, 2010 at 4:46 PM

New Delhi, Sept.7 (ANI): A few days left for Eid and Srinagar is like a ghost town. It is the holy month of Ramadan and in normal course, the bazaars should have been chock-a-block full with shoppers. Instead there are security forces patrolling the streets trying to save themselves from arsonists and ensuring that the curfew is not disrupted.

Prices of essential commodities would rise: Ahluwalia

July 1, 2010 at 2:27 PM

New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Wednesday said prices of essential commodities would go up in the next two weeks and then decrease.

Rising food prices will ease after July: Pranab Mukherjee

June 15, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Patna (Bihar), June 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that rising food prices would ease after July, and that he was not in favour of altering monetary policy.

Wholesale fruit market gutted in Varanasi

April 14, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Varanasi, Apr 14 (ANI): Nearly fifty shops were gutted in a major fire at a wholesale fruit market in Varanasi on Tuesday.

Air India in 190 million dollars deal for SITA's horizon passenger services system

April 8, 2010 at 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI/Business Wire India): The National Aviation Company of India (NACIL) today announced that SITA, the aviation IT specialist, has been selected to provide its hosted Horizon Passenger Services System (PSS) to Air India on a turnkey basis following a global competitive tendering process. The deal with the 13.5 million passenger airline is valued at 190 million dollars over ten years.

Cabinet approves 8% increment in DA

March 19, 2010 at 12:01 PM

The union cabinet Friday approved the 8% increment in Dearness Allowance (DA) of the government employees and pensioners.The Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni in this regard inform to media that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this..

Shanghai crackdown to prevent underage teens' Karaoke club visits

February 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM

Shanghai, Feb 11(ANI): Shanghai is tightening its supervision of entertainment venues as more and more teenagers flock to karaoke clubs during school holidays for the spring festival.

RBI hikes CRR; repo rates unchanged

January 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its monetary policy review on Friday, hiked the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 75 basis points to 5.75 percent in a bid to hold excess liquidity to combat the rising inflation. The repo and reverse repo rates remained unchanged.

Eight out of ten students in England are non-white, schools 'still segregated' by race

January 20, 2010 at 2:39 PM

London, Jan.20 (ANI): Several schools in England's most diverse towns and cities are still segregated along racial lines, despite a high-profile Government drive to break down ethnic barriers, according to one research conducted by Bristol University.

Wholesale sugar prices have dipped: Sharad Pawar

January 18, 2010 at 3:59 PM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said that wholesale sugar prices have fallen 10-12 percent in the past two to three days and the effect would be felt in the retail prices in some time.

Michael Jackson 'wanted to study fine art at University'

November 29, 2009 at 1:23 PM

London, Nov 29 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson was reportedly planning to head back to the classroom to become a qualified art historian after his daughter Paris begged him to follow his dream of studying.

Chirac memoir admits admiration for old foe Thatcher

November 4, 2009 at 11:16 AM

Paris, Nov.4 (ANI): Former French president Jacques Chirac has expressed a grudging admiration for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher despite their bitter clashes over Europe.

EU supported urban agricultural market popular in Kerala

September 18, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Maradu (Kerala), Sept 18 (ANI): Agricultural Urban Wholesale Market at Maradu in Kerala has become popular among residents and farmers alike.

Moblies, digital cameras to feature in new WPI list

September 8, 2009 at 9:25 PM

New Delhi, Sep. 8 (ANI): Moblie phones and digital cameras are among the 300 new items, which would figure in the new Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

Inflation continues to be negative at minus 1.74 percent

August 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM

New Delhi, Aug 13(ANI): The annual rate of inflation on Thursday fell marginally to minus 1.74 percent for the week ending August 1 from minus 1.58 percent the week before.

Two antique idols of XII century seized in Chennai

August 1, 2009 at 1:18 PM

Chennai, Aug 1 (ANI): Vigilant detectives of the Economic Offences Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police intercepted two persons and seized two antique idols believed to be dating back to the XII century.

Summary of Economic Survey 2008-09

July 2, 2009 at 2:42 PM

New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): The speed with which the Indian economy returns to the high growth path in the short term depends on the revival of the economy, particularly the US economy and the Government's capacity to push some critical policy reforms in the coming months, says the Economic Survey 2008-09, which was presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament today.

Bharti Wal-Mart opens its first cash and carry store in Amritsar

June 9, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Amritsar, June 9 (ANI): With the Government allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in wholesale retailing, Bharti Wal-Mart private limited, the joint venture between Bharti enterprises and Wal-Mart has opened its first cash-and-carry store-in Amritsar.

Arnie's sci-fi thriller Total Recall 'to be remade'

June 4, 2009 at 11:15 AM

London, June 4 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger-starrer thriller Total Recall is being remade, it has emerged.

Wal-Mart launches store in Amritsar

May 30, 2009 at 8:11 PM

Amritsar, May 30 (ANI): Wal-Mart Stores Incorporation opened its first cash-and-carry store in Amritsar on Saturday.

Bharti, Wal-Mart open their first joint store in India

May 30, 2009 at 4:48 PM

Amritsar, May 30 (IANS) India's Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, opened their first cash-and-carry joint venture store here Saturday on an investment of $7 million, and they plan to open at least 15 outlets across the country in the next three years.

Bharti, Wal-Mart open first joint store in India

May 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM

Amritsar, May 30 (IANS) India's Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, opened their first cash-and-carry joint venture store here Saturday on an investment of $7 million, and are planning to open at least 15 stores in the next three years.

Bharti, Wal-Mart defer launch of first wholesale store

May 25, 2009 at 4:29 PM

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India's Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, have postponed the launch of their first cash-and-carry or wholesale store in Amritsar following the violence in Punjab over the death of a Sikh leader in Vienna.

Wal-Mart set to open its first Indian wholesale outlet

May 21, 2009 at 3:20 PM

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is set to open its first wholesale or cash-and-carry store in India next week and has chosen Amritsar as the location to kick-start the venture, company officials said.

Liquor shops in Goa on strike against poll panel's diktats

April 10, 2009 at 2:26 PM

Panaji, April 10 (IANS) Wholesale and retail liquor outlets in Goa have downed their shutters in an indefinite strike to protest what they claim are 'harassing diktats' of the Election Commission.

Reserve Bank financing of government to fall: Goldman Sachs

March 30, 2009 at 2:01 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The central bank has some leeway in funding the government due to a buffer it has built up over the past several years, but this could get exhausted rather quickly, global investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a report released Monday.

Inflation at record low, yet no relief to common man

March 20, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Continuing its southward movement, the annual rate of inflation reached to two-decade low from 13-year high on October 2008, providing further scope to Reserve Bank of India

Inflation rate slips to over six-year low

March 5, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Continuously marching southward, inflation slipped to over six and half year low to 3.03% for the week ended for February 21. With this, it is estimated that the rate of inflation

Inflation dips to 14-month low at 3.36%

February 26, 2009 at 1:01 AM

The inflation in India continues to march southwards and slipped to a 14-month low in mid-February on the strength of cheaper fuel prices and the analysts expect that now

Centre to set up a regulatory authority for import of medical equipments

February 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal on Thursday addressed an international conference on Medical Electronics, and said the government will set up a regulatory authority soon to stop the import of unreliable medical devices and encourage manufacture of standard medical equipments in the country.

Inflation slips to 3.92 per cent

February 19, 2009 at 2:11 PM

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Inflation figures based on the official Wholesale Price Index (WPI) showed a fall to 3.92 per cent for the week ended February 7 from 4.92 percent a week before.

Inflation slips to nearly 1-yr low

February 5, 2009 at 1:01 AM

After rising for two consecutive weeks, inflation again began to cool down on the back of slipping prices of crude oil, fruits, vegetables and metals.