New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India’s inflation rate, based on the wholesale price index, edged up to 3.88 per cent during March, compared to the same month of the previous year, primarily due to the increase in prices of crude oil and natural gas and manufactured products.The WPI inflation was higher than the corresponding figure of 2.13 per cent recorded in February this year.WPI food inflation remained constant at 1.85 per cent in March this year compared to the same month of the previous year.T…
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India’s inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), with the new base year 2024, for the month of January this year is estimated at 2.75 per cent compared to the same month of the previous year, according to official data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Thursday.The food inflation came in at 2.13 per cent during the month. Prices of vegetables such as potatoes, onions and garlic declined during January along with the prices of pulses such as arhar…
Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Amid a sharp rise in silver prices, a shocking incident has been reported from Kothia village in the Arwad area of Bhilwara district, where thieves abducted a 90-year-old woman along with her cot in an attempt to rob her of 1.5 kg of silver jewellery. The accused later tied her hands and feet and abandoned her in a field before fleeing.The incident comes close on the heels of the brutal murder of a woman in Sawai Madhopur, allegedly carried out to loot her silver ornaments, …
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) About 86 per cent of Indian consumers now consider gold and jewellery a preferred instrument for wealth creation, underscoring the category’s enduring “asset” role, nearly matching market-linked products such as mutual funds and stocks (87 per cent), a report showed on Wednesday.India’s jewellery market is undergoing a fundamental reset, as consumers increasingly view jewellery as an everyday expression of identity, lifestyle and value alongside its ceremonial hei…