BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday downplayed the impact of US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on India, asserting that India’s economy would be “least affected” by tariffs despite global pressures.Addressing a press briefing, BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam…
Inflation in May 2025 stood at 2.82%. CPI inflation hits over 6-year low! Retail inflation or Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of June 2025 has hit an over 6-year low of 2.10%, according to data from the government. This marks the lowest year-on-year inflation since January 2019. Inflation in May 2025 stood…
Vegetable Prices Soar: देश में मॉनसून की शुरुआत होते ही सब्जियों के भाव अब आसमान चढ़ने लगे हैं. टमाटर से लेकर नींबू तक के दाम अब लोगों को चिढ़ाने लगे हैं. जिस टमाटर का भाव जून में 20 रुपये प्रति किलो बिक रहा था, वो अब लाल होकर पहले की तुलना में दोगुना से भी…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Retail inflation plummeted to a 75-month low in May as food prices eased sharply. It is expected to moderate further in June, which may prompt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hit a pause in its rate-cutting cycle after undertaking a “jumbo” cut earlier this month to…
India’s headline retail inflation fell to 2.82% in May 2025, the lowest year-on-year rate since February 2019, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading was down 34 basis points from 3.16% in April, driven primarily by a sharp moderation in food prices and a…
NEW DELHI: In a move to put a check on edible oil prices, the govt on Wednesday slashed the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on crude edible oils – soybean, sunflower and palm – from 20% to 10%.This revision has widened the import duty differential between crude and refined edible oils “from 8.75% to 19.25%”, as…
Interest Rate Cut: अप्रैल महीने के दूसरे हफ्ते में होने वाले आरबीआई की मॉनिटरी पॉलिसी कमिटी की बैठक में ब्याज दरों में कमी की संभावना तेज हो गई है. फरवरी महीने में खुदरा महंगाई दर के जो आँकड़े घोषित हुए हैं वो 4 फीसदी के टारगेट से भी नीचे जा फिसला है. 12 मार्च को…
Retail inflation or Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of February eased to a 7-month low of 3.61%. This is well within the Reserve Bank of India (RBI’s) comfort zone and will likely encourage the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut repo rate in the April review to boost GDP growth.The All India…
Retail inflation eased to a five-month low at 4.31 per cent in January primarily due to declining food costs, as per the official data released on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index-based retail inflation stood at 5.22 per cent in December and 5.1 per cent in January 2024Additionally, food inflation stood at 6.02 per cent, showing…
BENGALURU: Britannia Industries plans to increase prices by about 4.5% by the end of the fiscal year, the company said during its post-earnings investor call on Friday. The company raised prices by 2% in the third quarter, which added Rs 100 crore to the revenues in the quarter.The company reported consolidated revenue from operations of…