Price rise: FM Jaitley counters Rahul Gandhi, says bluster no match to statistics
Countering Rahul Gandhi's broadside on Prime Minister on inflation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said any form of "bluster" is not a substitute for statistics as he reeled out numbers to assert that the government has brought down prices substantially.
Jul 28, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
FM Jaitley hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says price rise was at its peak during UPA regime
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday countered Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi`s assertion that the NDA government only make false promises and asked the latter to introspect the ten-year-rule of the former UPA regime when price rise was at its peak.
Jul 28, 2016, 16:26 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over price rise, says people are now chanting 'Arhar Modi' not 'Har Har Modi'
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi took on the Narendra Modi government on Thursday in the Lok Sabha on the issue of rising prices of essential commodities.
Jul 28, 2016, 15:26 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi likely to speak on price rise in Lok Sabha today
Congress president Sonia Gandhi had on July 20 accused the Modi government of destabilising institutions and polarising society.
Jul 28, 2016, 07:15 AM IST
Govt says only pulses prices have increased; Opposition protests
Under Opposition attack over rising prices, the government on Wednesday maintained that the rates of no food item, barring pulses, have gone up and asked states to take stringent action against hoarders besides slashing taxes to control prices.
Jul 27, 2016, 19:59 PM IST
Rajya Sabha member raises issue of price rise of pulses, vegetables
Taking a jibe at BJP for rising prices, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Thursday said when the ruling party will go to seek votes, it will face the ire of housewives as the prices of pulses and vegetables have skyrocketed.
Jul 21, 2016, 14:06 PM IST
'Rise in food prices confined to tomato, potato, onion'
Rise in vegetable prices is mainly restricted to increase in tomato, potato and onion rates and this has been occurring with almost alarming regularity, according to a report by SBI Research.
Jul 20, 2016, 22:32 PM IST
Congress outfits to hold protest against price rise to 'expose' Modi govt
The youth Congress and other frontal organisations including the Mahila Congress will hold a massive protest march against the rising prices of essential items in the country on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 04:28 AM IST
Arunachal debate in Lok Sabha: As it happened
Kashmir unrest dominated discussion in Parliament on the first day of Monsoon Session. Here are all the updates :-
Jul 19, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Congress mocks PM Modi over 'Achhe Din', to hold protest against price rise on July 20
The Youth Congress and other frontal organisations including the Mahila Congress will hold a massive protest march against the rising prices of essential items in the country on July 20.
Jul 19, 2016, 01:19 AM IST
Global cues, jewellers' buying push gold prices up by Rs 200
Gold prices rose for the second straight day today, gaining ₹ 200 to ₹ 30,550 per 10 grams
Jul 01, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
Cong to protest week-long protest in Gujarat against Centre's failure to control price rise
The Congress party is all set to launch a week-long protest across Gujarat against Centre's failure to rein in the rise in prices of essential commodities.
Jun 21, 2016, 20:46 PM IST
Pulses, tomato prices remain high
Prices of pulses continued to rule high at up to Rs 200 per kg, while two key vegetables - tomato and potato - stayed costly at up to Rs 80 and Rs 35/kg despite multi-pronged efforts by authorities to check the rise.
Jun 17, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
Govt studies option of growing pulses in African nations
Government is exploring the feasibility of contract farming of pulses in African countries -- Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi -- as it looks for a long-term solution to domestic shortage and high prices.
Jun 17, 2016, 18:29 PM IST
Tomato price rise temporary, rates have started to cool down: Govt
Rise in tomato prices is a "temporary phenomenon" and rates in the national capital region have started to cool down with increase in supply from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, a top Agriculture Ministry official said Friday.
Jun 17, 2016, 14:24 PM IST
Pulses race to Rs 200/kg; Govt orders crackdown on hoarders
Prices of pulses inched close to Rs 200/kg Thursday even as the Centre has decided to increase the buffer stock by over five times to 8 lakh tonnes for retail sale at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 120/kg.
Jun 16, 2016, 15:35 PM IST
Price rise: Govt increases size of pulses buffer stock by 5 times to 8 lakh tonnes
The government on Wednesday increased the size of the buffer stock of pulses by five times to 8 lakh tonnes for this year as it seeks to sell lentils at a cheaper rate to give relief to consumers.
Jun 16, 2016, 09:40 AM IST
Price rise: Govt looks to rein in dal prices through imports, buffer stock
With prices of pulses soaring to as high as Rs 170 per kg, the government on Wednesday decided to import lentils from Myanmar and Africa and beef up the buffer stocks to check the spike in rates.
Jun 15, 2016, 17:50 PM IST
Bad weather hit pulses output, rise in vegetable prices a seasonal effect: Ram Vilas Paswan
Concerned over rising inflation, food and consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said that from June to August tomato, potato prices always increase, but this is just temporary.
Jun 15, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
High rise in export of Sugar
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