India's annual food inflation declined to 9.03 per cent for the week ended August 6, as compared to 9.9 per cent in the previous week, with vegetables, eggs, meat and fish prices growing at a slower p

Headline inflation declined to an eight-month low of 9.22 per cent in July as the rate of price rise in food articles and petro-products eased, though pressure remained on manufactured items.

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Emphasising that controlling inflation is the government's top priority, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said rising prices are as a result of global factors like high commodity and oil rates.

Fed up with rising prices, a 60-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence here, police said today.

The incident took place last night at Savarkar Nagar when Bhimrao

Food inflation surged to a four- and-half month high of 9.90 per cent during the week ended July 30 on the back of costlier onions, fruits, vegetables and protein-based items.

Food inflation, as

Believe it or not, one in seven Americans - 15 per cent of the country - now need government-provided food stamps simply to survive, according to latest government figures.

Nearly 46 million America

After dropping to a 20-month low in mid-July, food inflation inched up to 8.04 per cent for the week ended July 23 on expensive onion, fruits and milk.

Food inflation, measured by the Wholesale Pr

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to assure parliament on Thursday that all possible steps were being taken to tacle price rise, and said there was no need to moderate growth in a bid to tame i

Blaming growing demand for oil in countries like China and India for rising gas prices, President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan to improve the fuel efficiency of US vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallo

India's food inflation dropped to 7.33 per cent for the week ended July 16, the lowest in over two years, as the rise in prices of fruits, eggs, meat and milk moderated and pulses became cheaper, acco