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  'Kahin samosa sasta, kahin...': BJP's Ravi Kishan seeks law to regulate food prices; Congress reacts

  India | July 31, 2025 21:23 IST

  Parliament Monsoon Session: Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour, the MP from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur said that there is no uniformity in rates of single food items or dishes and quality and quality.

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  India's wholesale inflation rises to 1.84% in September due to increase in food price, manufacturing

  Business | October 14, 2024 13:25 IST

  Wholesale inflation: As per the government data, inflation in food items shot up to 11.53 per cent last month against 3.11 per cent in August. This was led by 48.73 per cent inflation in vegetables as against (-)10.01 per cent in August.

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  Retail inflation declines to 4.83 per cent in April, kitchen item prices play a role

  Business | May 13, 2024 19:32 IST

  While formulating its bi-monthly monetary policy, the RBI considers consumer inflation. It notes that uncertainties surrounding food prices continue to exert influence on the inflation trajectory in the foreseeable future.

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  Sri Lanka crisis: Food prices surge to 'unbearable levels'

  World | April 10, 2022 10:57 IST

  The govt has been forced to restrict the import of several essential commodities - including food items which has pushed the price of essentials such as milk powder and rice much higher.

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  Food price rise takes India's inflation to 5-year high: What it means

  Business | January 14, 2020 12:13 IST

  The retail inflation is on a 5-year high level of 7.4% as of December 2019 majorly driven by the inflation in the food price index, which also stood at 14.12%. A look at key statistics and what holds in future in terms of RBI's rate cut and probable inflation levels in the coming months.

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  Arun Jaitley warns hoarders over food prices

  India | June 17, 2014 17:37 IST

  New Delhi: Blaming hoarding of food articles for rising prices, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday asked states to take effective steps against "speculative hoarding"."The state governments should take effective steps to ensure that speculative hoarding

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  Food prices soar in Pakistan as Ramadan set to begin

  World | July 09, 2013 14:54 IST

  Karachi/Lahore, July 9: As Muslims in Pakistan prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, rising food prices are proving a challenge for all families.Shabana Naeem, a 38-year-old housewife from Karachi said she is struggling to