Blaming hoarders for the rise in food inflation, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said there is `no panic situation` and asked the states to take measures to crackdown on hoarding and black marketing to rein in prices.
The Price Hike!The Narendra Modi Government has inherited high inflationary pressure from the previous Government and it may take if not few months than a year to curb price rise. High inflation and hoarding was one of the key factor behind last UPA Government`s downfall, hence, expectations are at peak from the Narendra Modi Government with inflation rate hovering over 8 per cent in May.
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Skyrockets!!!India on Monday successfully launched five foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit, an achievement described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an `endorsement` of the country`s space capabilities
Bitter Moon!On completion of 30 days in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had no luxury of `honeymoon` period as a "series of allegations" started in less than 100 hours but he feels there are "areas where surely we need to improve".
30 days of NDAAs Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes one month in office on Thursday, there are clear signals of a marked shift from the previous UPA regime in terms of style of governance. Except the case of rail fare hike, which was partially rolled back on suburban journey due to pressures from poll-bound Maharashtra, the NDA government has been firm and decisive.