LIVE: Retail inflation rises to 4-month high of 5.69% in December

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LIVE updates: India's retail inflation rose to a four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December 2023 against 5.55 per cent in November. The retail inflation was at 5.72 per cent December last year. The rise in inflation was due to rising food prices. The food inflation came in at 9.53 per cent in December. 

Wipro reported a better-than-expected rise in third-quarter revenue on Friday on the back of improved deal execution. Revenue from operations fell 4.4% from the previous year to Rs 22,205 crore ($2.68 billion) for the three months to Dec 31, but beat analysts' average estimate of Rs 22,104 crore, according to LSEG data. Wipro posted third-quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 2,694 crore.

The top court today refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (ECs) by a panel excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

However, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said it will look into a batch of petitions challenging the new law and issued notice to the central government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today he has embarked on a special 11-day religious exercise ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. In a message, PM Modi stated that he is fortunate that he will be a witness to the auspicious occasion.

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Retail inflation rises to 4-month high of 5.69% in December

Retail inflation rises to 4-month high of 5.69 pc in December against 5.55 pc in November: Govt data

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Calling it a state-sponsored event, the Communist Party of India (CPI)'s General Secretary D Raja said that the BJP and RSS have made the Ram Temple pran pratishtha ceremony a political event for their electoral gains. 

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