'In a country like ours, people talk about wanting to be like Singapore, but when it comes to paying taxes, they start criticising.' 'The medicine is bitter, but the long term effect is good,' Senthil Natarajan, who runs Kovai Pazamudhir Nilayam, a one of its kind fruit and vegetable chain in Tamil Nadu, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Continuing its fall for the third consecutive week, inflation dipped to 6.73 per cent for the week ended December 11, mainly due to cheaper vegetables and fuels, after remaining over 7 per cent since July.
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The maximum fall was witnessed in dairy prices.
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While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide.
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ICICI Bank, ONGC and Tata Motors contribute to nearly 50% gain seen on the Nifty.
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Inflation dipped to a five-month low of 5.19 per cent in July mainly on account of decline in prices of some food articles, vegetables and protein rich items.
'Though the river is cleaner than what it was five years ago, a lot more needs to be done.'
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