Portal:Current events/India/2008 July 12


 * Wholesale prices in India grew by 11.89% in the year to the end of June, the fastest rate since the measure began in 1995. Inflation has tripled over the last six months, driven by the soaring cost of food and fuel. (BBC News)
 * The Left parties on Friday maintained that the government’s move to go ahead with the IAEA safeguards agreement would be harmful to India’s interests. (Hindustan Times)
 * Dr Manmohan Singh today met the family of late Brigadier RD Mehta and offered his condolences. Mehta was among the people killed in the Indian embassy attack in Kabul on Monday. (Delhi Newsline)