Top headlines: WPI rises in Dec, Malaysia PM defends India criticism

From India's December WPI figures to Wipro's Q3 results, here are the day's top headlines

Wholesale inflation rises to 2.59% in December on higher food prices

Wholesale prices-based inflation rose to 2.59 per cent in December, as against 0.58 per cent in November due to increase in prices of food articles, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. Read more

Malaysia PM defends criticising India as Modi govt blocks palm oil import

India, the world's biggest buyer of edible oils, last week changed rules that traders say effectively ban imports of refined palm oil from Malaysia, the world's second-biggest producer and exporter of palm oil after Indonesia. Read more

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