Will watch how AAP controls price rise: Pawar

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 17:08

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said they would like to see how the Aam Aadmi Party, which has staked claim to form government in Delhi, implements its poll promise of checking spiralling prices of onion and other commodities.

Rise in fuel price jacking up price of food items: Karat

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:44

Attacking Centre over rising prices of fuel, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday said it was pushing up the prices of vegetables and food items though there was no dearth in production.

Hike in petroleum products price led to rise in food cost: WB govt

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 18:14

The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal today blamed the Centre for "huge" rise in prices of food items and other essentials, and claimed that hike in prices of petroleum products has led to the situation.

Supply hurdles must be removed to contain inflation: Industry

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 23:38

Worried by the rise in inflation on account of costlier food items and vegetables despite a bumper crop production, India Inc Thursday said the Government must remove supply-side bottlenecks and plug leakages in distribution to rein in price rise.

Price situation will be corrected soon: Montek

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 23:23

Terming October wholesale inflation "uncomfortable", Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Thursday said the price situation will get corrected soon as it is seasonal.

Potato price touches Rs 50 per kilo in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 22:54

With Odisha`s efforts to restore normal flow of potato consignments from West Bengal failing to yield any result, the price of potato mounted to Rs 50 a kilogram in the state.

World food prices are steadying: United Nation

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 18:14

World food prices are stabilising after a long period of extreme volatility, the UN`s food agency said, as it presented new data showing food prices rose only slightly in October.

`Onion prices down significantly on steps taken by Delhi govt`

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 20:31

The Congress government in Delhi on Saturday said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would plunge further due to improved supply.

Gadkari slams Congress over corruption, price rise

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 09:14

Hitting out at Congress over rampant corruption and price rise, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari asked people to vote BJP led NDA to power at the Centre.

BJP claims to cool onion prices in two weeks!

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 20:23

At a time when vegetable prices, especially that of onions have hit the roof, India’s mainstream political parties are busy in a blame-game. The common man has little to choose from in term of solutions from politicos who appeared primarily preoccupied in onion politics.

Dikshit alleges hoarding of onions in MP, Maharashtra

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 20:17

With onion prices remaining at Rs 90 a kg, a worried Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, facing assembly polls in six weeks, today blamed hoarding of the kitchen staple in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

NAFED floats tender to import Onions amid high domestic prices

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 13:55

After Onions touched an all time high of Rs 90 per kg, co-operative major NAFED on Wednesday floated tender for import of the bulb from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt.