Stop panicking about inflation, will announce steps: PM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said there was no need to panic about food inflation, adding that the government would announce steps to curb rising prices.
India's annual fo
Onion traders strike against I-T raids
New Delhi: Disrupting supply to retailer, onion traders in Delhi's Azadpur mandi today went on a strike, protesting against Income Tax (I-T) raids.
"The onion auction did not take place today," sai
Gov agonises ways to curb rising prices
New Delhi: Consultations among senior ministers of the government on how to curb rising food prices continue on Wednesday as a follow-up to the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the
Money worth Rs7.25 cr seized from veg merchants
Amid protests from vegetable merchants over tax raids, the I-T department has unearthed unaccounted money worth over Rs 7 crore from Punjab-based wholesale vegetable merchants, an official said on We
Onion prices fall following raids
Retail prices of onions have fallen to Rs 5 -10 per kg in major metros across the country following raids by income tax officials in godowns of onion traders in Uttar Pradesh.
Food inflation soars again
New Delhi: Soaring prices of onions, fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs, meat and poultry sharply pushed India's annual food inflation based on wholesale prices to 14.44 per cent for the week ended Decemb
Onion prices slide marginally; tomatoes, garlic remain costly
New Delhi: Onion prices fell further by about Rs 10 in the retail markets of major metros to Rs 40-50 per kg today even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee exuded confidence that the situation will b
Food prices soar into double digits again, at 12.13 pc
New Delhi: Food inflation surged back into double-digit territory at 12.13 per cent for the week ended December 24 as the prices of vegetables, particularly onions, rose for the third consecutive week
Pressure cooking: Food inflation boils to 12.13 pc as prices soar
New Delhi: High prices of onions, fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs, meat and poultry sharply raised India's annual food inflation based on wholesale prices to 12.13 per cent for the week ended Dec 11 fr
Onion crisis: Govt removes customs duty on imports
New Delhi: With onion prices skyrocketing to as much as Rs 85 per kg in some retail markets, the Indian government today said it has brought down customs duty on imports of the commodity to zero from