Rs 65,000 Birthday shock: 19 drinks, 28 starters and 5 pizzas—Bengaluru boy says ‘never celebrating again’A young man in Bengaluru has vowed to stop celebrating his birthday after a recent celebration resulted in a staggering ₹65,208 bill. The e...
01 May, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Onion prices on the boil as arrivals slow, demand picks upThe average wholesale price of onions at the Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik on Monday was Rs 26 a kg, compared with Rs 17 on May 25. The price o...
11 Jun, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
Onions likely to cost Rs 45 a kg by Diwali on low kharif cropTraders claim that the kharif crop is likely to be lower due to drought-like conditions in the state and with wholesale markets remaining c...
17 Oct, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
Onion price spike slows pace of exportsIndia's onion exports had doubled in 2016-17 over the previous year.
03 Aug, 2017, 09.05 AM IST
Centre buys 2,300 tons of onion so far to build bufferThe buffer stock of onion is being created using the Rs 900-crore Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF). The objective of this fund is to control ...
04 May, 2016, 07.31 PM IST
Worried Delhi government writes to Centre for help on onion pricesIn a letter to Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Khan said that unseasonal rains which partially destroyed onion crops have led to their le...
23 Aug, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Singh Badal advises using paste, powder as onion prices riseWholesale prices of onion have risen to close to Rs 60 per kg while it is already selling around Rs 80 per kg in retail markets.
23 Aug, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
Onion hits two-year high of Rs 4,900 per quintal at LasalgaonWholesale bulb price hit 2-year high at Rs 4,900 per quintal, after it shot up by Rs 400 at the country's largest bulb market in Nashik.
21 Aug, 2015, 04.25 AM IST
Delhi government to bring down prices of onions to Rs 30 per kgAsim Ahmed Khan said that by selling directly to people, the government has achieved the purpose of stabilizing onion prices in the retail ...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Delhi government to sell cheaper onionsWith onion prices touching Rs 60 per kg in the open market, the Delhi government will start the supply of onions at controlled prices.
05 Aug, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
Onion prices in Delhi-NCR touch Rs 50/kg, government gets crackingTo keep the prices in check in coming days, government agencies SFAC and NAFED have swung into action and started selling onions via Safal ...
30 Jul, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
Small onion prices likely to decline marginallyThe price for the good quality small onion (shallot) will prevail around Rs 28 to Rs 30 per kg during August-September, as against the curr...
17 Jun, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
Government agencies to procure onions to curb speculationThe National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) too has started procurement of onions in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra.
18 May, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Small onion price will remain stable during April-MayCurrently, small onion from Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli and Dindigul districts started arriving in the market after Karnataka arrivals...
22 Jan, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
Onion farm gate prices expected to be above Rs 45/kgThe Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has advised farmers to store and sell small onion from mid-October onwards.
10 Sep, 2013, 09.23 PM IST
- Short-duration onion crop mooted for kharif
Delayed rains have stalled sowing of kharif onion. As a result, harvesting will also be pushed back by a month to November.
12 Jul, 2011, 06.11 AM IST
- Expect onion prices to climb in coming months
Delayed Monsoon, Lower Minimum Export Prices Likely To Keep Prices High.
28 Aug, 2008, 02.09 AM IST