The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a firestorm online. ...
02:34 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Onion prices have climbed sharply following a drought, a worry for the government as it heads into state elections that have been known to turn on the cost of the vegetable. Prices have more than doubled in the last three months and no respite is in sight. Supplies remain tight as low rainfall has cut sowing and curtailed growth of individual bulbs. ...
04:00 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Onion prices have shot up by 57 per cent to Rs 22 per kg in the last one month in the wholesale market of Nashik - a major producing centre - on higher demand forcing the government to consider steps to control prices. The price rise is, however, more than five-fold compared to the same month in 2012. In most retail markets across the country, onion is selling at Rs...
09:38 PM, Feb 01, 2013
On this special show, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose brings you the best of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit from 2007 to 2012. The show brings you speeches by various leaders over the years on a variety of subjects. The HT Leadership summit will be held on November 17-18 in New Delhi with a galaxy of leaders from the world and India. ...
11:42 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Onions bowled a devastating spell of 9 for 67 in 16.3 overs for Durham after being left out of England XI at Lord's. ...
08:52 AM, Aug 17, 2012
The seamer is suffering from a hamstring injury and is a doubt for the Oval game starting Thursday. ...
05:57 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Seam bowlers Steven Finn and Graham Onions will compete to fill the place left vacant by injured James Anderson. ...
02:49 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Jonathan Bairstow was named in an England Test squad for the first time on Sunday. ...
03:07 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Food inflation fell to a nearly four-year low of 4.35 per cent during the week ended December 3, reflecting a decline in prices of essential items like vegetables, onions, potatoes and wheat. This is the lowest rate of food inflation since the week ended February 23, 2008, when it stood at 4.28 per cent. Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 6.6 per...
12:20 PM, Dec 15, 2011
New Delhi: Food inflation jumped to 9.13 per cent for the week ended September 7 from 8.84 per cent in the previous week, mainly due to a rise in prices of potatoes, pulses and poultry. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee termed the rise in food inflation as an area of "grave concern". While prices of onions eased marginally during the week, gram, masoor, arhar, urad and poultry rates firmed up on...
12:13 PM, Sep 29, 2011
New Delhi: The ban on export of onions was lifted on Tuesday after an EGOM meeting but food minister K V Thomas has said that this was a political decision, emphasising that in a federal structure interests of the states have to be kept in mind. "It is always a political decision. There is a political angle to many decisions but we will look into the administrative angle. Interest of...
07:54 AM, Sep 21, 2011
New Delhi: The Centre has lifted the ban on onion exports after pressure from Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and protests by farmers. The decision will be reviewed after a fortnight. The government had imposed a ban on onion exports on September 9 to check its spiralling prices which touched Rs 25 per kg in retail in the national capital. Pawar and Deshmukh argued at the...
08:28 PM, Sep 20, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Government on Tuesday lifted the ban on onion exports. Maharashtra NCP chief Madhukar Pichad had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma demanding withdrawal of the ban on onion exports. The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) had banned onion export on September 9 to control rising prices. Onion exports were banned after onion prices touched Rs 25 per kg. There will be...
05:32 PM, Sep 20, 2011
London: They may reduce millions of housewives to tears, but a survey has found that onions are a key ingredient to happiness. The survey claims the humble onion is the foodstuff which brings most pleasure per penny, followed by carrots, baked beans, bananas and potatoes. Shoppers were quizzed on 100 everyday staples to find out how happy they made them, relative to price. More than 1,500 people rated products based...
01:29 PM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: The export ban on onions has lead to tension in Maharashtra with farmers on protest and markets shutting down. The decision on the ban has the government split down the middle. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet state officials on Saturday to review the situation. Under pressure, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan appealed to Food Minister KV Thomas to lift the ban that was imposed three days ago....
07:28 AM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: India, the world's largest milk producer, on Friday banned exports of milk powder and its derivative casein to rein in rising prices in the domestic market. The ban, announced by the Commerce Ministry, will come into effect immediately and will be valid till "further orders". Milk prices have risen by about 20 per cent in the retail market and by 12 per cent at the wholesale level in...
09:02 PM, Feb 18, 2011
New Delhi: The onion traders lobby has forced the Central Government to lift the ban on exporting onions. The Group of Ministers on Food met in New Delhi on Thursday and decided to lift the ban on onion exports. The rate of exporting onions has been fixed at $600 per tonne. Skyrocketing prices of onions over the past few months had forced the Government to ban its export. The Government...
02:20 PM, Feb 17, 2011
1. The onion is probably one of the oldest vegetables that man consumed and has been traced back to about 5000 BC. In the land of the Pharaohs, the dead were buried along with onions as the Egyptians believed it would help bring breath back to the mummies. Onions also feature in the paintings inside pyramids. 2. In ancient Greece and Rome, gladiators would rub themselves down with onions to...
08:18 PM, Feb 14, 2011
Rising prices are threatening to put onions in the realm of the exotic; but the myths about them, and their medicinal benefits, have given them a place in the sun 1. The onion is probably one of the oldest vegetables that man consumed and has been traced back to about 5000 BC. In the land of the Pharaohs, the dead were buried along with onions as the Egyptians believed it...
12:29 PM, Feb 12, 2011
