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Eating tomatoes helps fight depression: Study

Eating tomatoes few times a week can reduce your chances of suffering from depression by half, a new study has claimed. ...  

Food inflation affects household budgets

The prices of vegetables, fruits and pulses have shot through the roof in major metros. ...

Vegetable prices shoot up in Delhi, Bangalore

New Delhi: There has been worrying news that is affecting all households. The prices of vegetables, fruits and pulses have shot through the roof in major metros. The chief reasons behind such escalating prices are poor production monitoring and abysmal storage facilities which are leading to decay. A shortfall in supply of fruits and vegetables has also made them dearer. In Mumbai, a kilo of tomatoes costs Rs 25, while...  

Egypt: Hillary on visit, pelted with tomatoes

Alexandria: Protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade on Sunday during her first visit to Egypt since the election of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. A tomato struck an Egyptian official in the face, and shoes and a water bottle landed near the armoured cars carrying Clinton's delegation in the port city of Alexandria after she gave a speech on democratic rights. A senior US...  

Spanish town celebrates the 'Tomatina' festival

Bunol: This Spanish town launched its internationally famous tomato food fight, the "Tomatina", with the participation of about 45,000 young people from all over the world who faced off against everyone else in the narrow streets with 120 tonnes of the ripe red vegetables for ammunition. The run-up to the peaceful battle, held each year since 1945 on the last Wednesday of August, began on Tuesday afternoon with a continuous...  

Know your onions

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...  

Food inflation is a global reality

New Delhi: Topping our casualty list is this man - Ben Ali - Tuinisa's dictator of 23 years - now on the run. Food riots in the country forced by a 3.5 per cent inflation and large scale unemployment toppled his government. He's now without a job and without his pet lion - but Tunisia's revolution has gone viral - inspiring street protests and food riots in Egypt, Yemen and...  

After onions, egg prices rise

After onions and tomatoes prices of eggs are on the rise. Supply constraints push the prices up in north India. ...

Food inflation at 10-week high of 14.44 pc

New Delhi: Food inflation surged to a 10-week high of 14.44 per cent for the week ended December 18 as prices of vegetables, particularly onions, fruits, cereals and protein-based products, continued to escalate. Food inflation stood at 12.13 per cent in the previous week. This is the fifth consecutive week when the price of food items has increased. However, food inflation is still far below the level of 21.19 per...  

Sudden rise in tomato prices pinches consumers

New Delhi: After onions, it’s now tomatoes that are making the consumers cry. In one day alone, the prices have shot up by nearly Rs 10-15 and seem unlikely to drop anytime soon. In a nationwide increase, tomatoes are selling in the price range of Rs 40-60 a kg. Housewives across the country are having second thoughts on what to cook. They are experiencing a hole being drilled in their...  

Food inflation jumps as vegetable prices rise

Rising prices of vegetables have taken food inflation back to double digits. Food inflation jumped sharply for the third week in a row to 12.13 per cent for the week ended December 11 with fruits and vegetables price soaring by almost six per cent. After onions, prices of tomatoes have started rising. Tomato prices have doubled over the week. ...

Tomato prices shoot up, consumers see red

New Delhi: Even as citizens are yet to come to terms with skyrocketing prices of onion, tomato prices have shot up across cities by almost Rs 10-15, currently selling at RS 45-55 a kg. Prices of tomato soared to Rs 50 a kg in Delhi on Thursday double of what it was ten days ago. According to trade sources, prices have soared in the national capital due to supply crunch...  

FB, Rotten Tomatoes make users movie critics

Los Angeles: Attention Facebook users: you can now be your own movie critic. Rotten Tomatoes, the film website known for aggregating movie reviews, is partnering with Facebook to give its readers the opportunity to recommend films to their other Facebook friends. "People have always found movies through recommendations from friends," said Carl Sjogreen, who leads Facebook Platform products. "Rotten Tomatoes is bringing this experience online and giving people the best...  

Floods in Punjab, Haryana push up tomato price

The floods that wreaked havoc in Punjab and Haryana have taken a heavy toll on the vegetable farmers in the region. ...  

Vegetable prices double, govt blames flood

Retail prices of vegetables have doubled in Delhi and Mumbai while wholesale prices remained steady. ...  

Karnataka farmers pray for rise in tomato prices

Tomatoes prices have crashed to just Rs 4 a kilo in the state. ...

In Pics: Attack of the killer tomatoes

Spain celebrates La Tomatina - the famous food fight festival. ...  

Orange tomatoes rich in antioxidant

Lycopene an antioxidant found orange tomatoes helps reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease, says study. ...