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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicTomato prices

Topic: Tomato prices

Let them eat tomato soup, and how to walk into a debt trap feat. Shinde, Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Fashion retailers suffer loss as tomato, onion prices soar & supply chains gets disrupted

Popular Indian and foreign brands have been offering steep discounts and extending their sale periods, said several store managers.

The spiralling tomato prices and why relief from food inflation may be in the offing

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Modi govt imposes 40% duty on onion exports as surging prices spark fear of further inflation

While vegetable prices are surging across board, govt data shows rate of tomatoes, onions & potatoes have seen highest spike since May this year. Notification says duty to remain until 31 Dec.

‘Even tomatoes need a vacation’ — Burger King ditches tomatoes as India battles food inflation

The burger chain joins many McDonald's and Subway stores that have removed tomatoes from menus as the country's food inflation this week hit its highest since January 2020.

Tomatoes are still driving food price inflation, but here’s why relief could be on the horizon

Tomatoes still cost about Rs 110 per kg on average, but government measures and the influx of the kharif crop this month could take prices out of the red.

No expensive tomato in Punjab Governor’s kitchen in solidarity with common man

Governor Banvari Lal Purohit appealed to citizens to use resources wisely and to come together during challenging times.

Jaipur-Mumbai train ‘madness’ & campaigning in ‘concept car’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Surge in prices hits Subway as some outlets in India ditch tomatoes citing quality issues

McDonald's too dropped tomatoes from their burgers in parts of India citing quality issues.

‘Carrot and stick’ theory in Maharashtra & memorising ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.