Now, onion tears for Modi sarkar
Prices shoot up by 90 pc in a month
Monsoon shortfall poses threat to kharif crops
New Delhi, June 30
The Centre�s efforts to keep a check on food prices, particularly onions, do not seem to be having the desired impact. Despite the imposition of the minimum export price (MEP) to keep a check on domestic rates, reports emanating from Lasalgaon � India�s largest wholesale market for the edible bulb � say that onion prices have shot up 40 per cent in the last two weeks.

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China inks pact to set up industrial parks in India
India and China took a step closer to strengthen bilateral economic ties here on Monday with the two sides signing the much-awaited but path-breaking memorandum of understanding (MoU) that provides an enabling framework for Chinese companies to now invest in industrial parks and zones in India under the prevailing policies.

Vice-President Hamid Ansari and his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao inspect a guard of honour in Beijing on Monday. � PTI

600 Indians to return home this week
New Delhi, June 30
The government today said more than 600 Indians would be returning to their homeland from strife-torn Iraq this week. �We have adopted a pro-active approach...our diplomats are approaching people and asking them to leave the country,�� MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here.

Bengal Governor Narayanan quits
New Delhi, June 30
West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan today resigned, becoming the fourth person occupying the gubernatorial post to put in his papers since the NDA government prodded some of the Governors appointed during UPA rule to quit.

Row over separate Haryana Sikh body escalates as warring parties harden stand
Cong meddling in Sikh affairs: Makkar
Chandigarh, June 30
Accusing senior Congress leaders from Punjab and Haryana of meddling in the religious affairs of the Sikhs, the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar today said that Amritsar MP Capt Amarinder Singh and Haryana finance minister H S Chattha could be summoned to the Akal Takht.

Haryana Sikhs threaten stir if panel not formed