
New Delhi: Amid rising global crude oil prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday warned of "disastrous consequences" if corrective steps are not taken to deal with the problem as India cannot afford import of large quantities at high prices. "Petroleum prices are increasing by leaps and bounds. We cannot keep them under any carpet. If we do not take corrective measures, we will have to face disastrous consequences," he...

09:34 PM, May 16, 2012

New Delhi: Amid concerns over rising crude oil prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government would take and implement "some difficult decisions" in the coming months. "In meeting the targets under the (expenditure) roadmap, I am conscious of the fact that the government would need to take and implement some difficult decisions in the coming months," Mukherjee said at an event organised by FICCI. "We cannot go...

04:43 AM, Mar 25, 2012

New Delhi: A ministerial panel under Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee meets here on December 22 to take a call on allowing state-run fuel retailers to hike the prices of diesel, with crude oil now costing around $ 90 per barrel in global markets. "As far as petrol prices are concerned, the government has already de-regulated this segment of transport fuels. We have asked for a similar hike in the prices...

11:27 AM, Dec 15, 2010

OPEC is fully enforcing its deepest ever oil supply curbs. ...

12:53 AM, Jan 23, 2009

US crude fell $3.71, to $49.91 a barrel by 1402 GMT, the weakest level since January 2007. ...

08:07 PM, Nov 20, 2008

Crude prices recovered thanks to mixed signals from oil cartel OPEC. ...

12:04 AM, Sep 11, 2008

Oil prices see the big fall again. The prices tumbled more than $3 a barrel. ...

11:46 AM, Jul 23, 2008

Murli Deora had indicated to CNN-IBN that a petrol price hike was inevitable. ...

01:52 PM, May 30, 2008

London: 'Sick and tired' of defending himself again and again about his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL), England batsman Kevin Pietersen said he had no qualms about taking part in the cash-rich tournament and would continue to do so in future as well. It's plain and simple. I'm sick and tired of having to defend myself about going to the IPL every year. It's something that's there which...

09:19 AM, May 21, 2008

New Delhi: With IPL broadcaster SET MAX continuing to charge a premium on advertisements, the Twenty20 league is becoming a game of a select big advertisers with others looking for alternate options elsewhere, according to marketers and media buyers. While the likes of Vodafone still swear by the IPL, others like Canon think the tournament is losing mass appeal and that it is time to look elsewhere. Major sponsors DLF...

08:12 AM, May 09, 2008

India Innings: 49th over: India win. Sensational finish. The two young guns, who are supposed to bowl fast, have shown that they can handle the willow as well. Kudos to Aaron and Yadav, who finishes it off with a boundary. India 1 - West Indies 0. 48th over: Now 9 needed off 12, one wicket in hand. Can the tailenders Aaron and Yadav become heroes? 47th over: Disaster! Double blow!...

08:54 PM, Mar 25, 2008

Birmingham: India opener Gautam Gambhir on Thursday admitted that Team India has played poor cricket in the ongoing Test series against England and entire team must take the blame collectively, after the hosts piled more misery on India on the day two of the third Test. To be honest, we have not played some smart cricket on this tour. It's not just one individual but the entire unit which takes...

11:24 AM, Feb 20, 2008

Fans greeted axed Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi after a forced return from England as the PCB cancelled his NOC. ...

04:23 PM, Feb 01, 2008

The Government on Monday rejected a demand from its Left allies to cut the prices of petroleum products. ...

10:03 PM, Nov 13, 2006

Deora ruled out a cut in retail prices of petrol and diesel unless global crude prices dip to $52 per barrel. ...

07:00 PM, Nov 07, 2006