Changes to diesel prices in India do not need parliamentary support and are viewed as an executive decision because oil companies are owned by the government, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday. Chidambaram made the comments at a media briefing after meeting investors in Hong Kong in a drive to try and boost capital flows into Asia's third-largest economy. ...
05:59 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh unit will be carrying out a yatra in Lucknow on Monday to protest against the diesel price hike and general price rise. ...
09:15 AM, Jan 21, 2013
The government's decision to deregulate diesel prices would marginally increase the monthly inflation in the short-run, but eventually would help to reduce fiscal deficit, FICCI said on Saturday. ...
02:39 AM, Jan 20, 2013
Months after her party quit the Congress-led UPA government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed she had wanted to remain in the government, but was forced to pull out as the Centre did not accede to her demands. ...
10:06 PM, Jan 19, 2013
The government's decision to deregulate diesel prices would marginally increase the monthly inflation in the short-run, but eventually would help to reduce fiscal deficit, FICCI said on Saturday. ...
05:22 PM, Jan 19, 2013
It appears that partial deregulation of diesel is here to stay, and Oil Minister Veerappa Moily has ruled out the possibility of a rollback in diesel prices. ...
12:21 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced a statewide protest against the hikes in diesel prices and the train fares. ...
11:14 AM, Jan 19, 2013
India's demand for diesel will stay buoyant despite its plan to hike the price of the fuel in small monthly steps, analysts and company officials said on Friday, and the country will keep up the pace of its exports of diesel. ...
12:59 AM, Jan 19, 2013
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday termed as "unfortunate" and "anti-people" the hike in diesel price and demanded its immediate rollback in the interest of the common people. ...
10:59 PM, Jan 18, 2013
DMK, an ally of the Congress and a part of the UPA Government at the Centre, has come out against the decision to give oil marketing companies the right to change diesel price at regular intervals. ...
05:50 PM, Jan 18, 2013
How is the diesel price rise likely to affect the daily life of a common Indian? CNBC-TV18's economic policy editor & Delhi bureau chief Siddharth Zarabi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:46 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Describing the UPA government as an 'exploiter' of the poor, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today attacked it on the latest diesel price hike. "This government is an exploiter of the poor people. It is very distressing that prices of diesel have been further increased," Mamata said. ...
05:15 PM, Jan 18, 2013
India's move to raise the price of subsidised diesel should help with its plans to sell shares in state companies including Oil India Ltd to help bridge the government's fiscal deficit and gives a boost to private oil refiners looking to enter the market for bulk diesel sales. ...
04:59 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The government came under attack from its allies over the decision to partially deregulate diesel price. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati called the decision anti-people and said the government was only thinking about the rich and not the poor. "This will lead to further price rise of commodities. The government should reconsider its decision," Mayawati said. ...
12:51 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Oil companies on Friday raised diesel prices by 45 paise per litre after a go ahead from the Centre. Sources say up to 50 paise hike will take place every month. ...
10:36 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh added that ideally there should be no hike in diesel prices and if it is necessary, the hike should be nominal. ...
09:40 AM, Jan 18, 2013
The government on Thursday took the first major step towards the deregulation of diesel prices saying oil companies will be allowed to decide the prices and hike the prices in small amounts from time to time. ...
08:03 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Sources said that the price of diesel would be hiked by 40-50 paise per litre every month, and the move would be effective from Friday. ...
11:59 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The government on Thursday allowed oil companies to increase diesel price by 50 paise per litre every month. ...
11:44 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Oil firms allowed to hike diesel price by 50 paise/litre per month as the government makes first move towards diesel decontrol. ...
09:15 PM, Jan 17, 2013
