Petrol price has been hiked by Rs 1.40 per litre, excluding VAT, with effect from Friday midnight. This is the second hike in petrol price in over two weeks. ...
06:19 PM, Mar 01, 2013
The oil firms on Friday decided to increase fuel prices again. While the price of petrol will be increased by Rs 1.50 per litre, that of the diesel will be hiked by 45 paise per litre. The hike was expected this week as the oil firms were slated to begin to exercise the recently accorded freedom to adjust rates in step with cost. ...
06:49 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Balasinor: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said people from Congress-ruled states will have to buy additional cooking gas cylinder at market rate notwithstanding Sonia Gandhi's assurance to raise the subsidy cap as oil companies have "rejected" her idea. "Sonia Gandhi during her Rajkot visit said that she has instructed Congress chief ministers to provide three additional LPG cylinders after UPA's decision to cut the number of subsidised LPG...
01:40 AM, Oct 24, 2012
Mumbai: The rupee hit a record low against the dollar for a second consecutive session on Friday and posted its worst weekly fall in nine months, hurt by dollar demand from oil firms and gold importers as well as the broad risk-off sentiment. Traders said the Reserve Bank of India stepped in to prop up the currency and prevent a much sharper fall, estimating dollar sales of $250-300 million, slightly...
06:24 PM, Jun 22, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday alleged that the hike in petrol prices was yet another act of "midnight deceit" by the UPA and insisted that the common man would not spare the dispensation led by the "economist" Prime Minister for its arrogance. "This is yet another midnight deceit with the people of India. The Congress party has unleashed a terror of a different kind on the common man. While...
06:40 AM, Nov 04, 2011
Chennai: Slamming the UPA Government for the latest petrol price hike, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said it amounted to adding insult to injury as the people were already suffering due to spiralling prices. "The Centre is frequently hiking fuel prices, especially at a time when its wrong economic policies and mismanagement has resulted in spiralling prices of all commodities," she said. Lambasting the Centre for the...
05:32 AM, Nov 04, 2011
Kolkata: UPA ally Trinamool Congress on Thursday night expressed unhappiness over the petrol price hike and said the party has called an emergency meeting of its parliamentary party on Friday to discuss the issue. "We are unhappy over the hike of petrol price," Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy said. Roy said an emergency meeting of the Trinamool Congress parliamentary party has been called on Friday to discuss the issue....
03:59 AM, Nov 04, 2011
Cannes: On a day when state-run oil companies hiked petrol prices, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that the price of the fuel is not fixed by the government. "The petrol price is a decontrolled price. Those prices are not set by the government," Ahluwalia said in an interview to private news channel on the sidelines of G-20 meeting IN Cannes. State-run oil marketing companies Indian Oil, Hindustan...
02:11 AM, Nov 04, 2011
New Delhi: Petrol prices are slated to go up by Rs 1.82 per litre from Thursday midnight. The price has been hiked by Indian Oil and other firms are expected to follow suit. It is the fifth hike in petrol prices since December 2010. Less than two months after raising fuel prices by a whopping Rs 5 per litre, the State-owned oil companies had been pressing for Rs 1.82 per...
08:19 PM, Nov 03, 2011
Jaipur: Delhi Daredevils coach Eric Simons on Monday said the presence of Australian allrounder Shane Watson in Rajasthan Royals` playing XI will make a massive difference to their side. Rajasthan have lost three matches in a row, including Sunday night’s thriller in Delhi, and their job to qualify for the playoffs has become quite tough. Simons felt Watson, who is coming to IPL-5 after Australia’s series against West Indies, will...
01:10 PM, May 17, 2008
Chennai: Relieved skipper Andrew Strauss praised his team's hunger and desire after England kept their World cup dreams alive by beating the West Indies in a thrilling match on Thursday. England, batting first, were off to a solid start but lost wickets throughout their innings and were bowled out for 243. Jonathan Trott top-scored with 47 and Luke Wright made 44. In reply, Chris Gayle tore into the English attack,...
03:51 PM, Jan 03, 2008
