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  Bihar withdraws tax concession on diesel

  India | January 13, 2015 19:56 IST

  Patna: The Bihar government today withdrew two per cent tax concession on diesel in the state to perk up its coffers, making the fuel dearer by over Rs 3 per litre in the state.The state-imposed

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  Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked; no change in retail price

  January 02, 2015 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: The government today raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each but retail pump rates will not be increased.The third excise duty hike since November will help raise

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  Motorists to start new year with cheaper petrol, diesel

  December 31, 2014 10:16 IST

  New Delhi: Petrol and diesel may get cheaper from midnight on the back of sliding global oil rates. This will be the ninth consecutive reduction in petrol prices and the fifth cut in diesel rates

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  No roll-back of excise duty hike on diesel, petrol: Jayant Sinha

  National | December 16, 2014 16:40 IST

  New Delhi:  The government today said it has no plans to roll-back the recent hike in excise duty on diesel and petrol. “No, Sir,” Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said in a written

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  Adjournment notice on petrol, diesel excise hike rejected

  National | December 09, 2014 14:00 IST

  New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday rejected a notice of adjournment given by Congress and RSP to discuss the hike in excise duty on diesel and petrol.She said though the issue raised

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  Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked by Rs 1.50/ltr; fuel price cut unlikely

  November 14, 2014 16:33 IST

  New Delhi: In order to boost revenues and contain budget borrowing, the government on Thursday increased excise duty on both petrol and diesel by Rs 1.50/litre. The hike would bring in additional revenue of about

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  Modi govt may cut diesel, petrol prices by Rs 2.50 per litre

  October 31, 2014 14:22 IST

  New Delhi: The NDA government is likely to cut prices of petrol and diesel by about Rs 2.50 a litre soon. This would be the sixth consecutive drop in petrol prices since August and the

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  Freeing diesel will allow RBI to cut rates: Report

  October 20, 2014 20:59 IST

  Mumbai: The government decision to free diesel prices will give more space to the Reserve Bank to slash interest rates earlier-than-expected, and also help in improving the overall finances of the country, says a report.The

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  Petrol price cut by 65 paise, decision on diesel after PM's return

  October 01, 2014 15:50 IST

  New Delhi: Petrol price was on Tuesday cut by 65 paise a litre, but the first reduction in diesel rates in over five years was put off until the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  Diesel rate likely to be cut by Re 1/litre, petrol by Rs 1.75

  September 30, 2014 14:56 IST

  New Delhi: Diesel price is likely to be cut by about Re 1 per litre, the first reduction in rates in over five years, while petrol price may be slashed by Rs 1.75.  State-owned oil

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  Soon motorists will require PUC to buy petrol, diesel

  India | August 20, 2014 22:10 IST

  New Delhi: Soon motorists will have to show ‘pollution under control' certificates at petrol pumps to refuel their vehicles with the Delhi government today taking an in-principle decision to this effect primarily to check vehicular

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  Petrol Price Hiked by Rs 1.69 a Litre, Diesel by 50 Paise

  July 01, 2014 8:37 IST

  New Delhi: Oil marketing firm Indian Oil Corporation has hiked petrol prices by Rs 1.69 per litre and Rs 0.50 per litre for diesel, with effect from midnight of June 30. The prices are exclusive

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  Diesel prices hiked by 50 paise per litre

  May 31, 2014 22:10 IST

  New Delhi: Diesel prices were today hiked by 50 paise a litre, excluding state levies, the second increase in rates three weeks.The monthly hike in price came after several rounds discussions that the new Oil

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  Maruti Suzuki Celerio CNG to debut in June, diesel version also coming soon

  May 20, 2014 7:54 IST

  New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car maker, is panning to launch a CNG version of its popular Celerio hatchback next month.Under the hood, the car will come with 1.0 liter K series petrol

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  Diesel price hiked after polling ends

  India | May 12, 2014 21:44 IST

  New Delhi: After a brief hiatus, diesel prices were today hiked by Rs 1.09 a litre, excluding state levies.The monthly increases in diesel rates, which had been put on hold just before India began voting

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  Over 13% diesel consumed by high-end cars, SUVs: Study

  January 29, 2014 10:24 IST

  New Delhi: A study conducted by Nielsen for the ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) found that private cars consumed 13.15 percent of the 69.08 million tonne diesel consumed in the country in 2012-13.   

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  Diesel price hiked by 50 paise a litre

  India | November 30, 2013 19:40 IST

  New Delhi: The diesel price will go up by 50 paise a litre, excluding taxes, from midnight Saturday, state-run oil marketing company Indian Oil Corporation said."Indian Oil Corporation has decided to increase the retail selling

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  Petrol price cut by over Rs 3 a litre, diesel hiked by 50 p

  India | September 30, 2013 21:24 IST

  New Delhi: Petrol price was today cut by Rs 3.05 per litre, the first reduction in rates in over five months and the steepest in over five years, while diesel prices were raised by 50

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  No diesel price hike as of now, says Moily

  India | September 24, 2013 17:25 IST

  New Delhi: The government appears to have developed cold feet on increasing diesel and cooking gas (LPG)prices, with Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today saying there was no proposal to hike rates just yet.  Moily

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  Diesel price set for sharp hike as Moily writes to PM

  September 01, 2013 16:38 IST

  New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily has written to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister seeking a steeper fuel price hike. On Saturday, state-run oil firms had hiked petrol and diesel prices by Rs. 2.35