Fuel Price Hike
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Oil majors expected to hike petrol, diesel prices by Rs 4 per litre to cover pre-Karnataka poll hiatus margins
Business | May 17, 2018, 04:32 PM ISTNo sooner had Karnataka polled to elect a new state government, state-owned fuel retailers on Monday ended a 19-day hiatus in revising petrol and diesel prices and reverted to the practices of changing rates on a daily basis.
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Shiv Sena blasts Modi govt over skyrocketing fuel prices; equates with previous UPA regime
National | Sep 20, 2017, 03:42 PM ISTTwo days ago, the Sena, a constituent of the ruling NDA at the Centre and in Maharashtra, had said high fuel prices were the main reason for suicides by farmers in the country.
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3-year-high petrol and diesel prices may come down in October
Sep 19, 2017, 05:18 PM ISTThe opposition parties have blamed that the high tax burden on these fuels and asked the government to take immediate steps to bring down the rising petrol and diesel prices to give relief to the consumers.
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Alphons Kannanthanam: DDA’s demolition man who also got featured in Time magazine’s list of 100 Young Global Leaders
National | Sep 16, 2017, 09:02 PM ISTIn 1994, Alphons was featured in Time magazine's list of 100 Young Global Leaders. A member of the Roman Catholic Church, he is married to Sheela and they have two sons.
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Modi government is 'fuel-loot sarkar': Congress
National | Sep 16, 2017, 07:53 PM ISTThe Congress on Saturday termed the Narendra Modi-led central government a 'fuel-loot sarkar' and demanded withdrawal of the excise duties on petrol and diesel.
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‘Car owners not starving, can afford it’: KJ Alphons stokes controversy over fuel price hike
National | Sep 16, 2017, 04:35 PM ISTJustifying the hike in petrol and diesel prices, Alphons pointed out that the money collected by taxing people is being used for the welfare of the downtrodden and the poor.
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Congress to protest fuel price hike, to start signature campaign
National | Sep 15, 2017, 08:17 PM ISTAjay Maken said that considering the fall in crude oil prices in the international market, the prices of petrol and diesel should be Rs 34 and Rs 32, respectively.
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Daily fuel price revision will continue, says Dharmendra Pradhan
Sep 13, 2017, 08:53 PM ISTOil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday ruled out government intervention to disrupt the daily revision in petrol and diesel prices despite Rs 7.3 per litre spike in rates since July, saying the reform will continue
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Jairam Ramesh hits out at Centre for fuel price hike
National | May 17, 2015, 09:10 PM ISTPATNA: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today hit out at the Centre for the recent petro price hike and said it will hurt the common man."The NDA government has raised prices
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AAP protests against fuel price hike
National | May 17, 2015, 03:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hit the streets today protesting against the hike in fuel prices by the Centre. Party legislators, functionaries and volunteers gathered at Jantar Mantar with placards,
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Jayalalithaa opposes fuel price hike
National | May 01, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTChennai: Slamming the recent hike in prices of petrol and diesel, AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today demanded revision of the price fixation policy for petroleum products.“The increase in prices of petrol and diesel effected
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TMC slams Centre for fuel price hike
National | Feb 28, 2015, 10:01 PM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress today slammed the Centre for the post-budget hike in petrol and diesel prices saying “the government wants to bypass everybody and hurt the interests of the common people”.“Petrol and diesel prices have
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Jayalalithaa opposes fuel price hike
India | Jun 30, 2014, 11:56 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today opposed the latest revision in fuel prices, saying it has come as a ‘disappointment' to people who voted for BJP expecting a change from the ‘wrong' economic
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CPI(M) protests over fuel price hike
National | Sep 05, 2013, 02:09 PM ISTChennai: Around 300 CPI(M) workers, including a party MLA, were arrested here for staging a rail-blockade protesting the recent hike in fuel prices. According to police, CPI(M) legislator K Bhimrao and other party supporters were
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UPA is dead, says Mamata after fuel price hike
National | Sep 01, 2013, 07:32 AM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday pronounced the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as "dead" following yet another hike in fuel prices."Yet again hike in petrol and diesel prices !!! Economy on Red
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Fuel price hike soon; Moily meets Chidambaram
Aug 30, 2013, 10:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: The recent surge in global oil prices has made the government worried. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily met Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday to discuss the situation arising out of
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Congress core group to meet this evening
National | Sep 21, 2012, 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 21: With Trinamool Congress set to exit the UPA, the Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, will meet on Friday evening to decide the future
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BJP to launch 'political war' against FDI
National | Sep 16, 2012, 06:10 PM ISTHyderabad, Sep 16: Demanding rollback of the fuel price hike and FDI in retail, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the party would launch a "political war" against it. The UPA government
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No immediate fuel price hike, says Oil Minister Reddy
Sep 07, 2012, 12:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 7: Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said there was no immediate plan to hike the prices of oil products including petrol, but also hinted at some "immediate painful decisions" Speakings to reporters
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PM Rules Out Rollback Of Fuel Price Hike
India | Nov 09, 2011, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not only ruled out a roll back of last week's fuel price hike but also refused to guarantee against a future increase. This was conveyed bluntly