Mayawati demands roll back of fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Demanding a roll back of the hike in prices of cooking gas, diesel and kerosene, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader ... Read more...
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Rising fuel prices hit lower income group most: Aamir
June 25th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan Saturday said the frequent fuel price hikes mostly affect the people in the lower income group, who then find it hard ... Read more...
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‘Fuel price hike cripples transporters, economy of country’
June 25th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi Transporters Association (DTA) Saturday protested the hike in price of diesel, saying that it will have a crippling effect on the truckers and ... Read more...
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BJP protests fuel price hike in Delhi, demands rollback (Lead)
June 25th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a demonstration here Saturday against the hike in the prices of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, and demanded ... Read more...
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Protests across Andhra Pradesh against fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) The hike in prices of diesel, cooking gas and kerosene evoked a strong reaction in Andhra Pradesh with opposition parties Saturday staging protests across the ... Read more...
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BJP, SP protest fuel price hike in Uttar Pradesh
June 25th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) activists clashed with police Saturday in parts of Uttar Pradesh while protesting the hike in ... Read more...
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Sushma slams government on fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Accusing the government of being insensitive to the sufferings of the common man, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Saturday slammed it for ... Read more...
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BJP protests fuel price hike in Maharashtra
June 25th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Demanding that the price hike in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene be rolled back, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday held demonstrations at several places ... Read more...
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Srinagar youth protest fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Dozens of youths Saturday staged a noisy demonstration in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, shouting slogans against the hike in prices of diesel, cooking gas ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike inevitable: Delhi CM
June 25th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday defended the fuel price hike, saying it was a reflection of the rise in international crude prices."The price of ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike will have inflationary pressure: Industrialists
June 25th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) While conceding that the fuel price hike was inevitable, industrialists here Saturday said the increase in the rates of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas will ... Read more...
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BJP protests fuel price hike, demands rollback
June 25th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday staged a demonstration here against the hike in the prices of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, with party ... Read more...
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Why couldn’t you prevent hike, Left Front asks Mamata
June 25th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front Friday strongly opposed the fuel price hike and attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking how she failed to prevent the increase ... Read more...
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Delhiites flay fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The government's decision Friday to hike the prices of kerosene, diesel and cooking gas has triggered a wave of resentment among the capital's residents, ... Read more...
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We don’t support fuel price hike: Mamata (Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress party is a major ally of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Friday said she does ... Read more...
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Left parties slam fuel price hike, threaten stir
June 24th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Left parties in West Bengal Friday slammed the price rise of fuels and threatened to start a mass movement against the frequent fuel hike.Communist Party ... Read more...
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Post-hike fuel prices in Delhi
June 24th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) With the announcement of the fuel-price hike, following are the new prices for diesel, kerosene and LPG, which come into effect Friday midnight:Current price of ... Read more...
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EGoM meeting on fuel price hike begins
June 24th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The ministerial panel to consider a fuel price hike began its meeting here Friday evening.The empowered group of ministers (eGoM), headed by Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Food inflation falls a bit
June 2nd, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India's food inflation declined 0.49 percentage points to 8.06 percent for the week ended May 21, with a marginal fall in the prices of ... Read more...
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Interest rates, fuel price hike dampen automobile sector (Roundup)
June 1st, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Interest rates and fuel price hikes seem to have dampened automobile sales in May, with leading players like Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai reporting only marginal ... Read more...
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General Motors’ May sales up 1.3 percent
June 1st, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Buoyed by the sale of its compact car segment, global automotive major General Motors' Indian subsidiary Wednesday reported an increase of 1.3 percent in sales ... Read more...
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Left condemns fuel price hike
May 15th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The four main Left parties Sunday condemned the hike in petrol prices and demanded a reversal of the policy of de-regulation of petrol pricing.The Communist ... Read more...
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EGoM on fuel price hike deferred for next week: Jaipal Reddy
May 10th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The meeting of the ministerial panel scheduled Wednesday to consider a possible rise in fuel prices has been deferred till next week, Petroleum Minister ... Read more...
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BJP asks government not to hike fuel prices
May 5th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) With the government expected to take a decision on hiking prices of petroleum products next week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said any ... Read more...
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Petition challenging Pak Govt’s latest fuel price hike filed in Lahore HC
April 1st, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 1(ANI): A petition challenging the recent increase in petroleum prices in Pakistan has been filed in the Lahore High Court.The Pakistan Government had increased the price of diesel by ... Read more...
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Pak Govt reverses fuel price hike by 50 per cent “under public pressure”
March 4th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 4(ANI): The Pakistan Government has announced the withdrawal of 50 per cent increase in petroleum product prices amid public anger and strong objections by opposition and allied parties.The slash of ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike politically not feasible: Reddy
January 27th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S.Jaipal Reddy Friday ruled out any price rise in diesel and other non-petrol oil products, admitting that it will not be politically ... Read more...
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CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta criticizes Central Government over price hike
January 22nd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 22(ANI): Expressing concern over the nationwide hike in the prices of essential food commodities, the senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta criticized the Central Government on Saturday ... Read more...
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No alternative to petrol price hike: Deora
January 17th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A day after petrol prices were hiked by about four percent, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Monday that there was no alternative but to do so ... Read more...
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Consult before decisions like fuel price hike: Trinamool, NCP
January 17th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Concerned about the recent fuel price hike at a time when food inflation has hit double digits, the Trinamool Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have said ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike: Trinamool Congress to stage statewide protest rallies
January 17th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 17 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress will hold statewide protest rallies here today against the UPA government's decision to increase fuel price.Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee has said her party ... Read more...
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Karat attacks UPA on fuel price hike, threatens countrywide protests (Roundup)
January 17th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Flaying the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control rising food inflation and repeatedly hiking petroleum prices, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said ... Read more...
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Karat attacks UPA on food inflation, petroleum price hike
January 16th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control rising food inflation and repeatedly hiking petroleum prices and ... Read more...
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Pakistan reverses fuel price hike
January 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan's beleaguered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has caved in to political pressure and reversed controversial fuel price hikes, a move dubbed by the US a "mistake" ... Read more...
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US, IMF criticise Pak fuel price hike reversal
January 7th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called the Pakistan Government's decision to reverse the controversial fuel price hikes a "mistake", as it undermined its efforts to bolster ... Read more...
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