UPA coordination panel holds first meeting
August 9th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The newly set-up coordination committee of the UPA held its first meeting here Wednesday and discussed the drought situation in some states. Trinamool Congress ... Read more...
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India Inc calls for dual pricing of diesel, LPG
May 24th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Welcoming the hike in petrol prices, industry organisations Thursday called for differential pricing of diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to curb ballooning fuel subsidy."The ... Read more...
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FICCI calls for radical policy reforms in energy sector
May 7th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Voicing its concern over the emerging energy crisis in India, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Monday called for radical policy reforms ... Read more...
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Budget will fuel inflation: CPI-M
March 19th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The union budget of 2012-13 will result in "all-round price rise and the imposition of greater burdens on the working people", the CPI-M said Monday."The ... Read more...
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BJP to raise fuel price hike in parliament
June 27th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday lashed out at the government over the recent hike in diesel and cooking gas prices and threatened to ... Read more...
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ONGC reports 26 percent drop in Q4 profit
May 30th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India's biggest oil explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Monday reported a decrease of 26 percent in net profit for the fourth quarter of ... Read more...
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SBI, ONGC pull Sensex 207 points lower (Roundup)
May 17th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed 207 points down Tuesday, with heavy selling in blue chip stocks like SBI and ONGC pulling down ... Read more...
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Diesel subsidy withdrawal unaffordable, says minister
February 4th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) India cannot afford to withdraw the subsidy on diesel and it has to continue till poverty disappears from the country, union Minister for New and Renewable Energy ... Read more...
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India working to rejig its subsidy system: government
July 20th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government is reworking the subsidy regime to address the twin issues of meeting social obligation and lowering of fiscal deficit,
Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar said Tuesday."We are ... Read more...
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Centre to discuss Kirit Parikh panel report
February 10th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The Congress core committee, which includes the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to discuss recommendations of the Kirit Parikh ... Read more...
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Mumbai-born Malaysian denied fuel subsidy payout
June 24th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 24 (IANS) A Malaysian national has been twice denied the fuel subsidy payout given by the government for vehicle owners just because he was born in India. Ong Kok ... Read more...
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Malaysians prefer public transport, walk after fuel price hike
June 22nd, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 22 (IANS) Trading cars for motorcycles, switching to public transport, or simply walking to work - Malaysians are tackling the massive fuel price hike in different ways. They have ... Read more...
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Dramatic midnight fuel price hike in Sri Lanka
May 25th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, May 25 (IANS) With global oil prices soaring, Sri Lanka announced a dramatic hike in the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs.30 a litre and of kerosene by ... Read more...
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