Fuel prices revised countrywide
July 25th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene prices across the country were revised Wednesday after state-run oil marketing companies adjusted the surcharge paid towards state levies ... Read more...
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Petrol prices to be hiked by 70 paise from midnight (Second Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India's oil marketing companies Monday announced a hike in petrol prices by 70 paise a litre, with effect from midnight, citing increasing international oil prices ... Read more...
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Drug overdose common way to die in showbiz: Siddharth (Movie Snippets)
July 15th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Southern actor Siddharth is devastated after hearing of the sudden death of Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone's son Sage and says that it is sad ... Read more...
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Congress wants Parrikar to cut diesel price
June 6th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) The Congress in Goa now wants Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to extend his petrol price slashing formula to diesel.Speaking to reporters here, Congress spokesperson Amarnath Panjikar ... Read more...
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Citing pubic sentiments, Dikshit withdraws VAT on CNG (Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Succumbing to popular "sentiments" and public demand, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday reversed her decision of imposing five percent VAT on CNG thereby ... Read more...
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Petrol to be cheaper, CNG costlier in Delhi (Second Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Eyeing next year's assembly polls, Delhi's Congress government Monday slashed petrol prices, but increased the cost of CNG and tobacco.The petrol price was slashed by ... Read more...
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Petrol to be cheaper, CNG costlier in Delhi (Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 28th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Eyeing next year's assembly polls, Delhi's Congress government Monday slashed petrol prices, but increased the cost of CNG and tobacco.The petrol price was slashed by ... Read more...
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Petrol proce hike atrocious and unjust: BJP
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday strongly protested against the steep hike in the petrol price, saying it was "atrocious" and stressed that there was ... Read more...
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Oil firms ask government to compensate them
April 17th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Tuesday asked the government to temporarily declare petrol as a regulated commodity, reduce state sales tax and provide hundred ... Read more...
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BJP-MGP alliance routs Congress-NCP in Goa (Roundup)
March 6th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Riding on a strong anti-incumbency wave, the Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (BJP-MGP) alliance romped home Tuesday by winning 24 seats in the 40 member ... Read more...
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Petroleum price hike bombshell for Pakistanis: Daily
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) The steep hike in petroleum prices is like a bombshell for Pakistan's impoverished masses, said a daily, ruing that there was no proper regulatory authority working ... Read more...
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Sliding car sales may reverse in March-April 2012: Automakers
November 21st, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Automobile makers are keeping their fingers crossed on the revival of India's passenger car industry after a dip in sales for the fourth consecutive month till ... Read more...
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Anand Sharama to convey Mamata’s concerns to PM, Sonia
November 4th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Friday he will convey to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi ... Read more...
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Fuel prices go up in Pakistan
October 1st, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Fuel prices went up in Pakistan Saturday, authorities said.The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority announced an up-to-five-percent rise in petroleum products with immediate effect, reported Geo ... 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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Ministerial panel to decide on diesel price hike next week (Lead)
December 15th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet Dec 22 to decide whether state-run fuel retailers should hike the prices of diesel, ... Read more...
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Left parties to agitate if fuel prices hiked
December 15th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Left parties Tuesday said they will protest intensely if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government allows a hike in petroleum fuel prices, reacting to news reports that petrol ... Read more...
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Diesel price deregulation not now: Oil secretary
October 27th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The government is not planning to deregulate diesel price now, as such a move will raise prices and push inflation up, Petroleum Secretary S. Sundareshan said here ... Read more...
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State oil companies to set uniform petrol price
July 15th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) State-owned oil marketing companies have decided to set a uniform price for petrol and will only revise the retail prices on a monthly basis, a senior official ... Read more...
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Government intervention if crude oil prices turn volatile: Deora
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) The central government will step in to regulate the decontrolled price of petrol if crude oil rates turn highly volatile in the international markets, Petroleum and Natural Gas ... Read more...
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CPI-M labour union puts off strike in West Bengal
April 9th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the labour arm of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Friday postponed its proposed transport strike in West Bengal to ... Read more...
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CITU’s transport strike April 13 in West Bengal
April 7th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The labour arm of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Wednesday called a state-wide transport strike April 13 in West Bengal to ... Read more...
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Petrol, diesel prices to increase from midnight (Second Lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices will increase by six to eight percent from Friday midnight after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget restored basic duty on the fuels ... Read more...
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BMW to launch new model by year-end
February 25th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) German car maker BMW will start rolling out its third model - BMW X1 - from its Indian plant near here by the end of this year, a ... Read more...
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Pakistan taxes petrol 39 percent
February 1st, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Pakistani government taxes petrol at a whopping 39 percent, earning Rs.19.82 for every litre sold. On Sunday, it jacked up the petrol price by Rs.6.10 to take ... Read more...
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UPA fuel price hike move forces parliament adjournment
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): The UPA Government and the opposition on Thursday traded charges over the fuel price hike on the first day of the Budget Session of Parliament.Non-Congress parties, ... Read more...
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Oil prices may be cut in two weeks: Deora
January 7th, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Petroleum Minister Murli Deora Wednesday said the government may slash fuel prices further in “two to three weeks”.The government had earlier lowered the petrol price by Rs.5 ... Read more...
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There are two types of shoppers the Neos and the Traditionals
November 13th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 13 (ANI): If you dont care about recession when it comes to spending, then youre probably a Neo and in case you do, then you might be a Traditional, ... Read more...
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Yashwant Sinha’s prescription would fuel inflation: Chidambaram
June 21st, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is unimpressed by his predecessor's advice for deeper tax cuts, saying the move would fuel inflation. In reply to the suggestion of "deeper ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh cuts state taxes to reduce fuel prices
June 7th, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) A day after she flayed the central government for the hike in fuel prices, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday decided to provide some respite to consumers in ... Read more...
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Fuel hike: Maharashtra Government warns fuel hoarders to abandon practice
May 31st, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by admin
Sangli (Maharashtra), May 31 (ANI): Authorities in Maharashtra have called for strict action against those petrol pump owners who are resorting to the hoarding of petrol and diesel ahead of an ... Read more...
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Strike hits normal life in Raipur
March 1st, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 1 (IANS) A day-long strike called by the Shiv Sena to protest last month's fuel price hike crippled normal life in this Chhattisgarh capital Saturday. The strike was called to ... Read more...
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