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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Petrol prices to be hiked by 70 paise from midnight (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:30 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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Assocham sees cheerful growth for foreign liquor
July 4th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Spelling cheers for the liquor industry, a top industry group said Wednesday the sales of imported spirits, including the duty-free segment, are expected to exceed five ... Read more...
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Petrol to be cheaper by Rs.2.46 a litre (Second Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India's three oil marketing companies (OMCs) have decided to reduce petrol prices by a minimum of Rs.2.46 a litre, depending on states' sales taxes, from ... Read more...
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Petrol prices to be cut by Rs.2.46 a litre (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India's oil marketing companies have decided to cut back petrol prices by Rs.2.46 a litre with effect from midnight, it was announced here ... Read more...
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Petrol prices to be cut by Rs.2.46 per litre
June 28th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India's oil marketing companies have decided to reduce petrol prices by Rs.2.46 per litre from midnight, it was announced here Thursday."The downward revision shall vary ... Read more...
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Petrol price cut by Rs.2 a litre (Second Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) In a partial roll-back, oil marketing companies cut petrol prices by Rs.2 a litre with effect from midnight Saturday after crude prices softened in the ... Read more...
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Petrol price cut by Rs.2.02 a litre in Delhi (Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) State-owned Indian Oil Corp Saturday said it will reduce petrol price by Rs.2.02 a litre, including state levies, in Delhi from midnight Saturday. Petrol became ... Read more...
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Footfall in Delhi metro normal despite petrol price hike
May 25th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The steepest-ever hike in petrol prices didn't seem to have deterred capital residents from driving their vehicles with the average footfall on Delhi Metro Thursday ... Read more...
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AI plans to use Dreamliner on domestic routes to cut cost
May 6th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Air India plans to deploy the Boeing-787 Dreamliner aircraft on domestic routes to save on fuel, train the crew and add flexibility to its ... 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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Indian economy recovering, time for hard decisions: Mukherjee (Third Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) With an assurance that there were clear signs of an economic recovery in India, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday started presenting what was his ... Read more...
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‘Proposal for FDI in domestic carriers sent to commerce ministry’
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A proposal has been sent to the commerce ministry to permit foreign carriers invest in India's cash-strapped private airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh ... Read more...
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24 percent cap on FDI by international airlines proposed
November 17th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India's civil aviation ministry has proposed a cap of 24 percent on foreign direct investment (FDI) by international airlines in domestic carriers but has ... Read more...
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We’re in dire straits: Kerala distilleries
August 19th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (IANS) Even as liquor sales and revenue from taxes on liquor sales are shooting up, the 11 private distilleries in Kerala say they are in dire straits ... Read more...
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Excise official hints at delay in new tax regime
June 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Citing constitutional amendments and other legislative procedures, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Chairman S.D. Majumder Tuesday said the government's plan to roll out the ... 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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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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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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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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Diesel, kerosene and cooking gas price hiked; common man, opposition angry (Roundup)
June 25th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) After last month's steep petrol price hike, the common man now will have to suffer an increase in the prices of diesel, kerosene and ... Read more...
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Mayawati readies party for petrol hike protest
May 18th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Wednesday issued guidelines to her party men for staging a state wide protest May ... Read more...
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No consensus on Goods and Services Tax: Official
April 13th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The central government and the states have failed to reach a consensus on the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) despite a four-year dialogue, ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod for bill to introduce goods and services tax
March 15th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India's union cabinet Tuesday gave its nod for amending the constitution to introduce a uniform goods and services tax regime across the country by ... Read more...
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DTC bill in current session, GST will be delayed
August 24th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The government is likely to introduce the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) bill in the current monsoon session of Parliament, but the constitution amendment bill on GST ... Read more...
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Let’s stick to goods and services tax timeline: Mukherjee
August 18th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday urged his counterparts from states to work toward meeting the April 2011 deadline to start the pan-India goods and services tax ... Read more...
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Under attack, government says prices can be tamed (Second lead)
August 4th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The government Wednesday asserted it was taking all steps to tame prices but that failed to satisfy the opposition and some of its allies who rapped ... Read more...
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States reject draft bill on pan-India goods, services tax regime (Roundup)
August 4th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The finance ministers of state governments Wednesday rejected a draft bill to amend the Constitution for introducing a pan-India goods and services tax regime in a ... Read more...
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Let’s all back uniform goods, service tax regime: Mukherjee
August 4th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday made a plea to all political parties to help implement a pan-India goods and services tax from April next year by ... Read more...
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Prices can be tamed but states must cooperate: Mukherjee
August 4th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Every step was and will be taken to tame prices, but the public at large must appreciate that certain factors like supply shortfall and hoarding were ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh offers free land for Nano project (Lead)
October 5th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) A team of officials from Tata Motors Sunday inspected two sites near here for the Nano small car project and met Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who offered ... 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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Andhra Pradesh not to increase bus fares
June 7th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) With its eyes firmly fixed on next year's elections, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh Saturday decided not to increase bus fares despite the steep diesel price hike. ... Read more...
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