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BJP govt is anti-poor and anti-middle class: P Chidambaram on oil prices

Narendra Modi has betrayed people's trust, says Congress on increased petrol and diesel prices

Excise duty on fuel lowered by Rs 2 but road cess raised to Rs 8 from Rs 6

This comes at a time when the petrol and diesel prices are touching new heights

No rollback of decontrol in diesel and petrol pricing: Dharmendra Pradhan

The government would take a holistic view on retail fuel pricing

Fuel taxes relief: Ball not in our court, states to Centre

Finance minister has labelled about 65 per cent of the fuel excise revenue as cess, including the restructured road and infrastructure cess

Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged for the second consecutive day

Prices in Delhi are the lowest among all metro cities and most state capitals due to lower sales tax or VAT.

Petrol prices unchanged at Rs 76.35 per litre after 8-paise fall on Friday

The price of diesel was unchanged for the fourth day in a row

Rising fuel prices may lead to commercial vehicle loan defaults: Fitch

Fitch expects global oil prices to remain high over the rest of 2018, while further rupee depreciation is a risk amid US monetary tightening

After ten days, petrol prices fall around 10 paise across four metros

The Brent crude oil prices have eased in the past one week and are currently around $75 per barrel

In a first, diesel rates cross Rs 70 a litre mark; LPG rates up by Rs 1.49

A litre of diesel now costs Rs 70.21 in Delhi, where the rates are the cheapest in all metros

Diesel breaches Rs 70 a litre for first time; Pradhan blames US policies

Dharmendra Pradhan blamed the 'isolated' policies of the US for the 'abnormally' rising fuel prices in the international markets

Rising petrol, diesel prices to give states windfall gain of Rs 227 bn: SBI

Maharashtra, MP, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka have the privilege to cut petrol prices by at least Rs 3 from their existing rates

States to get Rs 227 billion windfall from rupee plunge, crude spike

Since March, petrol and diesel prices have increased by Rs 5.60 and Rs 6.31, respectively, in Delhi

Govt may control retail fuel prices to cushion inflationary shocks: S&P

Petrol price on Monday crossed the Rs 90-mark in Mumbai, while it was at Rs 82.72 per litre in Delhi

Underinvesting in health, education is now risking India's economic future

Human capital is a measure of the education and health levels in a population, expressed as the number of expected years lived between the age of 20 and 64

Direct taxes code draft law is likely to seek less power for the taxman

One of the biggest changes the draft law could propose is to do away with jurisdiction-based assessment and replace it with specialised teams of direct tax officials assessing specific cases

How Railways plans to convert diesel locos into electric at a lower cost

The total shift to electric traction will reduce fossil fuel consumption of about 2.83 billion litres per annum

Govt likely to hike import curbs on various items, will spare gold: Source

The government is also trying to curb imports of 'non-essential' items to support the rupee

Proposed amendments in Electricity Act to power up demand, ease supply

Along the same lines of widening its boundaries, the Act provides Metro Rail networks to be eligible for distribution licence

FM Arun Jaitley to meet PSB chief executives today, review performance

This is the first meeting that the government is holding with public sector bankers, following its announcement to merge Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank

Odisha govt, Centre spar over the issue of land allotment to IIM-Sambalpur

In June this year, the Odisha govt, through a cabinet approval, sanctioned the lease of government land measuring 181 acres for establishment of a permanent campus of IIM-S