Petrol price hike

Key principle of Modinomics - fool as many people as you can: Rahul Gandhi on fuel price hike

After a 19-day pre-Karnataka poll hiatus, petrol price was on Monday hiked by 17 paise a litre and diesel by 21 paise.

May 14, 2018, 16:58 PM IST

Oil PSUs freeze petrol, diesel prices ahead of Karnataka polls

Daily price notification issued by oil firms showed static petrol and diesel price since April 24.

May 01, 2018, 14:37 PM IST

Petrol, diesel should be under GST ambit, ball in Finance Ministry court: Dharmendra Pradhan

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday reiterated that his ministry wants petrol and diesel to be brought under the domain of Goods and Services Tax (GST). Speaking to Zee media about petrol price reaching 4-year high and diesel touching all-time high, Pradhan blamed the increase in crude oil price.

Apr 05, 2018, 18:02 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi trolls PM Modi over fuel price hike, with a video featuring Salman Khan

The latest ammunition for Congress president Rahul Gandhi to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the hike in petrol and diesel prices. Taking to Twitter, the Congress chief attacked PM Modi, saying the poor and the middle class “bear the brunt of rising fuel prices”.

Apr 04, 2018, 16:37 PM IST

Petrol, diesel prices hit fresh record highs but government rules out excise duty cut

Petrol in the national capital now costs Rs 73.95 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs 64.69.

Apr 03, 2018, 10:15 AM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan hopes fuel prices will soon be included under GST

Petrol price on Monday again hit a four-year high of Rs 73.83 a litre while diesel rates touched an all-time high of Rs 64.69 in the national capital.

Apr 02, 2018, 13:54 PM IST

Petrol price hits fresh 4-year high, diesel at all-time high

The hike in fuel prices have again stoked fresh demands for the government to cut excise tax rates.

Apr 02, 2018, 11:58 AM IST

25th GST Council meeting today: Fuel prices, real estate on key agenda

The GST Council is also likely to give nod to rationalisation of rates on over 60-70 items.

Jan 18, 2018, 10:41 AM IST

Relief from soaring fuel prices in offing? Jaitley to hold key GST meet on Thursday

The rally in oil prices has renewed calls to the government to cut excise duty to cushion burden on common man.

Jan 17, 2018, 17:17 PM IST

MP govt’s move to levy cess on petrol, diesel gets approval

The move of the Madhya Pradesh government to impose cess on petrol and diesel has been given a go-ahead by Governor OP Kohli.

Jan 16, 2018, 11:57 AM IST

Fuel prices may come down by Diwali: Dharmendra Pradhan

The comments come amid criticism by opposition parties of a sharp rise in oil prices after the daily rate revision mechanism was introduced by the government recently.

Sep 19, 2017, 10:49 AM IST

Market pricing regime in fuels distorted by taxes: Assocham

Petroleum products do not come under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and prices vary at locations according to state taxes.

Sep 17, 2017, 18:27 PM IST

Who can afford, will pay for hiked fuel price: Union Minister Kannanthanam

"Who buys petrol? Somebody who has a car, bike; certainly he is not starving. Somebody who can afford to pay, has to pay," Kannanthanam told the media on Saturday.

Sep 16, 2017, 18:11 PM IST

Oil Minister rules out intervention on daily fuel price revision, says reform will continue

He however remained non-committal on cutting taxes to soften the blow of relentless rise in prices since July 3, the government need to finance huge infrastructure and social projects has to be balanced with consumer needs.

Sep 13, 2017, 19:18 PM IST

Petrol, diesel prices at 3-year high

Petrol prices in the country have touched their highest levels since 2014, official data has showed. In the last three years, the petrol price hit its highest at Rs 81.75 per litre in Mumbai on 1 August 2014.

Sep 13, 2017, 13:23 PM IST

Massive jump in petrol rates after dynamic pricing – Decoding the price rise

Petrol prices in the country touched their highest levels since 2014.

Sep 12, 2017, 15:07 PM IST

Be ready to pay more for petrol, diesel

As the oil marketing companies have come up with a decision to hike the dealer commisison they shell out to fuel pump owners, customers must get ready to pay more for petrol and diesel.

Aug 01, 2017, 17:22 PM IST

Petrol, diesel price on 21st July 2017: Check out the rates here city-wise

Under the dynamic pricing scheme, petrol and diesel prices are revised on a daily basis in sync with global crude oil prices.

Jul 21, 2017, 09:08 AM IST

Price of petrol in 10 major cities

Petrol price was hiked by Rs 1.23 a litre on Wednesday.

 

May 31, 2017, 23:52 PM IST

Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.23 a litre, diesel by 89 paise a litre

Petrol price was hiked by Rs 1.23 a litre and diesel by 89 paise per litre on Wednesday. 

May 31, 2017, 22:44 PM IST