New Delhi | While debating the Finance Bill 2021 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sushil Modi explained the reason behind not bringing petrol and diesel prices under the GST. He said for the next eight to 10 years at least, petrol and diesel cannot be brought under the GST. The […]
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Petrol, diesel prices unmoved though global oil rate firm
New Delhi: Fuel prices in the country have remained steady for a fortnight now even though global oil market remains volatile with regular variations in prices. Accordingly, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 91.17 a litre and diesel Rs 81.47 a litre in the capital on Saturday. Fuel prices have not been revised now for […]
Petrol, diesel prices steady even as crude crosses $70/b
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies have spared fuel consumers of yet another petrol and diesel price hike even though the global oil market is on boil with crude crossing a year high of $70 a barrel. Accordingly, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 91.17 a litre and diesel Rs 81.47 a litre in the national […]
No proposal to cut taxes on petrol, diesel in UP
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has said that there is no proposal to reduce tax on petrol and diesel as revenue is needed to ensure betterment of health services and other development works due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Replying to a question by Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA, Narendra Verma during the question hour […]
In a first, non-premium petrol breaches Rs 100-mark in Raj
Jaipur | Continuing its northbound trend in Rajasthan, the price of non-premium petrol crossed the Rs 100-mark for the first time in Sriganganagar district on Wednesday to reach Rs 100.13 per litre, while diesel price stood at Rs 92.12 a litre. Despite the recent reduction in VAT by 2 per cent by the state government, there […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise close to Rs 3/l in 9 days
New Delhi | Petrol and diesel prices maintained its northward rally on Wednesday, the ninth consecutive day, when its retail prices have risen across the country, with global oil market on the boil and both crude and product prices seeing a major spike. Accordingly, oil marketing companies raised the pump price of petrol and diesel by […]
Petrol crosses Rs 95/litre in Mumbai, nears Rs 90 in Delhi
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies continued to hike fuel prices with both petrol and diesel prices rising across the four metros. In Mumbai, petrol crossed the Rs 95 per litre mark on Sunday. It was priced at Rs 95.21 per litre, against Rs 94.93 on Saturday. In the national capital, petrol is well on its course […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise sharply again on Friday
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices extended gains on Friday with pump prices rising by 29 paisa and 35 paisa per litre, respectively in the national capital. With this increase, it is for the fourth consecutive day this week that petrol prices has gone up in Delhi and is now Rs 88.14 a litre and diesel […]
No rise in retail petrol/diesel prices despite new cess in Budget
New Delhi: The government on Monday imposed agriculture and infrastructure development cess at the rate of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs 4 per litre on diesel to mobilise additional resources required for massive investment required in these two key segments of the economy that hold the key to bringing back the country on […]
Petrol, diesel prices increased 10 times in January
New Delhi: Prices of petrol and diesel remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive day across the metros. In the national capital, petrol was priced at Rs 86.30 per litre. In Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, petrol was sold for Rs 92.86, Rs 88.82 and Rs 87.69 per litre. Diesel prices in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata remained […]