New Delhi : The petrol price in the country’s financial capital breached the Rs 86-a-litre mark on Monday as fuel prices across the country increased for the 15th day in a row after the resumption of the dynamic pricing system on May 14. Petrol was sold at Rs 86.08 per litre in Mumbai, against Rs […]
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Bring petrol, diesel under GST ambit: Congress
New Delhi : Making a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government, the Congress on Tuesday questioned the constant rise in petrol and diesel prices, and demanded they be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) ambit. It also asked the Central government to immediately reduce the central excise duty on petroleum products and […]
Petrol, diesel in Delhi hit record highs, rates highest since 2013
New Delhi : State-run Indian Oil Corp on Sunday raised transport fuel to record highs in Delhi on the seventh day of resuming the daily price change system, following a temporary suspension that lasted 20 days. The price of petrol in Delhi touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre under the dynamic pricing regime […]
Petrol at Rs 75.32 in Delhi as crude oil prices surge
Mumbai : A surge in crude oil prices pushed the cost of petrol in the country further higher on Thursday, with the transport fuel being sold at Rs 75.32 per litre in the national capital. With this, the price of petrol in Delhi inched further close to the previous high of Rs 76.06 a litre, […]
Petrol crosses Rs 75 per litre in Delhi, being sold at Rs 82.94 per litre in Mumbai
New Delhi : Petrol prices continued to rise across the country on Wednesday and crossed the Rs 75 per litre mark in the national capital. The fuel was priced at Rs 75.10 per litre in Delhi, the highest since it hit Rs 76.06 a litre in September 2013. In the other metropolitan cities of Kolkata, […]
Petrol price soars close to Rs 75 a litre in Delhi
New Delhi : Petrol price in the national capital touched Rs 74.95 per litre on Tuesday, a fresh high, since it hit Rs 76.06 a litre in September 2013. Prices rose for a second day in a row after Indian Oil Corp (IOC) resumed the dynamic pricing system on Monday after a 19-day halt. In […]
Petrol near 5-year high in Delhi, opposition slams it as ‘poll-politics’
New Delhi : With the resumption of dynamic pricing system for transport fuels on Monday by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), petrol prices in the national capital shot up to Rs 74.80 per litre. Opposition slammed this price rise as “poll-politics”. The IOC had suspended dynamic pricing system for transport fuels for 19 days to […]
IOC resumes dynamic pricing, petrol near 5-year high in Delhi
New Delhi : With the resumption of dynamic pricing system for transport fuels on Monday by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), petrol prices in the national capital shot up to 74.80 per litre. The IOC had suspended dynamic pricing system for transport fuels for 19 days to “avoid creating unnecessary panic among the consumers”. In […]
Fuel prices unchanged for 9 days, observers cite Karnataka polls
New Delhi : In a measure of relief for transport fuel consumers, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have unofficially suspended the daily pricing system for petrol and diesel for over a week despite the rise in global rates. This measure of political economy in temporarily suspending the dynamic pricing regime, which recalls the freeze in […]
Crude at $75 per barrel lifts petrol price to Rs 74.63 in Delhi
New Delhi : A rise in global crude oil cost to around $75 per barrel lifted the domestic retail petrol price higher for the sixth consecutive day in New Delhi on Tuesday. Consequently, the widely-consumed transportation fuel became dearer by 13 paise to Rs 74.63 per litre from Monday’s cost of Rs 74.50 per litre. […]