Excise tax on petrol hiked by Rs 2.25, disel by Rs 1 per litre

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 14:03

Government hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 2.25 a litre, and on diesel by Rs 1 a litre effective tonight.

Petrol price cut by 91 paise/litre, diesel by 84 paise

Last Updated: Sunday, November 30, 2014, 18:05

In Delhi, petrol price will cost Rs 63.33 a litre as compared to Rs 64.24 per litre previously while in Mumbai the reduction will be 96 paise to Rs 70.95 per litre.

Petrol price cut by 91 paise a litre, diesel by 84 paise

Last Updated: Sunday, November 30, 2014, 17:37

State-owned oil companies on Sunday slashed the prices of perol and diesel by 91 paise and 84 paise respectively, to be effective from midnight tonight.

Diesel price hiked by 50 paise per litre

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:19

Oil marketing companies on Friday decided to hike diesel prices by 50 paise per litre, effective from midnight.

BJP leader slams Congress government for hiking petrol price

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:49

Senior BJP leader and NDA government`s former union petroleum minister Ram Naik lashed out at the UPA government on Tuesday for hiking petrol and diesel prices twice in two days, adding that the government had "lost its sanity".

Petrol price hiked by 75 paise a litre, diesel by 50 paise

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:20

Petrol price was Friday hiked by 75 paise and diesel by 50 paise a litre as rise in global oil rates and fall in rupee value increased the cost of production.

Petrol price hiked by 75 paise; diesel by 50 paise

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:25

Petrol in Delhi currently costs Rs 71.51 per litre and after the increase it will be priced at Rs 72.43 per litre, including VAT.

Rise in fuel price jacking up price of food items: Karat

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:44

Attacking Centre over rising prices of fuel, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday said it was pushing up the prices of vegetables and food items though there was no dearth in production.

Diesel prices to be deregulated in six months: Moily

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 14:43

State-owned fuel retailers, who control 95 percent of the petrol pump sales, sell diesel at government-fixed rates, which are way lower than the cost of production.

Govt has to shift part of oil subsidy bill to next year: Fitch

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 15:24

The government had allocated Rs 65,000 crore for petroleum subsidies in 2013-14, of which Rs 45,000 crore has already been utilised to pay the oil marketing companies to meet their subsidy requirement of previous financial year.