Nationwide strike to cripple India on Sep 7
New Delhi, Sep 7: India will be crippled by a nationwide trade union strike on Tuesday, Sep 7 as the country's trade unions have joined hands to protest against price rise, violation of labour laws, disinvestment of PSUs, job loss and.....
Food inflation rises to 10.86 percent
New Delhi, Sep 3: Data released on Friday, Sep 3, showed that the food inflation rose marginally to 10.86 percent in the week to Aug 21, more than its 10.05 percent rise in the previous week.The price rises come despite good.....
Uniform price for petrol from Jul 25
New Delhi, Jul 15: Now the consumers need not worry about differential pricing of petrol from one petrol pump to another because from July 25, the government will decontrol the petrol prices.The three major oil marketing companies, Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan.....
Petrol price up by Rs 3.50, Diesel dearer by Rs 2
New Delhi, Jun 25: Fuel prices are set to pinch the commoner's pocket again as the government has decided to hike the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG following a Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) meeting, headed by Finance Minister.....
Petrol price up by Rs 3.50, Diesel dearer by Rs 2
New Delhi, Jun 25: Fuel prices are set to pinch the commoner's pocket again as the government has decided to hike the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG following a Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) meeting, headed by Finance Minister.....
EGoM to consider freeing petrol prices
New Delhi, Jun 22: Even as the demands from auto unions in various states for hike in fares as the CNG price rise hit headlines, an empowered Group of Ministers is expected to discuss the possibility of freeing petrol prices from.....
Cong caution against price rise a 'self-flagellation'
New Delhi, Dec 13: Terming the Congress cautioning the UPA coalition at the Centre on price rise issue as 'ridiculous', the BJP today said the government ceased its right to continue in the administration after such an indictment. BJP Parliamentary Party Spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra said that after the last disapproval of Congress, the prices of several essential commodities including rice, wheat and pulses had gone up by 30 to 40 per cent in the last three months and the.....
LS adjourned sine die 5 days ahead of schedule
New Delhi, May 17: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die today, five days ahead of schedule soon after Finance Minister P. Chidambaram replied to the debate on price rise under Rule 193. The second phase of the Budget Session of Parliament was earlier scheduled till May 22. The Budget Session, which began on February 23, was marked by passing of the General Budget, Finance Bill, Railway Budget and Appropriation Bills. The Session,.....