Political parties in West Bengal on Thursday hit the streets to protest the steep hike in petrol prices, with the ruling UPA partner Trinamool Congress taking out a large procession led by Railway Min

In one of the biggest ever price hikes, oil companies raised petrol price on Wednesday by Rs 6.28 per litre, excluding local taxes.

Since the sales tax rates or VAT varied from 15 per cent to 33 pe

Petrol price hike, from Rs 69.55 to Rs 77.53 in Chennai, the steepest ever till date, has come as a rude shock to consumers leaving most of them concerned about if they have to continue using their ve

CM J. Jayalalithaa lashed out at the Centre Wednesday. “The average citizen feels there is no government at the Centre.

The country is in a state of drift,” she said after distributing welfare assist

Opposing the steep hike in petrol prices and spiralling prices of commodities, NDA has called for a nation-wide bandh on May 31.

NDA convenor and JDU president Sharad Yadav said that all the partner

Continuing its slide against the US dollar for the seventh day in a row, the rupee hit new record low of 56.38 in late morning trade on Thursday amid firm demand for the American currency from impo

In the face of a public outcry in India over rising oil prices due to Iran oil sanctions, the US said it was trying to help New Delhi find alternative sources of supply.

"We are working with countrie

Welcoming the hike in petrol prices, industry organisations on Thursday called for differential pricing of diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to curb ballooning fuel subsidy.

"The current under

After hitting a record low of Rs 56.38 against the US dollar during the day, the rupee recovered 14 paise from Wednesday's closing level of 56 in the late afternoon trade.

It strengthened to trade at

The Congress led UDF government in Kerala on Thursday waived the sales tax on the latest petrol price hike, saying it was committed to bringing some relief to the people affected by the latest increas