Air India joins other airlines, hikes fares
New Delhi: With a nearly 15 per cent hike in oil prices and a fall in rupee value, Air India joined other airlines in raising its fares with its officials saying these were being increased to the lev
Ford may hike prices to offset rupee depreciation impact
New Delhi: Ford India on Wednesday said it is considering a hike in prices of its cars to offset impact of rupee depreciation. "Input costs are increasing so are the freight costs. The rupee deprecia
Wholesale onion price jumps 5-times; to push up retail rates
New Delhi: Wholesale onion price at Lasalgoan in Maharashtra - Asia's biggest market - on Wednesday rose to Rs 24 a kg, almost five times more than last year, due to tight supply, stoking fears retai
Power drains 1/3rd income for many
Htderabad: The huge electricity bills confronting citizens gobbling up one-third of their monthly income in some cases is making life very difficult particularly with water charges and food prices on
Diesel price to be hiked, LPG cap raised
New Delhi: In baby steps towards deregulation, the government on Thursday allowed oil companies to make small hikes in the price of diesel from time to time and sought to soften the blow by raising t
Cars to be more expensive from Jan as cos plan price hike
It will be an expensive start to the year for car buyers in 2013 with automobile companies led by Maruti Suzuki India deciding to hike prices of their vehicles, and others also considering a similar move.
LPG price hike on hold
Facing stiff opposition, the government on Thursday night put on hold the Rs 26.5 increase in price of cooking gas cylinders that consumers buy beyond their quota of six subsidised bottles.
"The pric
Homemakers grapple with budget
It’s no double whammy, but a multi one leaving gaping holes in household budgets. It’s been only a fortnight and prices of most essential commodities have hit the roof in Kerala. With it came the curb
BJP's Arun Shourie supports FDI, diesel price hike
Even as the BJP has strongly opposed the Centre's decision to hike diesel prices and allow FDI in retail, senior party leader and former Union minister Arun Shourie has justified the move saying it was the need of the hour.
Azad slams Trinamool, says UPA has support of over 300 MPs
Slamming Trinamool Congress, Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said steps like allowing FDI in retail sector, hiking diesel prices and limiting cap on domestic LPG could have been taken earlier if