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Shiv Sena asks Mamata, Pawar to withdraw support
Bal Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Sunday took to the streets to protest the fuel price hike and FDI in retail sector by the Centre and asked the Trinamul Congress and the NCP to withdraw support to the UPA government.
Trinamool may consider pulling out its ministers
Trinamool Congress, a major UPA constituent, may consider pulling out its ministers from the Government in protest against allowing FDI in retail and diesel price hike, and giving it outside support.
PMO highlights benefits due to reforms in last decade
With the government facing attack over pushing FDI in multi-brand retail, the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday highlighted the benefits accrued to people because of reforms over last ten years in var
Opposition parties, SP announce protest on Sept 20
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UPA ally Samajwadi Party, along with a number of other non-UPA parties including BJP, will hold coordinated agitational programmes on September 20 across the country to protest the hike in diesel pric
Auto makers welcome diesel price hike
The automobile industry welcomed the diesel price hike, saying it is a much-awaited decision. Auto-makers, however, added that the hike has come at a wrong time for the overall economy.
"It is a goo
Fuel price hike not on CCPA agenda on Tuesday: Reddy
An increase in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene price is 'unavoidable', Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said on Tuesday but indicated that the hike may not be decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) at its meeting later in the evening.
CCPA meeting postponed; no new date fixed
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), which could have decided on raising diesel and cooking fuel prices, was on Tuesday postponed even as Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said t
West Bengal CM Mamata demands complete rollback
Expressing her unhappiness over the Rs two per litre cut in petrol price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded complete rollback.
"I am not happy at the cut in petrol price
Petrol prices cut by Rs 2 a litre
Petrol price will be cut by Rs 2 per litre with effect from midnight tonight.
State-owned oil firms will reduce petrol price by Rs 1.68 per litre, excluding taxes. After including 20 per cent VAT, th
DMK chief Karunanidhi says he never threatened to quit UPA
DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday threatened to pull out of the UPA government over the petrol price hike but later did a quick U-turn, said reports.
Shortly after he made the threat while lead
