New Delhi: Aadhaar card is not mandatory to avail of subsidies under government schemes including on domestic cooking gas, the government on Friday said in the Rajya Sabha.
"Aadhaar card is not manda

Cooking gas (LPG) price was on Saturday hiked by Rs 11.42 per cylinder following government decision to raise commission paid to the dealers.

India is on the edge of a 'fiscal precipice' and should urgently slash fuel, food and fertiliser subsidies to curb a budget deficit that could hit 6.1 per cent of gross domestic product this fiscal year, a government panel warned.

In marginal relief to consumers, the government on Friday abolished import and excise duties on LPG cylinders they buy beyond the 6 per annum quota of subsidised cooking gas, and asked state governm

The cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may discuss raising the prices of heavily subsidised fuels including diesel at a meeting on Thursday and could take a decision, government officials

The government has no immediate plan to raise domestic fuel prices, Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said on Friday, adding that it was now up to the cabinet to decide on the thorny issue of reducing heft

The government may hike petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene prices simultaneously as early as next week, with Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Friday saying 'difficult and painful' decisions need to be taken.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday that fighting inflation remained the cornerstone of its monetary policy, and urged the government to cut expenditure, indicating it was unlikely to act

India is likely to raise diesel prices after presidential polls on July 19, an oil ministry source said on Thursday, as the government attempts to cut the amount of money it pays out to keep prices lower.

Struggling to cope with the burgeoning fiscal deficit, the government on Thursday indicated that tough decisions, including upward revision in diesel prices, are in the offing after the July 19 presid