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Petrol, diesel sales jump in September as festival season nears

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Petrol and diesel sales in India jumped in September as economic activity picked up with the nearing festival season and the ending of the monsoon raised the demand,

Oct. 2, 2022

Snowfall fallout: Govt orders rationing of petrol, diesel after supplies dry up in Kashmir

Srinagar: Snowfall hit Kashmir is fast running-out of the fuel prompting the authorities to announce the rationing of petroleum products as stocks are fast drying up given the closure of Jammu-Srinagar National

Jan. 5, 2021

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Fuel prices hiked again, diesel continues to be costlier than petrol in Delhi

Srinagar: Petrol and diesel rates were hiked in metros on Friday, with diesel remaining costlier than petrol in Delhi for a third straight day. With the latest hike, diesel prices have been

Jun. 26, 2020

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First time in history: Diesel costs more than petrol

New Delhi: For the first time ever, Diesel has become the most expensive auto-fuel in India overtaking petrol for the first time in a long while as the oil marketing companies on

Jul. 13, 2020

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Diesel hiked by 60 paise; petrol up 35 paise

New Delhi: Diesel price on Sunday hit a fresh record high after rates were hiked by 60 paise per litre while petrol price was up 35 paise, taking the cumulative increase in

Jun. 21, 2020

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 60 paise; 5th straight daily increase

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Thursday were hiked by 60 paise per litre each – the fifth straight daily increase in rates since oil PSUs ended an 82-day hiatus in

Jun. 11, 2020

COVID19 lockdown: Fuel demand falls 50% in first half of April

New Delhi: State retailers sold 50 per cent less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April than the same time a year ago as a nationwide lockdown to stem the

Apr. 18, 2020

Business·Latest News

Instead of heeding my advice, our ‘genius’ hiked excise duty on fuel: Rahul

New Delhi: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he had asked the PM to pass on the benefit of the global oil price

Mar. 15, 2020

Excise duty on Petrol, Diesel hiked by Rs 3 per litre amid slumping int’l prices

New Delhi: The government on Saturday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by a steep Rs 3 per litre each to garner about Rs 39,000 crore additional revenue as it repeated its 2014-15 act of not passing

Mar. 14, 2020

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Petrol, diesel prices fall as coronavirus declared pandemic

New Delhi: Fuel prices were further reduced on Thursday due to slump in demand after the coronavirus was declared pandemic. The price of petrol was reduced by 15-16 paise and that of diesel

Mar. 12, 2020

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