The excise duty kitty of the Narendra Modi government swelled to Rs 1,00,387 crore during April to July of the current fiscal even as consumption of petrol and diesel  showed patchy rec...

Petroleum dealers of Jharkhand on Wednesday expressed concern over the state government’s plan to increase value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.In a news meet at Green View petrol pump here, A...

 In a major concession by President Emmanuel Macron, France will suspend for six months a tax increase on petrol and diesel that had been slated for January, in an attempt to quell weeks of prote...

French riot police fired tear gas and clashed with “yellow vest” protesters in central Paris on Saturday during the latest in a wave of demonstrations against the high cost of living that have sha...

The oil ministry is hopeful of a cut in customs duty on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to zero per cent from 2.5 per cent in the interim budget on February 1. Officials said there was a possibility of a ...

Nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron took on an even bigger dimension Wednesday after trade unions and farmers vowed to join the fray, unimpressed by government concessions tha...

Meghalaya has increased taxes on petrol and diesel in a bid to augment its resources, which are under stress in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.In an order issued on Tuesday, the government announced en...