The Pakistan government has steeply hiked petroleum prices to implement the tough preconditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the stalled USD 6 billion bailout package for the...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Tuesday raised the petrol price by 24.3 per cent and diesel by 38.4 per cent, a record hike in fuel prices amidst the country's worst economic crisis due to the shortage of...

Bond yields may resume their upward journey after the Centre on Saturday slashed excise duties on petrol and diesel. The government reduced the excise duties on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel Rs...

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday wondered whether the states can afford to give up revenue from VAT on petrol and diesel unless the Centre devolves more funds or gives them more grants, ...

Food bills are set to be dearer in at least some eateries in Kolkata. If the current prices — of fuel and all other ingredients — persist or go further up, many more bars and restaurants ...

A horse and his owner travelled on a local train on the Sealdah South suburban route on Thursday evening. The man was arrested by the Railway Protection Force on Friday after his pictures with the hor...

Unable to meet the expenses required to make their vehicles ‘road-worthy’ amid rise in fuel prices, several app cab owners have kept their vehicles off roads, while many others have s...

The prices of essential commodities have shot up so much that even a boom in footfall is not enough to tide over the crisis, said owners of eateries across the city. From cooking oil to vegetables, e...

The rising fuel prices are proving too strong a foe for her. “I take a Rs 500 note to the market, hoping to buy something and come home with some balance. For the past several months, that has ...

  Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.81 ...