The Congress on Monday held protests across the country against the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of turning petroleum pricing into an extortion tool. Pointing out that the excise duty on die...

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the hike in prices of petroleum products was a temporary measure to compensate for the loss the state government is suffering because of th...

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...

Merchandise exports fell 9.7 per cent in June to $25 billion — after a gap of nine months — compared with $27.7 billion in June 2018 because of a fall in the shipments of gems and jewellery, engin...