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...

The Trinamul Congress hit the streets at many places across Bengal on Tuesday to protest the hike in the price of LPG by the Narendra Modi government.The protests were organised a day after Trinamul C...

Retail inflation in October jumped to a 16-month high of 4.62 per cent, breaching the RBI’s medium target of 4 per cent inflation, triggering the need for an immediate rate cut by the apex bank in i...

The retail price of onions skyrocketed to about Rs 100 per kg on Wednesday, triggering widespread resentment among consumers.Traders said because of the high rate, sale had plummeted by 50 per cent. T...

The non-subsidised domestic cooking gas in Calcutta will cost Rs 896 per cylinder, following a steep increase of Rs 149. But to insulate domestic users, the government almost doubled the subsidy it pr...

Normality returned to the city, with the opening of shops and business establishments, after the curfew was completely lifted on Tuesday.During the day, people went about their daily life.However, pea...

The ongoing protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has hit both locals and tourists in Assam.The prices of vegetables have soared in the city because supply from outside, especially from Kha...

More than 90 per cent of Metro Railway passengers travel longer than 2km but less than 25km in one ride and will have to shell out Rs 5 more for the journey from next month, Metro officials said on We...

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 rate revision.Petrol price in Delhi was...

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 60 paisa per litre on Monday, for the second day in a row, as state-owned oil firms reverted to daily price revisions after a 83-day hiatus.Petrol price in Delhi...