price

Iran says oil could reach $120 to $150 per barrel

The EU announced an embargo on Iranian oil last week to pressure Tehran on its controversial nuclea...

Views (62) |

Nepal govt decreases fuel prices after protests

The Nepal government on Thursday decided to partially roll back prices of petroleum products.

Views (219) |

Oldest dinosaur nursery found in South Africa

An ancient dinosaur nursery - the oldest nesting site ever found - has been unearthed in an excavati...

Views (1829) |

Nigeria strike suspended after fuel price cut

The sudden removal of a fuel subsidy on January 1 more than doubled the pump price of petrol to 150 ...

Views (1645) |

Burning roadblocks at 2nd day of Nigeria strike

The strike started on Monday by labour unions upset over high fuel prices in Africa`s most populous ...

Views (185) |

Police clash with fuel protesters in Nigeria

Thousands of Nigerians demonstrated against the axing of fuel subsidies in Africa`s top oil producin...

Views (112) |

Nigerian Prez pleads with public ahead of strike

Nigeria`s fuel regulator announced on January 01 the end of the subsidy as part of efforts to cut go...

Views (103) |

End of decades of Nigeria cheap gas fuels unrest

The strike scheduled for Monday already bears echoes to a similar nationwide strike in 2003.

Views (127) |

CNG may cost Rs 2 more

Price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) may be hiked by up to Rs 2 per kg in the next few days as ru...

Views (147) |

Higher procurement price for sugarcane growers

Sugarcane growers, however, said it could be achieved only if the administration ensured irrigation ...

Views (179) |

Pawar attack: Cong says BJP inciting people

Congress on Thursday hit out at Team Anna and BJP for relating the attack on Union Minister Sharad ...

Views (199) |

Lok Sabha to discuss price rise at 2 pm today

he Lok Sabha will discuss the price rise issue, Thursday, at 2.00 pm under Section 193.

Views (199) |

Parliament logjam to end today?

Discussion on price rise is likely to be taken up on Monday under a rule which does not entail votin...

Views (393) |

LS may have a brief discussion on price rise

Lok Sabha is likely to have a short-duration discussion on price rise only on Monday.

Views (117) |

Discussion on price rise without voting useless

Yechuri said in order to put pressure on the government to initiate concrete steps to curb inflation...

Views (140) |

Govt, BJP reach truce; Parl standoff set to end

The agreement was reached after the Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj had a meeting with Financ...

Views (888) |

Comments (3)

No voting on Left motion on price rise

The discussion on the motion will be held under Rule 168, which entails no voting.

Views (759) |

Left firm on adjournment motion on price rise

As steps to check rising prices, the Left parties are demanding an end to deregulation of petroleum ...

Views (142) |

DMDK to fast against milk price and bus fare

DMDK founder Vijayakant on Monday announced that his party will organise a one-day fast in all dist...

Views (165) |

‘Left to move adjournment motion on price rise’

The CPI said the Left will move an adjournment motion in the Winter Session of Parliament on the pri...

Views (224) |

Sushma blames wrong UPA policies for price rise

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday blamed the "wrong policies" of the Unite...

Views (147) |

Jaya defends milk price, bus fare hike

Defending the increase of milk prices and bus fares as a `painful` decision taken by her government...

Views (1181) |

Comments (14)

Right, Left united over price rise

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to back a Left-sponsored adjournment motion...

Views (568) |

Opposition set to corner UPA on price rise, scams

Opposition is likely to bring an adjournment motion on the issue of price rise on the first day of t...

Views (194) |

Medicines` prices should not escalate, SC

A bench of Supreme Court justices GS Singhvi and SD Mukhopadhyaya posted the matter for further hear...

Views (122) |

Petrol price cut a positive step: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she was happy that the Centre had decreased the price of petrol....

Views (164) |

Congress takes credit for petrol price rollback

Congress took credit for the slash in petrol prices, asserting that it had asked the government to d...

Views (212) |

AITUC protests price hike

A group of about 100 agitators gathered at the Residency Road and shouted slogans against the price...

Views (122) |

Petrol prices rose more during NDA rule: Jaiswal

Jaiswal accused the state governments of failing to do their bits in bringing relief to consumers b...

Views (210) |

Maharashtra: Sugarcane price logjam continues

The talks to resolve the sugarcane price hike issue remained inconclusive on Thursday.

Views (544) |

Central trade unions protest against price rise

As part of their countrywide `Jail Bharo` stir, a large number of central trade union activists cou...

Views (133) |

MP`s fast for higher sugarcane price continues

The fast undertaken by MP Raju Shetty at Baramati, the home town of union minister Sharad Pawar, de...

Views (297) |

Over 1000 activists arrested in C’BE, Nilgiris

Over 1,000 workers of various trade unions were taken into custody, attempting to stage picketing ...

Views (182) |

UP hikes state cane price by Rs 40/quintal

With an eye apparently on the forthcoming Assembly elections, the Uttar Pradesh government today hi...

Views (180) |

Petrol issue to be sorted in PM-TMC meet: Khurshid

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said a solution could be reached during the proposed meeting of the PM ...

Views (160) |

Fuel hike: BJP threatens to disrupt Winter Session

The BJP gave an ultimatum to the UPA govt for an immediate rollback of etrol price, failing which it...

Views (503) |

Comments (5)

TMC builds up pressure to rollback fuel hike

The Trinamool MPs will meet the Prime Minister in New Delhi on Tuesday demanding an immediate roll b...

Views (1062) |

Comments (3)

BJP dares UPA allies to withdraw support

BJP said it is high time that the UPA allies should withdraw support to prove they are pro-people.

Views (468) |

No point in blaming Cong over fuel price hike: Pawar

On Trinamool Congress` threat to withdraw from the UPA government, Sharad Pawar said, "Our stand is ...

Views (123) |

Venkaiah Naidu slams UPA over fuel price hike

The BJP would hold a meeting on November 21 in Delhi, to chalk out a strategy for the upcoming Parli...

Views (152) |

`Centre`s faulty policy responsible for petro hike`

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday condemned the recent hike in petrol price.

Views (227) |

NAC member defends petrol price hike

Sonia Gandhi-led NAC has defended the petrol price hike by saying it will not have any major impact ...

Views (96) |

Patel, Pawar to hold talks with govt on petrol price

Union Minister Praful Patel said people could be given relief by relaxation in taxes and cross subsi...

Views (146) |

Petrol price: Transport unions strike in Kerala

The dawn-to-dusk motor strike called by non-Congress trade unions in Kerala on Saturday to protest p...

Views (274) |

Pranab mum on Mamata’s ‘pullout’ threat

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday night declined to make any comment on Trinamool Con...

Views (322) |

Sheila Dikshit defends petrol price hike

Sheila Dikshit appeared to defend the hike in petrol prices saying the Centre had to take the decis...

Views (182) |

Kerala gives up tax on petrol price hikes

Bringing some relief to people hit by petrol price hike, the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala...

Views (308) |

Opposition attacks UPA on petrol price rise

The opposition on Friday lashed out at the UPA government for raising petrol prices.

Views (219) |

DMK opposes petrol price hike, to seek roll back

After the Trinamool Congress, another key UPA partner DMK on Friday opposed the petrol price hike.

Views (112) |