Petrol
- Pakistan
Russia ready to supply petrol to Pakistan on deferred payments
Islamabad: Russia is ready to provide Pakistan with gasoline on a delayed payment basis, media reports said on Tuesday. This major development comes after last week’s meetings between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz…
- India
Petrol, diesel prices regulated by election dates, not by global rates: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that petrol and diesel prices were regulated by the election dates and not due to the global rates. Addressing a press conference, party spokesperson Gaurav…
- Automobile
Audi to focus on electric vehicles from 2033: Official
Coimbatore: German luxury car maker Audi would be focusing only on electric vehicles by 2033 and would stop making cars run on international combustion engines (ICE), a top official said on Tuesday.…
- World
Sri Lanka’s petrol stocks about to run dry: Minister
Colombo: Sri Lankan Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has issued a stark warning over the country’s fuel stocks as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. On Sunday, Wijesekera…
- World
Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as filling stations go dry
Colombo: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has hiked petrol price by LKR 50 and diesel by LKR 60 respectively, the third price revision in over two months, as the country continues to reel under the…
- India
Rajasthan petrol pumps go dry from paucity of fuel supplies
Jaipur: A petrol and diesel crisis has hit Rajasthan hard with around 2,000 petrol pumps across the state, including 100 in Jaipur, have gone dry. According to petroleum dealers, BPCL and HPCL…
- India
India achieves target of 10 percent ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule. Prime Minister Modi was speaking at…
- India
Petrol pumps protest in 24 states; demand higher commission from OMCs
New Delhi: A petrol pump dealers’ association has announced that no purchase of petrol and diesel will be done from oil marketing companies (OMC) on Tuesday as a mark of protest against…
- India
UP, other states should slash VAT on petrol, diesel: Mayawati
Lucknow: With the Centre slashing the excise duty on petrol and diesel, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday said it was the duty of not only Uttar Pradesh but also…
- Hyderabad
After excise duty cut, petrol, diesel prices dip in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Petrol and diesel prices witnessed a significant fall after the central government cut the excise duty on fuel. The duty has been cut by Rs. 8 per liter on petrol whereas,…
- India
Reduction of excise duty on petrol, diesel not enough, says Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the Central government’s reduction of excise duty on petrol and diesel was not enough and demanded that it be brought down further to…
- India
Petrol, diesel to get cheaper, Centre announces subsidy on gas
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 21 announced a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices amid rising inflation. In a series of tweets, the union minister claimed that…
- India
Mamata Banerjee asks Centre to reduce prices of cooking gas, petrol, diesel
Kolkata: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to states to reduce taxes on fuel, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked the Centre to reduce the prices of cooking gas,…
- Telangana
35.2% VAT on petrol in Telangana, 27% on diesel
Hyderabad: The Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol in Telangana is 35.2 per cent while it is 27 per cent on diesel. However, the state government has rejected demands to reduce VAT…
- India
Some states did not reduce local taxes on petrol, diesel despite Centre’s excise duty cut: Modi
New Delhi: Coming down hard on Opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said some states did not reduce VAT on petrol and diesel despite the excise duty cut by the…
