Passenger vehicle sales race ahead in May as Maruti, Kia break recordsThe Indian automobile industry celebrated a strong sales performance in May, with Maruti Suzuki and Kia India achieving their best-ever sal...
01 Jun, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Behind the petrol pump: Why fuel retailers losing Rs 7-8 per litre need $85 crude oil to stop bleeding cashOil companies face continued losses of Rs 7-8 per litre on petrol and diesel, with a breakeven point only at crude prices of $85-87 a barre...
27 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Blow to household budgets: Congress slams govt over latest hike in petrol, diesel pricesFuel prices have risen again, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition. Leaders state this hike will fuel inflation and strain family fi...
26 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
PM Modi promised achhe din, but delivered hard times, says SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that recent increases in petrol and diesel prices are ...
25 May, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Petrol, diesel price surge a 'global crisis', don't hoard fuel: Maharashtra CM FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis labels the fuel price hike a global crisis. He urges citizens to avoid hoarding fuel to preven...
25 May, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
India turns to Latin American, African oil after Hormuz disruptionIndian refiners sought oil from Latin America and Africa as Middle East supplies faced disruptions. Imports from Venezuela, Brazil, Angola,...
25 May, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
‘Why are petrol, diesel prices rising despite OMCs’ super profits?’ Congress MP Manish Tewari slams fourth hike"Why @HardeepSPuri Why ? State Run Oil Marketing Companies ( OMC's) made whopping profits in FY 2025 -26 . The Three OMC's made a cumulativ...
25 May, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Oil prices fall over 5% on hopes for Iran dealOil prices have dropped significantly as markets react to potential peace talks between the United States and Iran. Asian stock markets saw...
25 May, 2026, 06.47 AM IST
CM Revanth Reddy slams PM Modi over petrol, diesel price hike, seeks immediate rollbackTelangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has demanded the central government roll back the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices. He ...
16 May, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Indian oil companies hiked premium petrol price today after a 4 years gap; Here's the real reason whyPetrol price hike: State-owned oil marketing companies raised prices of their premium-grade petrol variants by Rs 2.09 to Rs 2.35 per litre...
20 Mar, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
- DMK flays petrol price hike
Karunanidhi said the issue had become similar to that of attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan navy.
16 Feb, 2013, 01.28 PM IST
- BJP to launch country-wide movement against petrol price hike
The BJP will launch a nation-wide movement to protest the recent petrol price hike, its general secretary Kiran Maheshwari said today.
04 Jun, 2012, 03.08 PM IST
- Bandh effective in SAD-BJP led Punjab, partial in Haryana
The nationwide bandh against petrol price hike affected normal life in SAD-BJP ruled Punjab, but evoked a mixed response in Congress-led Ha...
31 May, 2012, 02.54 PM IST
Petrol price hike "unreasonable": BJPBJP today flayed the steep hike of Rs 7.5 per litre in petrol price terming it as "unreasonable" which will make the life of the common man...
23 May, 2012, 08.23 PM IST
- Parliament may be stalled if hike in petrol prices not withdrawn: BJP
Demanding an immediate roll back of petrol price hike, BJP threat to stall House during the winter session if government fails to do so.
08 Nov, 2011, 03.51 AM IST
- BJP asks UPA allies to build pressure on govt for a petrol price hike rollback
The opposition alleged that UPA-II, under economist Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has increased the price of petrol by a total of Rs 25 si...
16 Sep, 2011, 08.25 PM IST
- Pranab Mukherjee rules out possibility of rollback of hike in petrol prices
The minister said there was no question of rolling back the petrol price hike, as the govt was already burdened with the subsidy given to o...
21 May, 2011, 09.21 PM IST