Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said on 27 March that there is a strong possibility the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government will increase the prices of cooking gas and transport fuel after the assembly elections on 29 April. West Bengal is voting in two phases for assembly elections on 23 and 29 April. Also Read…
As global oil markets reel from sharp price spikes triggered by the ongoing West Asia conflict, the Indian government has opted to absorb a substantial fiscal burden rather than pass on the full impact to consumers, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. Framing the decision as a policy trade-off, Puri…
Petrol and diesel prices across several Indian cities remained largely unchanged for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday, 18 March, continuing the recent trend of stability in retail fuel rates. Steady pricing for petrol and diesel is holding in India, even as global oil markets see volatility, driven by geopolitical tensions in the…
Petrol and diesel prices in several cities, rates mostly remained stable on Sunday, March 15. This relative stability has continued despite significant fluctuations in global oil markets caused by geopolitical tensions linked to the Middle East conflict. To keep domestic fuel prices in line with international crude oil costs and currency exchange rate movements, Oil…
Petrol, diesel prices on 14 March 2026: Petrol and diesel prices across several Indian cities witnessed slight price movement but rates largely remained unchanged on Saturday. This stability in fuel prices continues even as global oil markets continue to experience sharp volatility amid geopolitical tensions due to Middle East conflict. To align fuel prices with…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday (local time) said that the Trump administration is considering waiving the Jones Act for a brief period to ensure that energy and agricultural shipments can move freely between US ports, reuters reported. The development comes weeks after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, which, in…
Amid growing concerns over LPG shortages amid the US-Iran conflict, Indian consumers are bypassing panic in favor of parody. From viral memes to biting satire, social media is proving that while fuel might be scarce, Indian wit is in endless supply. Here are some of the most hilarious memes that are flooding the Internet amid…
US-Iran War: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a slew of austerity measures aimed at saving fuel in the country as oil prices soar due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, news agency AFP reported. Sharif – who addressed the nation on the state-run PTV and other private channels – described the decision…
The United States and Israel have reportedly run into their first significant disagreement since launching joint strikes against Iran on 28 February, with Washington raising concerns over the scale of recent Israeli strikes on 30 oil depots in Tehran. The strikes carried out by Israel on Saturday went “far beyond” what Washington expected when Israel…
