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UPA allies, Oppn parties seek rollback of diesel price hike
Making a strong pitch for immediate rollback of hike in diesel price, UPA allies and opposition parties have threatened to take to the streets with Samajwadi Party saying it will 'not hesitate to take stern steps'.
Left parties to hold countrywide protests on diesel price hike
Left parties on Friday opposed the hike in diesel price with CPI (M) terming it a 'gigantic fraud' and decided to hold protests across the country while targeting Trinamool Congress for its 'double
Cabinet may discuss fuel price hike on Thursday
The cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may discuss raising the prices of heavily subsidised fuels including diesel at a meeting on Thursday and could take a decision, government officials
Diesel price hiked by Rs 5/litre; petrol, kerosene spared
The government on Thursday decided to hike diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre effective midnight tonight, but left petrol, kerosene and LPG rates untouched.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs,
Auto makers welcome diesel price hike
The automobile industry welcomed the diesel price hike, saying it is a much-awaited decision. Auto-makers, however, added that the hike has come at a wrong time for the overall economy.
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Diesel hike gives RBI room to cut rates: PMEAC
Welcoming the fuel price hike decision by the government, PMEAC and economists today said the decision provides room for Reserve Bank to ease monetary policy to give thrust on growth.
The hike in di
Fuel price hike not on CCPA agenda on Tuesday: Reddy
An increase in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene price is 'unavoidable', Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said on Tuesday but indicated that the hike may not be decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) at its meeting later in the evening.
CCPA meeting postponed; no new date fixed
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), which could have decided on raising diesel and cooking fuel prices, was on Tuesday postponed even as Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said t
Automakers seek hike in diesel prices
Auto companies have approached the government to consider hiking diesel prices to bring parity with petrol to offset the huge imbalance that has set in the car demand pattern. However, they have tak
AIADMK holds demonstrations
The ruling AIADMK held demonstrations across Tamil Nadu protesting against the Centre for the 'unprecedented' hike in petrol price and also demanding its immediate rollback.
The nation-wide protest w
