M Veerappa Moily

Moily said that when the report of the Chinnappa Reddy Commission was released during his tenure as chief minister in 1992, the population of Lingayats was much higher than what the current report states.

Merging railway budget with Union budget 'major blunder' of NDA govt: M Veerappa Moily

Taking a swipe at the government, Moily said they are talking of bullet trains when the basics have not been rectified nor sufficient modernisation and technology has been put in place.

Karnataka Assembly Polls: Congress will win at least 130 seats; gateway to South for BJP will be closed: Veerappa Moily

Karnataka polls 2023: He also asserted that Karnataka has always played a crucial role in the formation of the government at the Centre and a victory in the upcoming assembly polls there will pave the way for the formation of a Congress-led government in 2024.

Those against inducting Prashant Kishor are 'anti-reform': Congress leader MV Moily

Moily said the G-23 has no role to play and has become irrelevant “as reform in the Congress is underway under Sonia Gandhi”.

PM Modi resorting to rhetoric; his road to self-reliance nowhere in sight: M Veerappa Moily

Moily's remarks came a day after Modi, at the CII's annual session, on Tuesday had explained the concept of 'Atma-nirbhar Bharat' or Self-reliant India - one where products are 'Made in India' for the world and a nation that is not dependent on others in strategic sectors.

Modi govt denying people benefit of low oil prices; no other nation doing so: M Veerappa Moily

In a press statement, Moily said petrol was priced at Rs 71.41 per litre and diesel at Rs 55.49 a litre when during the UPA-2 regime international oil prices touched an all-time high of $107.09 per barrel.

Govt's relief packages 'peanuts'; should have been 9% of GDP: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily

Moily's attack on the government came a day after RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a string of relief measures for the stressed banking and financial sector.

BSP, Samajwadi Party will be in grand alliance for Lok Sabha poll: M Veerappa Moily

The former union minister's statement followed Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's comment last week that his party would not wait for the Congress to decide on an alliance for the Madhya Pradesh elections any longer, hinting that he could go for a tie-up with Mayawati's BSP.

Sonia Gandhi continues to be UPA chairperson as she can pull allies together: Moily

There were speculations on whether Rahul Gandhi would step into the position after he recently became the Congress president, a post held by his mother Sonia Gandhi for 19 years.

India lost Rs 12 lakh cr due to BJP's opposition to GST: Veerappa Moily

Initiating a discussion on the four GST bills in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Veerappa Moily said what the NDA government has brought about in the name of a "revolutionary tax reform is not a game changer but only a baby step".

Cong says govt delaying GST implementation

Congress today accused the government of being "insensitive" towards implementing GST and said the blame for delaying the key tax reform measure for three years should be on the Modi dispensation.

CNG price may rise by steep Rs 8 per kg from April

Oil Ministry officials said a USD 1 per mBtu increase in the price of domestic gas would result in a hike of Rs 2.93 per kg of CNG in cities that are entirely dependent on domestic gas.

NELP: 46 blocks on auction, area grabbed from RIL included

The blocks offered include some of the 9,000 sq km area in that Barmer block that Cairn had contractually relinquished, but is now seeking it back to connect the currently producing fields in the Rajasthan block.

Govt considering raising subsidised LPG cap to 12: Oil Min

If the quota is raised to 12, about 97 percent of the LPG consumers would be covered by subsidised LPG, oil minister M Veerappa Moily said. Increasing the limit to 12 would result in an additional fuel subsidy burden of Rs. 3,300 crore-5,800 crore for the government.

Cleared projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh cr: Veerappa Moily

Moily, who took over the additional portfolio last month from Jayanti Natarajan, plans to clear the backlog before end of the month.

RIL-BP avert shutdown of KG-D6 field

With Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily approving of the remedial measures that were pending for nearly 18 months, RIL-BP last week added the first production well on the block in more than four years to ramp up output by over 15% to 13.7 million standard cubic metres per day.

IOC disinvestment should happen in appropriate mkt: Moily

Finance Ministry is keen on IOC stake sale to meet the fiscal's disinvestment target of Rs 40,000 crore. The sale of 19.16 crore IOC shares at the current price would fetch the government less than Rs 3,900 crore. The government holds 78.92 percent stake in the country's largest oil refiner as on June 30.

Moily walks the talk: Takes Metro to office to save fuel

Moily walked from his residence at 3, Tughlak Lane, to the Race Course Metro Station, where he boarded a Yellow Line train and alighted two stops later at the Central Secretariat station, a short walk from Shastri Bhawan, the seat of the Oil Ministry.

Govt may appt global experts on fall in KG-D6 gas output

The appointment of an independent international expert, which RIL-BP have been pressing for several months now, would establish who is right and who is wrong.

RIL cries it's being penalised twice over

Reliance Industries has said it is being punished twice over -- first by levy of a USD 1.78 billion penalty and then by being denied a gas price revision, for a single crime of not producing in line with projections that were not even contractual commitments.

Kirit Parikh panel on diesel pricing gets one month more

The government is looking to alter the way diesel and cooking fuels are priced to reduce its subsidy burden, which appears to be spiralling out of hand due to the falling rupee.

India could save $8.5 bn by buying extra Iranian oil: Moily

India could save USD 8.5 billion in foreign exchange spending on crude oil imports in 2013/14 if it relied more on supplies from Iran, which is able to accept payment in rupees, Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily said.

Death toll rises to 8 in HPCL refinery fire

A massive blaze had broken out last evening at the sprawling complex when workers hired by private companies were at work. While two workers died on Friday, as many succumbed to burn injures at a corporate hospital in the port city early Saturday morning.