He further claimed that the fuel prices are very low if per capita income is compared to the fuel prices in the country.
Bihar resident Tamanna Hashmi filed the case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, alleging that it was a "conspiracy" to sell petrol at high rates across the country though the price of crude oil was quite low.
The Reserve Bank of India has called for a reduction in taxes on fuel
Except for environmental benefits of disincentivising the consumption of fossil fuels, the imposition of a petroleum product tax is not only regressive in its impact but also seems to be defeating the essential fiscal purpose of taxation i.e. controlling inflation
The demonstrations on November 15 night were "severe" in Sirjan in central Iran as "people attacked a fuel storage warehouse in the city and tried to set fire to it," the news agency reported.
A litre of petrol and diesel in Delhi retails for Rs 82.26 and Rs 74.11 per litre after the respective hike of 23 paise and 29 paise
Despite reducing value-added tax by Rs 2.50 per litre, the financial capital is still the costliest for petrol
The price of petrol in Delhi increased by 18 paise to Rs 81.68 per litre, while that of diesel rose by 29 paise to Rs 73.24 per litre.
In Delhi, petrol prices dropped Rs 2.50 per litre to Rs 81.50.
In Delhi, petrol touched Rs 84 per litre, an increase of 15 paise
In Delhi, prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) rose Rs 1.7 to Rs 44.30/kg. Prices of subsidised LPG cylinders too increased Rs 2.89 at Rs 502.4 per cylinder.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said higher fuel prices are a matter of concern and that his government is finding ways to offer some relief to the public
The price of petrol has crossed the Rs 90-mark in more than 20 of Maharashtra's 36 districts
The BJP-led Maharashtra government said the state would lose Rs 2,200 crore of revenue per year if it slashes prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 1 per litre
Diesel prices remained unchanged across the country but those of petrol rose by 9-10 paise per litre overnight
In the national capital, petrol price jumped 6 paise in Delhi to Rs 82.22/litre, while the price of diesel remained stable at Rs 73.87/litre
In Mumbai, the price of petrol jumped 10 paise to Rs 89.54 per litre mark on September 18
The revised price for a litre of petrol was recorded at Rs 82.06 in the national capital on September 17.
Fuel prices have been on a rise since mid-August, rising almost every day due to a combination of a drop in rupee value against the US dollar and the rise in crude oil prices.
Fuel prices have been on a rise since mid-August, rising almost every day due to a combination of a drop in the dollar-rupee and rise in crude oil prices.
Fuel prices have been on a rise since mid-August, rising almost every day due to a combination of a drop in the dollar-rupee and rise in crude oil prices.
In Delhi, the prices of petrol and diesel saw a 14 paise hike each to Rs 80.87/litre and Rs 72.97/litre, respectively.
Fuel prices continued their upward march, with the price of petrol touching Rs 88.12/litre in Mumbai and Rs 80.73/litre in Delhi
The petrol prices in Delhi too crossed Rs80/litre mark with petrol selling at Rs 80.38/litre in the national capital