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Workers fill fuel in scooties at a Petrol Pump, amid the fuel price hike, in Guwahati. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Prices of petrol and diesel were hiked for the fourth time in a span of ten days on Monday (May 25, 2026) with the latest being at a comparatively steeper ₹2.7 to ₹2.8 per litre…
Workers fill fuel in scooties at a Petrol Pump, amid the fuel price hike, in Guwahati. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Prices of petrol and diesel were hiked for the fourth time in a span of 10 days, on Monday (May 25, 2026), this time by an average of ₹2.80 paise per litre across the…
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For Mahalakshmi R., who has been riding a bike taxi for nearly two years, every increase in fuel and food prices directly cuts into her daily earnings. What was once enough for three modest meals a day is no longer sufficient. “I earn an average of ₹700 to ₹1,000 each day, depending on the number…
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Transport and taxi unions across Delhi-NCR have launched a 3-day strike from May 21-23. A three-day strike called by transport and taxi unions disrupted daily life across Delhi-NCR on Thursday, leaving commuters stranded for long hours and affecting the supply of goods to markets. Transport unions, led by the All India Motor Transport Congress under…
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Vehicles queue at a fuel station as concerns grow over fuel supply following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has increased retail fuel prices by over 8% with effect from Monday midnight (March 10, 2026) in a bid to curb hoarding and panic buying amid rising…
What began as a localised strike by shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28 over the collapsing rial and soaring inflation has snowballed into the gravest challenge the Islamic Republic has faced since its founding in 1979. The scale and the persistence of protests laid bare deep-seated public resentment towards the state. Iran, long…
Oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed Israeli flag in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A protracted Israel-Hamas conflict could spur oil prices beyond India’s comfort zone and even if the government holds retail fuel prices ahead of critical elections, wholesale prices may spike and a higher import…
Representational image of crude oil barrels ready to be transported. | Photo Credit: AP The government has cut the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country while the levy on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) has been hiked, an official notification said. The tax, levied in the form of…
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