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KTR slams Centre over fuel price hike, demands to scrap Cess on petrol, di
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 28 (ANI): Lashing out at the Centre for asking the States to reduce VAT (value-added tax) on fuel, Telangana Industry and Commerce Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday demanded the central government to scrap the Cess on petrol and diesel across the count
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Oppn leaders slam PM Modi over appeal to reduce VAT on fuel
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Opposition leaders from the non-BJP ruled state on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his appeal to states to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel prices to provide relief to the people from the price hike.
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PM Modi urges opposition-ruled states to lower VAT on petrol, diesel
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon opposition-ruled states to follow the Centre's decision by reducing taxes on petrol and diesel to provide relief to the people from the price hike.
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No chance of an immediate hike in petrol prices, says Pak Finance Minister
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said that there was "no chance" of an immediate hike in the price of petrol in the next few days but did not rule out the possibility of revising the prices on or after May 1, adding that even if the pric
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Assam CM announces Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia, govt job for kin of soldiers who
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 23 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the hike in the ex gratia given to the soldiers who die on the line of duty and a job to one person in the family to "recognise and compensate their sacrifices".
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Wall Street down third week in row as interest rate hike fears come to hea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street fell for a third straight week as fears of aggressive interest rate hikes by a Federal Reserve eager to break the back of the worst US inflation in 40 years led to an investor exodus from stocks and even safe-havens such as gold.
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India carving out opportunities from challenges amid Ukraine crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India is "carving out" opportunities from challenging situations as the world continues to face hikes in fuel prices and shortage of food grains amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Risk and hardship allowance of military personnel hiked, to be on par with
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): An anomaly linked to the existing difference in Risk and Hardship allowance between the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) has been resolved today, with the Armed Forces being at par the allowance level as their CAPF counterparts
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Sri Lanka: 1 dead, over 10 injured in clash between protesters, police
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): One person died and over 10 people were injured from the gunshot after the protesters and police clashed in Rambukkana town of Sri Lanka on Tuesday afternoon.
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Home, car loans get expensive as SBI, Axis Bank, others hike lending rates
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), and other government and private banks including Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda and Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Tuesday increased their benchmark lending rates by up to 10 basis points or 0.10 per cent.
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Auto/taxi drivers' associations call off strike
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Unions representing autorickshaws and taxis called off their strike against fuel price hike on Tuesday, however, they have warned that if the demands of auto/taxi drivers are not met within the next 25 days, they will cut Delhi's food supply chain.
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Odisha government increases daily dietary expenses of prisoners
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Odisha Government has enhanced the cost of dietary charges, for each prisoner, from Rs 64 to Rs 80 per day, an official statement read on Monday.
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