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Crude oil prices, dollar rates causing fuel hike: Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 28 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday cited the increase in the cost of crude oil in the international market and the rupee-dollar exchange rate as the primary reason for the recent hike in fuel prices.
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All you need to know about deforestation-free palm oil
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 27 (ANI): From food to detergents to cosmetics, palm oil is a vegetable oil that is used in thousands of products worldwide, including an estimated 50 percent of all products on supermarkets shelves.
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Minor, her alleged lover forced to dip hands in hot oil
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], May 25 (ANI): In a bizzare incident here, a 17-year old girl and a man were forced to dip her hands in hot oil to prove that they were not having an affair.
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Fuel prices rise for 12th straight day
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Fuel prices continued to increase for the 12th straight day today, with petrol and diesel prices hiked by 32 and 18 paise, respectively.
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Petroleum products should come under GST: IOCL Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Chairman, Sanjiv Singh on Tuesday stressed on bringing petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in order to provide relief to common people from the ongoing spurt in fuel prices across the nation.
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Less oil production in OPEC affects fuel price: Pradhan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the hike in the fuel prices is due to the less production of oil in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and hike in crude oil price in the internati
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Pradhan, Saudi oil minister discuss oil price hike over phone
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh, [Saudi Arabia] May 18 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has expressed his concern over rising oil prices and its negative impact on consumers and the Indian economy with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Fa
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Sensex, Nifty extend opening losses
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): Market indices continued to extend opening losses on Friday morning, amid a hike in global crude oil prices.
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Petrol, diesel get costlier
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): In line with the price hike announced earlier, the cost of petrol and diesel across India has been hiked as of 6:00 a.m. this morning.
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Assam: CBI arrest ONGC official for demanding bribe
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a Deputy General Manager of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Assam's Sivasagar city for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs two lakh from a man for passing his pending bills.
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Sri Lanka: Iran to build new refinery
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): In addition to upgrading its ageing 50,000 barrel per day (bpd) state-owned refinery, Iran has also agreed to build a new oil refinery for Sri Lanka.
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Pradhan, JP Nadda appointed as BJP observers in Karnataka
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], May 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Oil and Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda will attend a party meeting here in Karnataka on Wednesday as Bharatiya Janata Party's observers.
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