Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Opposition parties for playing politics over petrol prices and said that the Central Government has slashed excise duty twice in two years so that it does not burn a hole in people's pocket.
As the Pakistan government decided to raise the price of petrol in the country amid the economic turmoil, the common people continue to face difficulties, the country's vernacular media reported.
Ishaq Dar said that the prices of petrol and diesel will remain unchanged. The decision to keep the petroleum products prices unchanged is taken in view of international rates, according to ARY News.
OPEC described the move as aiming to "achieve and sustain a stable oil market, and to provide long-term guidance for the market, and in line with the successful approach of being precautious, proactive and preemptive," in a press release, The Hill reported.
"Kerala FM's arithmetic is a Faustian bargain, moral principles for gaining wealth, the FM of Kerala imposed additional taxes to raise over Rs 2000 crore and he will spend Rs 2000 crore to "tackle inflation"!"
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not yield to the pressure amid the soaring oil prices and advised that India must do what is best for the nation and if pressure comes then face it head
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is teetering amid record-high inflation and soaring food prices along with high petrol prices can trigger protests across the country, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday hinted at taking "difficult" decisions to bring Pakistan out of the tough economic situation.
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 21 (ANI): The speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives has urged the government to respond to questions on the rising petroleum prices as members of parliament from both the opposition and ruling alliance raise questions at Monday's session.