Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar announced a protest on April 17, criticizing the central government for increasing the prices of essentials. He also links the timing of petrol and diesel price hikes to the start of the Karnataka BJP's Jan Akrosh Yatra.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) has demanded the Central government to immediately reverse the recent hike in petrol, diesel, and LPG prices, accusing the BJP administration of plunging the lives of Indian citizens into chaos with its unrelenting fuel price i
"There are several issues like price hikes in petrol and diesel. They (Centre) only talk about issues that are 300 years old...No one is talking about unemployment, Manipur, price rises or famers. They only want to divide the country. BJP is doing the work of spreading poison in the count
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said that he is "overjoyed" to announce that the Odisha government has signed MoUs with Petronet LNG, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited, and several other companies under IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited) of the Ministry of
Speaking to the media, Reddy said "They (BJP) started 'Jan Akrosh' rally yesterday from Mysuru because of price rise by State Government...Yesterday, Central Government increased Rs 50 on gas (cylinders) and Rs 2 each on diesel and petrol (excise). In 11 years, Central Government collected R
The Crown Prince of Dubai, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, arrived in New Delhi on his first official visit on Tuesday. He was welcomed with a ceremonial guard of honour and received by MoS Tourism & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi.
"Namaskar to all my BJP friends. You all are doing 'Jan Akrosh Yatra'. I congratulate all of you. But at the same time, Government of India, your BJP Government has hiked the price of petrol, diesel and gas. So, your 'Jan Akrosh Yatra' should go on with BJP, it is your party," Dy CM Shiva
In a post on X, Hardeep Puri said, "We have been providing affordable LPG cylinders to our customers before, and we will continue to do so. The international benchmark for LPG, Saudi CP, saw a 63 per cent price increase (from $385/MT in July 2023 to $629/MT in February 2025), while during
In a post on X, Stalin accused the BJP-led Central government of hiking excise duty on petrol and diesel prices despite a drop in global crude oil rates, stating that citizens are not asking for a price cut but merely begging for no further increases.
Amid the turmoil in stock markets over the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the Modi government, stating that the benefit of reduced international crude prices has not been passed on to consumers and excise duty has now been h
The central government has raised the excise duties on diesel and petrol each by Rs 2 per litre, effective from Tuesday, according to a notification from the Department of Revenue.