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Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (Photo: ANI)

Petrol, diesel to get expensive after April 29: Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday warned that the prices of petrol and diesel will be increased after the assembly elections conclude on April 29. He also attacked the government for allegedly profiteering from low global crude oil prices and said it will now put burden on the public as

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  • People queue to fill petrol in their two-wheelers with concerns over potential supply disruptions, but authorities say there are no shortages, amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ahmedabad, India, March 23, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People queue to fill petrol in their two-wheelers as concerns over potential supply disruptions, but authorities say there are no shortages, amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ahmedabad, India, March 23, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

India cuts special additional excise duties on petrol, diesel

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NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) – India slashed its special excise duties on petrol and diesel, as fuel ​prices stay volatile with supplies choked by the Iran ‌war. In a government order on Thursday, India’s finance ministry reduced the special excise duty on petrol to 3 rupees ($0.0318) per litre from 13 rupees earlier. It

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A man carries an LPG cylinder on his shoulder at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
A man carries an LPG cylinder on his shoulder at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi. (Photo: Reuters)

LPG price up Rs 50, CNG by Re 1; excise duty hiked on petrol, diesel

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New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The domestic cooking gas LPG price on Monday was hiked by a steep Rs 50 per cylinder across India and CNG by Re 1 per kg, while the government raised taxes on petrol and diesel to shore up its revenues. The increase in cooking gas price will be for the

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