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FUEL PRICES NEWS

E20 can save India money. Why doesn’t the consumer see the benefit?

August 23, 2026 1:44 pm

Consumers are not seeing a tangible price benefit despite bearing the cost of a lower mileage. This is because they do not have a choice today.

MSRTC extends 10% bus fare hike till July 31, cites rising diesel prices

July 15, 2026 8:46 pm

The temporary increase, first introduced in April, will remain in force for another fortnight as the state-run transporter cites rising fuel costs and mounting financial losses.

Lower fuel prices are a window. India must use it to prepare for tough times

June 29, 2026 5:20 pm

The current decline in oil prices offers India an opportunity to strengthen the rupee, deepen export competitiveness, accelerate the energy transition and reinforce fiscal discipline

The costs of the Iran war: Thousands of lives and billions of dollars

June 19, 2026 7:41 pm

Iran’s economy was already deeply troubled before the war. But now it is in free fall.

Pune school bus prices to rise by 15-20% due to expensive fuel and urea

May 29, 2026 11:01 am

A press note shared by the association said, due to these factors, the transporters are reluctantly compelled to implement a fare hike.

Scrap VAT on fuel in Maharashtra to cut prices to Rs 70-80, NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil urges Fadnavis

May 28, 2026 2:52 pm

Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar has accused the BJP government of trying to mask its failures by focusing on religious polarisation.

How much do petrol and diesel cost in different cities after the latest price hike? Check Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai rates here

May 26, 2026 9:20 am

Fuel retailers revise petrol and diesel prices daily based on international crude oil prices, rupee-dollar exchange rates and state-level taxes.

‘Government-created crisis’: Opposition slams fuel price hike

May 26, 2026 12:43 pm

Kharge alleged that the country’s economy was “collapsing” and that the Prime Minister had “no vision” to govern the country effectively, adding that people across the country were burdened by rising prices and unemployment.

Gig workers stuck in queues, ‘2,000 buses off roads’: Panic buying of fuel leads to disruptions in Odisha, no shortage says govt

May 16, 2026 1:16 am

Govt holds meeting with oil companies, urges people not to resort to panic buying. Gig workers ask: ‘How do we run our families?’

Fuel price hike points to tougher measures ahead

May 16, 2026 12:11 am

As Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said recently, “managing the current account credibly, financing it, and preventing further currency depreciation are the central macroeconomic imperatives of FY27”

FUEL PRICES PHOTOS

Mamata Banerjee rides pillion on electric scooter in protest against rising fuel prices

February 25, 2021 6:34 pm

With a placard protesting against the petrol price hike hanging around her neck, helmet-clad Banerjee waved at people on both sides of the road during the five-km-long journey from Hazra More to the state secretariat.

Today in pics: Budget Session begins amid protest over price rise

July 07, 2014 7:05 pm

The protest was against hike in rail fares, food prices and other essential commodities.

FUEL PRICES VIDEOS

Express Eye for Detail Ep 5: Political war over Vijay Mallya, Kerala nun rape case and rising fuel prices

June 22, 2020 6:16 pm

Why are the Congress and the BJP fighting over Vijay Mallya? Is the Kerala nun's rape case the biggest blot on the church in India? And what did a Bharat bandh this week really achieve? Arun George answers the big questions of the week.

Fuel prices at an all-time high: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:17 pm

How the government is explaining the rise in petrol and diesel prices. Take a look in today’s News in Numbers.

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