And there is surely more to come. How do we prepare for a world where, two years from now, the country you care most about may be governed by someone you’ve never heard of and a political party that doesn’t yet exist? The pace of change is head-spin... read more

Petrol and diesel prices Friday scaled new highs as rates were increased on account of rupee depreciation and rise in international oil rates. read more

Petrol prices in Uttar Pradesh are not at an all-time high yet, although all-round protests would indicate otherwise. read more

The rupee is the latest currency to be dragged down by fears that an escalating trade war could hurt global growth and severely affect Asian economies. read more

The rupee on Tuesday hit yet another record low of 72.73 against the US dollar, falling 28 paise in late afternoon trade on strengthening American currency as crude oil prices went past the USD 78 a barrel mark. read more

On Sunday, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia had announced a reduction of value added tax (VAT) Rs 2 per litre for petrol and diesel. read more

The Bharat Bandh called by the opposition on September 10th is the first major poll bugle blown ahead of 2019 elections. Congress President Rahul Gandhi took the opportunity to bring together some 21 opposition parties on a single platform to take on the Modi government over the rising cost of petrol and diesel prices. Experts say that the nation-wide planned Bandh was Congress’ way of showing the BJP that it can mobilise other opposition parties to take on the NDA government on issues touching the common man. Parties that extended their support to Congress include SP, BSP, NCP, RJD, DMK, TDP, JD(S), MNS, among others. The ruling party hit back at the opposition parties for “creating an atmosphere of fear” among the common people with the Bharat Bandh. (HT Correspondent )read more

Retail prices of fuels vary depending on local taxes, dealer commissions and the costs incurred in transporting them from refineries. read more

On the other hand, the price of petrol rose to Rs 87.77 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel is being sold at 76.98 per litre. read more

While petrol prices went up by 48 paise per litre, diesel soared by Rs 55. Fuel prices have been on the rise since mid-August, going up almost every day due to a weak rupee and rise in crude oil prices. read more

On Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley remained non-committal on cutting excise duty to cushion spiralling petrol and diesel prices, saying international oil prices are volatile and have not shown any linear movement. read more

With the latest revision in prices, CNG will cost \u20B954.75 per kg and PNG \u20B929. The rise may result in a hike in the fares of cabs and auto-rickshaws, which mostly ply on CNG. read more

The Indian rupee’s unabated fall continued for the sixth straight session on Wednesday, hitting yet another closing low of 71.75, down 17 paise against the US currency as surging oil prices and weak trend in emerging market currencies weighed on sen... read more

Intra-day, the rupee plummeted to a historic low of 71.97 a dollar on Wednesday before finding some respite, staging some recovery towards the tail-end. read more

The sliding rupee and expectations of a faster-than-anticipated pace of monetary tightening by the US Fed saw more than $3 billion of foreign portfolio investments moving out in the April-June period. read more