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Country's largest two wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Wednesday said it will increase prices of its entire range of products by up to Rs 900 with effect from October 3 in order to offset impact of rising input costs and weakening of rupee against the dollar.

Hero MotoCorp to hike prices of entire range from October 3

The revision has been necessitated by the increasing commodity costs and currency depreciation.

26 Sep 2018 6:25 PM

Walmart confirmed it sent the letter and in a statement to Reuters urged the two countries to find solutions.

Walmart warns Trump tariffs may force price hikes: letter

The letter comes days after US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

21 Sep 2018 9:22 AM

Citizens are yet to witness a relief in terms of purchasing fuel, as petrol and diesel prices have once again been hiked.

Petrol, diesel prices continue upward march

In Mumbai, the price of petrol has mounted to nearly Rs 90 per litre.

16 Sep 2018 10:27 AM

Petrol price on Thursday touched the Rs 81 per litre mark in Delhi while diesel rates crossed Rs 73 as the potent combination of a depreciating rupee and rising crude oil rates continued to push fuel prices higher.

Petrol price touches Rs 81 mark, diesel crosses Rs 73 in Delhi

The potent combination of a depreciating rupee and rising crude oil rates continued to push fuel prices higher.

13 Sep 2018 5:33 PM

Honda Cars India may have to go for yet another price increase if the rupee continues to be weak against the dollar, a top company official said.

May consider price hike if rupee remains weak against dollar: Honda

The rupee had crashed to an all-time low of 72.91 in morning trade on Wednesday.

13 Sep 2018 5:27 PM

The government on Wednesday approved an over 25 per cent hike in the price of ethanol produced directly from sugarcane juice for blending in petrol in a bid to cut surplus sugar production and reduce oil imports.

Govt raises ethanol price for blending in petrol by 25 per cent

Diverting sugarcane juice for directly making ethanol, which can be doped in petrol, is common across the major sugar producing nations.

12 Sep 2018 5:49 PM

The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Tuesday said that it has no plans to absorb the rising fuel prices, adding that no communication has been received from the central government on the same.

No plans on absorbing fuel prices: BPCL

No communication has been received from the central government on the same.

12 Sep 2018 11:32 AM

Petrol and diesel prices hit fresh highs on Tuesday as rupee plunged to an all-time low, making imports costlier.

Petrol, diesel prices hit fresh highs as rupee plunges to life-time low

A 14 paisa per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices each took the rates to an all-time high.

11 Sep 2018 5:49 PM

In a bid to provide relief to consumers from the sky-rocketing prices of petrol and diesel, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu has announced a reduction of Rs 2 per litre in the prices of both petrol and diesel.

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu announces a reduction in fuel prices by Rs 2

He had earlier criticised the Modi government on continues fuel price hike.

10 Sep 2018 4:47 PM

Petrol and diesel prices set new records on Sunday as they continued their upward march on fall in rupee and surge in global crude oil rates.

Petrol, diesel prices shoot to new record highs

Petrol price was on Sunday raised by 12 paise a litre and diesel by 10 paise per litre.

09 Sep 2018 2:20 PM

Petrol and diesel price were Friday hiked by about 50 paisa per litre each - the steepest increase in rates since daily price revision came into effect over 14 months back - to push rates to their highest ever.

Petrol, diesel price hiked by steepest level in a year; rates at record high

Opposition parties have announced nationwide strikes and protests next week over record-high fuel prices.

07 Sep 2018 6:01 PM

The government will not cut excise duty on petrol and diesel to cushion spiralling prices, which touched fresh highs on Tuesday, as it has limited fiscal space available to take any dent in revenue collections, a top official said.

Govt rules out excise duty cut as petrol, diesel prices hit fresh high

Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday touched fresh highs as rupee dipped to a record low of 71.54 against US dollar.

04 Sep 2018 5:46 PM

Citizens are yet to receive any respite from rising fuel prices, as the rates of petrol and diesel have risen for the tenth consecutive day.

Fuel prices shoots to record high, up for 10th consecutive day

In New Delhi, petrol prices were hiked by 16 paise, while diesel by 19 paise.

04 Sep 2018 1:12 PM

The Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of selling petrol and diesel to other nations at far cheaper rates than to Indian citizens and alleged the people, who were suffering due to the all-time high prices, would give it a befitting reply in elections for this "betrayal". (Photo: ANI)

Modi govt selling petrol, diesel cheaper abroad: Congress

Randeep Surjewala claimed the common man was suffering due to spiralling prices of such products.

31 Aug 2018 3:42 PM

Fuel prices have again witnessed a hike on Friday morning with petrol being sold at Rs. 78.52 per litre and diesel at Rs. 70.21 per litre Delhi.

Fuel prices on the rise: Petrol Rs 78.52, diesel Rs 70.21 in Delhi

People are facing problems due to rise in the price of petrol and diesel.

31 Aug 2018 12:17 PM

Natural gas prices are set every six months based on average rates in gas-surplus nations like the US, Russia and Canada.

Natural gas price may be hiked by 14 per cent from October

Gas price was last hiked to USD 3.06 per mmBtu for April-September 2018 from USD 2.89 in the previous six months.

30 Aug 2018 3:08 PM

Petrol prices on Tuesday crossed the Rs 78 per litre mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two-and-half-months, while diesel continued to scale new highs.

Petrol crosses Rs 78, diesel rates at new high

Fuel prices have been on the rise since August 16 after the rupee dipped to its lowest value against the US dollar.

28 Aug 2018 7:15 PM

The D-Max price range is currently between Rs 7.1 lakh and Rs 15.82 lakh.

Isuzu to hike prices of D-MAX Pick-ups by up to Rs 50,000

The increase in price is due to the increasing input and distribution costs.

22 Aug 2018 1:36 PM

Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday hiked prices of its vehicles by up to Rs 6,100 in order to partially offset increase in commodity and distribution costs and adverse foreign exchange rates. (Photo: PTI)

Maruti Suzuki hikes prices by up to Rs 6,100

The new prices are effective from today.

16 Aug 2018 3:51 PM

Yamaha hikes R15 prices

Yamaha had launched the third-generation R15 V3.0 at the Auto Expo 2018.

09 Aug 2018 6:21 PM

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