According to the bakery advertisement doing rounds on social media, one can get \"free petrol\" with 1 kg of cake.

The idea is to increase the excise duty on IMFL, especially on the largely consumed mid-segment liquors, and then reduce taxes on petrol and diesel.

The Jeep Compass Limited Plus has been placed at the top of the Compass line-up in India and comes with a few more bells and whistles than what is available with the existing Compass portfolio.

Protests against high petrol and diesel prices paralysed many parts of the country earlier this month.

The duty on IMFL has not been reviewed since 2013, a senior official of the state excise department said on the condition of anonymity.

In Chennai, petrol is priced Rs 85.70, up 29 paise, and diesel is priced Rs 78.31, which is 21 paise increase from Wednesday's price. Petrol has taken a 3 paise jump in Kolkata to reach Rs 84.4, while diesel is Rs 75.72.

Since September 1, petrol prices have gone up by about Rs 3.58 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel rates have increased by Rs 3.57 per litre; the petrol and diesel both have shown a similar trend all across India.

The top gainer among sugar stocks was Avadh Sugar and Energy which hit the upper circuit of 19.99% to 567.15 level on BSE today. The stock of sugar manufacturer Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar rose up to 19.95% to 10.22 level on the BSE.

If govt allows, I can sell petrol, diesel for Rs 35-40 per litre, says Baba RamdevAs petrol and diesel prices continue to break records every day, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has said if the government allows, he can sell petrol and diesel for just Rs 35-40 per litre. He also called for bringing petrol and diesel under the lowest slab of the uniform Goods and Services Tax (GST), and not the 28 per cent rate, as people's \"pockets are being emptied\". Raising questions over the governmen...

The groom's friends said that fuel symbolised a commodity worthy of being given as a gift.

The chances of missing the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent are growing and the first quarter target is already 70 per cent.

Almost two years after the last Bharat Bandh, educational institutes, transport services, and stores were shut in large parts of India as Opposition parties protested the continued rise in fuel - diesel and petrol - prices.

The petrol reached Rs 82.06 per litre in Delhi on Monday, while diesel surged 6 paise to Rs 73.78 per litre. Petrol has already crossed the Rs 90 mark in two districts of Maharashtra.

The yoga guru also calls for bringing petrol and diesel under the lowest slab of the GST, and not the 28 per cent rate, as people's \"pockets are being emptied\".

The government is determined to keep fiscal deficit at 3.3 per cent of GDP on the back of buoyant tax revenues and expectations of surpassing the disinvestment target.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that external factors like policies adopted by the United States, trade tensions and skyrocketing crude oil prices are impacting economies like India, despite \"strong fundamentals\".

All sectoral indices ended in the green, led by realty, power, consumer durables and metals. Brokers said sentiment was bullish on continuous recovery in the rupee amid reports that the government may announce steps to prop up the domestic unit.

The 15-member OPEC (The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) cartel pumped 32.98 million barrels per day last month. The rise in production was last matched in October 2017.

Paytm has introduced a new offer to purchase petrol or diesel from select fuel pumps. The digital-wallet based app has promised a cashback of up to Rs 7,500. According to a report by NDTV News, the offer is valid till August next year.

According to the government data released Friday, food articles registered deflation at 4.04 per cent in August 2018. Last month, deflation in this category was 2.16 per cent.