The move follows the Centre's decision on Tuesday to increase excise duty on petrol by a record Rs 10 per litre and Rs 13 per litre for diesel. The hike, however, did not push up fuel prices as global oil prices have dropped to a nearly two-decade low.

The tax hike will generate an additional revenue of Rs 100 crore for the UT administration in 2020-21. After the revision in prices, petrol in the city now costs Rs 68.62 a litre, a hike of Rs 2.8, and diesel Rs 62.02 per litre, an increase of Rs 2.72.

Before lockdown, the VAT rate on petrol was 30 per cent and on diesel was 22 per cent.

In addition to the Rs 1,600 crore liquidity position, the company said it has undrawn sanctions of Rs 900 crore as on March 31, 2020. The Gurugram-headquartered micro lender also said that it will offer moratorium to all the existing borrowers across India.

The bank which was under RBI's administration since 2014, failed to come up with a satisfactory revival plan, after which the banking regulator cancelled its license. Majority of the bank's depositors now get 100 per cent of their money back. The government hiked the minimum deposit insurance cover from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh in its budget announcement in February.

The minister said India gives the most importance to "the fair dealing and the reciprocity" while signing any multilateral agreements. He said it was not there because of which India did not participate in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Trump’s move to blame China for the Covid-19 outbreak is expected to worsen global trade ties.

"We are committed to doing all we can to return monies in the schemes that are wound up at the earliest to investors, and to regain your trust in our brand," Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) President Sanjay Sapre said in a note to investors.

According to an analysis of the data made public by mutual funds, the CEO salary given by the top 12 fund houses in terms of assets under management increased in the range of 2-132 per cent in 2019-20 from the preceding fiscal year.

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Jharkhand Wednesday denied West Bengal''s claim that it had released water without consultation.

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday hit the street for the second time this week to protest against the fare hike in the railways and the Metro Rail service.

Top TMC sources said the articles published in the mouthpiece were cleared by Banerjee and the editorial board.

All the three babies who died since Friday were underweight and had developed respiratory distress immediately after birth.

Supreme Court''s award of a Rs 5.96 crore compensation to Dr Kunal Saha for the death of his wife Dr Anuradha Saha due to medical negligence drew muted reactions.

Social activist Medha Patkar accused Narendra Modi of "spreading lies" in public meetings about getting free power from the Sardar Sarovar Project.

After successfully hatching critically endangered Batagur turtles in captivity, officials at the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) would release a batch of the hatchlings in the Sunderbans mid-2014.

A girl, who had resisted the attempts by her family to marry her off as a child, died late Wednesday.

The CAB has decked up the stadium facade and interior with Tendulkar''s posters and cut-outs.

It remains unknown as to what charges Gazi was arrested under.

Two separate processions were taken out to mark five months of the incident.

Patil said she had told Singh to Keep all issues aside and serve the nation.

Callous 28-year-old forced to walk to hospital''s labour room on second floor, delivers on the way.

The girl''s family can choose to use the amount either for her further education or in her marriage.

Adhikari said the Centre must stop unwanted intervention into cooperative societies.

RVNL, which started work in 2011-2012, has filled up several water bodies thereby affecting the ecological balance of the area, the petition alleged .

The exodus of Congress and Left Front councillors to the Trinamool Congress continued Thursday giving the party an absolute majority in at least two more civic bodies.

The State Election Commission Saturday announced repoll in six booths in Howrah, Krishnanagar and Bidhannagar municipalities where the election were held Friday.

Trinamool Congress maintained its winning streak bagging four of the five municipalities that went to polls last week.

In A move that has angered even those who owe allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress, the Mamata Banerjee government Tuesday banned all processions, rallies and demonstrations by government employees at Nabanna, the new secretariat building at Howrah.

The postponement of the proposed enrolment for Aadhaar at gas agencies, which was supposed to begin on December 2, has left dealers apprehensive.

A seven-member delegation met Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Abida Islam and submitted a memorandum expressing concern over the alleged violation of human rights of Hindus.

The TMC also took control of the New Barrackpore Municipality, which it was managing jointly with the Congress.

Operational conversion unit bid farewell to its oldest workhorse after five decades of service.

The state has already paid Rs 50 crore to the depositors, which according to the PIL, is not acceptable under law.

The matter has now been referred to Attorney General G E Vahanvati to work out legal details.

Taslima told PTI that the story of the serial, which was earlier scheduled to be broadcast from Thursday night on the newly launched 'Aakash Aath'' channel, is about a Hindu family settled in the city.

The police have already arrested seven persons in connection with the gangrape.