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Best of Last Laughs 2021: From Covid & political rallies to farm laws’ repeal, and back again

The best cartoons of the year, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Cabinet approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for blending in petrol

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane juice to Rs 63.45 per litre from the current Rs 62.65 per litre.

Punjab govt reduces petrol price by Rs 10, diesel by Rs 5

While addressing the media, Punjab CM Charanjit Channi said the new rates will be effective from midnight.

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for fourth consecutive day

The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 109.34 per litre and Rs 115.15 per litre in Mumbai, and crossed past the Rs 120 mark in parts of Madhya Pradesh.

We should have released a white paper in 2014 to show what was inherited from UPA: FM Sitharaman

Referring to the issuance of oil bonds during the UPA tenure, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said the Modi government is paying for the fuel price reductions done by the previous govt.

‘MGNREGA workers not likely to own 4-wheelers’: CEA on why Modi govt unlikely to cut fuel tax

In an interview to ThePrint, CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian explains reasons behind the govt opting to reduce taxes on imported food items like edible oil but not on petrol or diesel.

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri dials UAE, other oil-producing nations over fuel prices

Petrol prices have breached the Rs 100-per-litre mark in over half a dozen states and union territories, while diesel is being sold at over Rs 100/litre in Odisha and Rajasthan.

High petrol, diesel prices have almost never lowered consumption, 20-yr data analysis shows

ThePrint looked at prices and consumption data of petrol and diesel between 1999-20 and 2019-20 and didn't find any discernible pattern.

Wholesale inflation hits record high of 12.94% in May amid rising fuel prices

This is the fifth straight month of uptick seen in WPI-based inflation. In April 2021, WPI inflation hit double digit at 10.49%

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi over fuel prices, says there should be ‘kharche pe charcha’

The Congress leader takes a swipe at PM Modi's 'Parikasha Pe Charcha' programme, compares filling fuel in a car to giving an examination.

On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

Jet Airways’ smooth takeoff, turbulence & crash landing. Key events leading to SC-ordered liquidation

SC set aside resolution plan for Jet Airways, founded by Naresh Goyal in 1992 shortly after India liberalised its economy. A look at timeline of events that led to its permanent grounding.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.