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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicRising fuel prices

Topic: Rising fuel prices

Modi govt’s petrol, diesel tax hikes seen putting the brakes on India’s economic recovery

The high prices of petrol and diesel are adding another headwind to India’s economy facing the biggest contraction in four decades.

‘Encroaching’ on the common man’s pocket and India’s war with ‘Appstan’

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

India’s petrol, diesel demand yet to recover fully despite end of Covid lockdown

Operations across 23 refineries nationwide were at 77% of capacity in May & amount of crude processed was almost 25% lower year-on-year.

India-China ‘peace talks’ and diesel finally scores over petrol

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

Manmohan-Modi role reversal, and a conversation between Confucius and Buddha

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

Modi-Xi Jinping’s ‘yoga poses’, and BJP IT cell’s ‘eclipse’

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

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for 11th day in a row, rates go up by over half a rupee

Petrol price was hiked by 55 paise per litre & diesel by 60 paise. After the eleventh hike, petrol price went up by Rs 6.02 and diesel by Rs 6.40.

Congress gets compliments from unexpected quarters as petrol prices soar

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

Record fuel prices are hurting Modi as rupee begins to fall again

Fuel costs are adding to Modi’s challenge of tackling a hurtling pace of growth that’s boosting ownership of vehicles and demand for oil ahead of US sanctions on Iran.

Inflation down to 10-month low & industrial output expands by 6.6%

The good news on the inflation and factory output front comes amid falling rupee and rising petrol and diesel prices.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.