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A view shows a tank, which was destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko) KYIV/OSLO — Russia stopped providing gas to Finland in an escalation of a row over energy payments with the West on Saturday and intensified an offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. After ending weeks of resistance by the last Ukrainian fighters in the strategic southeastern city of Mariupol, Russia is waging what appears to be a major offensive in Luhansk, one of two provinces in Donbas. Russian-backed separatists already controlled swathes of territory in Luhansk and the neighboring Donetsk province before the Feb. 24 invasion, but Moscow wants to seize the last remaining Ukrainian-held territory in Donbas. The end of fighting in Mariupol, the biggest city Russia has captured so far, could be crucial to that ambition and gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a rare victory after a series of setbacks … [Read more...] about Russia cuts gas flow to Finland, intensifies push for Donbas

(Representative Image) In news that comes as a relief to the common man, the Centre has decided to cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and on Diesel by Rs 6 per litre. This will effectively reduce the price of petrol by Rs 9.5 per litre and of diesel by Rs 7 per litre. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman , while making the announcement on her Twitter handle on May 21, requested state governments to follow the lead, especially those who didn't announce a reduction last time (Novemeber 2021). "I wish to exhort all state governments, especially the states where reduction wasn’t done during the last round (November 2021), to also implement a similar cut and give relief to the common man", read her tweet. Also Read: Excise duty on fuel has to be reduced by Rs 10-12 as there is no other option: Former finance secretary 7/12 We are reducing the Central excise duty on Petrol by ₹ 8 per litre and on Diesel by ₹ 6 per litre. It will have revenue implication of … [Read more...] about Centre cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre, on diesel by Rs 6 per litre

India is 80% dependent on imports for meeting its oil needs and retail rates adjust according to the global movement in crude prices. (Representative Image) Prices of petrol and diesel have remained steady for more than 40 days now. Since the end of a four-and-a-half-month-long halt in rate revision on March 22, rates of petrol and diesel have increased by Rs 10 a litre each through 14 revisions. Fuel prices were last hiked on April 6 by 80 paise a litre each. According to a price notification from fuel retailers, petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 105.41 a litre and diesel Rs 96.67 a litre. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices are at Rs 120.51 and Rs 104.77 per litre, respectively. In Chennai, petrol costs Rs 110.85 and diesel Rs 100.94 per litre; and in Kolkata, petrol is at Rs 115.12 per litre and diesel at Rs 99.83 per litre. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) began to raise retail prices of fuel on March 22. In March, the hike was Rs 6.40 a litre each and in April the hike … [Read more...] about Fuel Prices on May 21: Check out petrol, diesel rates in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities

India meets 80 percent of its oil needs through imports. Retail rates are adjusted according to the global movement in crude prices (Representative Image) Prices of petrol and diesel have remained steady for more than 40 days now. Since the end of a four-and-a-half-month-long halt in rate revision on March 22, rates of petrol and diesel have increased by Rs 10 a litre each through 14 revisions. Fuel prices were last hiked on April 6 by 80 paise a litre each. According to a price notification from fuel retailers, petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 105.41 a litre and diesel Rs 96.67 a litre. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices are at Rs 120.51 and Rs 104.77 per litre, respectively. In Chennai, petrol costs Rs 110.85 and diesel Rs 100.94 per litre; and in Kolkata, petrol is at Rs 115.12 per litre and diesel at Rs 99.83 per litre. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) began to raise retail prices of fuel on March 22. In March, the hike was Rs 6.40 a litre each and in April the hike … [Read more...] about Fuel Prices on May 20: Check out petrol, diesel rates in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities