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Diesel rate likely to be cut by Re 1/litre, petrol by Rs 1.75

State-owned oil firms are likely to announce reduction in rates, made possible because of softening in international oil rates, this evening, government and industry sources said.

BJP just put Modi on collision course in UP

The dates selected by the organizers, particularly for Kanpur and Lucknow, could once again ignite communal trouble.

Mulayam running out of time: Khurshid

Will Prashant Kishor be third time lucky?

Here's an analysis of the style and strategy of the man who did the magic for Narendra Modi and then Nitish Kumar and whom the Congress has now hired.

Congress wants Amethi named after Rajiv Gandhi

It submitted a memorandum to UP Governor Vishnukant Shastri seeking a review of the government’s decision to rename Amethi district after Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj.

Oil cos hold 35 paisa cut in diesel, 55 paise hike in petrol

Under-recovery or the difference between retail price and its imported cost on diesel was 8 paisa per litre in the first half of September.

With no tie-up in sight, Cong goes all out against SP

The party will hold a series of protests against Akhilesh Yadav govt beginning with the 'gherao' of the secretariat next week.

Petrol price cut; diesel rate to wait for PM's return

Oil Ministry felt it did not have a clear mandate to reduce rates post the January 2013 decision of the Cabinet to raise prices by 40-50 paisa a litre every month.

BJP's campaign balloon will burst: Rahul

Expressing confidence that UPA will form the government again, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that Bharataiya Janata Party's campaign "balloon" will burst like 'India Shining' in 2004 as he warned that Narendra Modi's coming to power would be damaging for the country.

Lalu-Mulayam-Mamata-Mayawati absence makes Sonia's iftar a political miss

Sonia Gandhi's iftar was meant to be a powerful show of unity of Opposition parties to take on the Modi Sarkar, but that was not to be...

Upset Bihar Congress leader to quit party to join LJP

Upset over not getting a Lok Sabha ticket, former Bihar Congress chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser could join Lok Janshakti Party, led by Ram Vilas Paswan, in a couple of days.

Congress crisis: Looking for icons from decades ago

To look for lessons from Nehru's life to find a way out of the Congress' quagmire is probably futile, says Rahul Jacob

Jairam Ramesh: The man who Congress loves to hate

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is coming under increasing fire from his own party colleagues for quite a few reasons, says Anita Katyal

Tendulkar's farewell Test: Relive the maestro's exit!

Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar, by writer-journalist Dilip D'Souza, is a close scrutiny of the batting legend's last Test, against the West Indies, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, last November.