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BPCL privatisation move make workers jittery

BPCL privatisation move make workers jittery

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Older workers are headed for the VRS exit in larger-than-expected numbers even as unrest stirs over unrevised wage settlements.

45 injured as fire breaks out at BPCL refinery in Mumbai

45 injured as fire breaks out at BPCL refinery in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The fire was brought under control after three hours, a Mumbai Fire Brigade official said, adding that cooling operations were underway.

Logo quiz: Can you recognise these brands?

Logo quiz: Can you recognise these brands?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

All of these companies are present in India.

Weak crude oil may bring Rs 88,800-cr gains this year

Weak crude oil may bring Rs 88,800-cr gains this year

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

Indian basket at 6-month low of $49.11 a bbl

India seeks stake in Russian oil fields in oil quest

India seeks stake in Russian oil fields in oil quest

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

India on Tuesday pitched for a stake in vast oil and gas fields as well as LNG terminals in the frozen Artic of Far East Russia as it looked to import more oil from the former Soviet republic as part of a strategy to diversify its energy basket.

Check out these stocks which offered 10-50% returns this year

Check out these stocks which offered 10-50% returns this year

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Ricoh India, the largest gainer among these pack, has rallied 192 per cent from Rs 294 to Rs 859 on the BSE so far in the current calendar year.

Volatile markets end flat; Sensex gains 25% in FY15

Volatile markets end flat; Sensex gains 25% in FY15

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.

Govt wants PSUs to ramp up dividends, share buybacks

Govt wants PSUs to ramp up dividends, share buybacks

Rediff.com28 May 2020

This comes at a time when the COVID-19 crisis is expected to derail the government's revenue maths for 2020-21, hitting the mop-up from sources such as taxes and divestment.

India Inc's Rs 1-trillion club shrinks in 2018

India Inc's Rs 1-trillion club shrinks in 2018

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

Automobile company Tata Motors, metals and mining major Vedanta, oil marketing firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), private sector IndusInd Bank, and two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto have witnessed their market cap slip below the Rs 1-trillion mark this year.

ATF price hiked, non-subsidised LPG cut by Rs 42

ATF price hiked, non-subsidised LPG cut by Rs 42

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

Jet fuel constitutes over 40 per cent of an airline's operating costs and the price increase will raise the financial burden on cash-strapped carriers.

India in sweet spot as commodity prices are on uptick

India in sweet spot as commodity prices are on uptick

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

The uptick in prices ranging from steel to wheat could benefit lots of commodity-based companies -- from State-owned SAIL to the agro exporters.

'Defeat BJP' call raised at mega farmer event in poll-bound UP

'Defeat BJP' call raised at mega farmer event in poll-bound UP

Rediff.com5 Sep 2021

Referring to Modi, Adityanath and Union Home Minister Amit Shah as 'outsiders', the farmer leader said he has no objection if they become prime ministers after winning polls from Uttarakhand or Gujarat.

Should you subscribe to Indian Oil OFS?

Should you subscribe to Indian Oil OFS?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Attractive pricing coupled with improving prospects make the offer lucrative

Fitch says Indian oil cos are at 'risk'. Here's why

Fitch says Indian oil cos are at 'risk'. Here's why

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Struggling to meet budget targets, the government had in the just concluded fiscal asked cash-rich PSUs to pay second interim dividend as well as undertake share buyback.

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Modi's Cult Of Personality

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.

Modi, Fadnavis dictators, noise against Emergency a farce: Sena

Modi, Fadnavis dictators, noise against Emergency a farce: Sena

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Sena also said that laying a brick for the $44 billion (Rs 3 lakh crore) mega refinery project at Nanar in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra would be akin to laying the foundation stone for a cancer hospital there.

Loss on diesel sales falls to Rs 5.49 per litre

Loss on diesel sales falls to Rs 5.49 per litre

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

The loss, which is made good through government subsidy, has declined since March as the rupee strengthened against the dollar and global oil prices softened.

Sensex snaps 3-day losing streak, ends 164 pts higher; broader market up 1%

Sensex snaps 3-day losing streak, ends 164 pts higher; broader market up 1%

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong

Investors could find BPCL's work culture delightful

Investors could find BPCL's work culture delightful

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

'BPCL has always been spoken about as a multinational company though it is State-run... this sets our work culture also apart.'

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

Fighting for cheating-free petrol pumps

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.

'Fuel at Doorstep' remains a distant dream for retail users

'Fuel at Doorstep' remains a distant dream for retail users

Rediff.com10 May 2018

The permission right now is for delivery only for stationary usage. This limits the service to those who operate units like diesel generation sets.

No magic wand left with Kejriwal to rollback CNG prices

No magic wand left with Kejriwal to rollback CNG prices

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

The likely solution that appears before the AAP government is to seek for a higher quota of domestic natural gas for Delhi, which would bring down auto and cooking gas prices.

Currency unlikely to plunge to Rs 68 to a dollar

Currency unlikely to plunge to Rs 68 to a dollar

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

RBI's steps will prevent rupee from slipping, even if OMCs meet entire $ demand from market

Modi govt's crude oil party finally over?

Modi govt's crude oil party finally over?

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

The price of the Indian basket of crude oil jumped as much as 78 per cent to cross $50 a barrel last week, from a multi-year low of $28 in January.

India to use low priced oil from Saudi, UAE to fill strategic reserves

India to use low priced oil from Saudi, UAE to fill strategic reserves

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Oil prices have declined by more than 60 per cent since January with benchmark crude falling well below $30 per barrel, driven by an acute oil demand decline caused by the coronavirus and a lack of production cuts by OPEC and other oil producing countries.

Bharat Bandh sends oil firms' shares south

Bharat Bandh sends oil firms' shares south

Rediff.com6 Jul 2010

Share prices of both upstream and downstream public sector oil companies fell up to two per cent on Monday. Even Essar Oil, a private fuel retailer, fell 1.50 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

RIL could report flat profit growth in Q2

RIL could report flat profit growth in Q2

Rediff.com11 Oct 2014

RIL might see its September quarter's profit between Rs 5,600 crore and Rs 5,670 crore.

Oil giant ahoy! ONGC may buy out HPCL in 44K cr deal

Oil giant ahoy! ONGC may buy out HPCL in 44K cr deal

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

Following up on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget announcement of creating an integrated oil company, India's biggest oil and gas producer ONGC may buy all of the government's 51.11 per cent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

2019: Year of reality check

2019: Year of reality check

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

From promoters losing their firms to consumers realising there are no free lunches, 2019 was a year of getting real,says Shailesh Dobhal.

Discount on credit card usage at petrol pumps withdrawn

Discount on credit card usage at petrol pumps withdrawn

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Credit card payments to buy fuel at petrol pumps will from October 1 not get a 0.75 per cent discount that State-owned oil companies had introduced more than two-and-a-half years back to promote digital payments.

Breaking protocol, Modi receives Saudi Crown Prince at airport

Breaking protocol, Modi receives Saudi Crown Prince at airport

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

In a tweet, Modi said India is 'delighted to welcome' the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

Hike in petrol, diesel prices put off

Hike in petrol, diesel prices put off

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

Oil companies choose to skip the revision this time.

Petrol, diesel prices to change every day in 5 select cities from May 1

Petrol, diesel prices to change every day in 5 select cities from May 1

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

A pilot for daily revision of petrol and diesel price will be first implemented in Puducherry and Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, Udaipur in Rajasthan, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Chandigarh

All possible assistance extended to Jwala: Sports minister

All possible assistance extended to Jwala: Sports minister

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh responded to his senior colleague in the government Veerappa Moily's letter to him in connection with Jwala Gutta's ongoing impasse with the BAI, saying that he will examine her case and see how he can extend support to her.

Crude oil tanks; India's gain could be well over Rs 1 lakh cr

Crude oil tanks; India's gain could be well over Rs 1 lakh cr

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Chinese stock markets suffered their biggest single-day drop since the global financial crisis.

Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid for 230 days

Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid for 230 days

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

IOC, BPCL and HPCL on Thursday afternoon stopped ATF supplies to Air India at six airports - Kochi, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Vizag and Mohali - over payment defaults. AI flights from these places were tanking up from other airports.

Fuel subsidy: Oil cos have no plans to recoup losses

Fuel subsidy: Oil cos have no plans to recoup losses

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

IOC along with HPCL and BPCL took a hit of about Rs 4,500 crore from absorbing Re 1 a litre hike.

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

Rediff.com21 Oct 2017

Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.

Has Modi govt's #GiveItUp run out of gas?

Has Modi govt's #GiveItUp run out of gas?

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

#GiveItUp but no matching LPG connections for BPL

Petrol, diesel to cost more from tomorrow

Petrol, diesel to cost more from tomorrow

Rediff.com15 May 2015

The new prices will be effective from Friday midnight.