Rate Hike

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) will not increase tariffs in the near term, the state-owned telecom operator’s Chairman and Managing Director reportedly announced on Tuesday. The official highlighted that BSNL will focus on improving its quality of services to retain the new consumers it gained following the price hike rolled out in India by telecom ...

The government on Thursday announced to increase minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA), in a bid to help workers cope with the rising cost of living.

Jet fuel, or ATF, price was on Sunday reduced by 4.6 per cent while the rate of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants was hiked by Rs 39 per 19-kg cylinder in the monthly revision done in line with international oil price trends.

Reliance Jio has raised the prices of the prepaid plans which come with complimentary Netflix subscriptions. This increase in tariffs follows the trend of telecom companies in India hiking the rates of their prepaid as well as postpaid plans earlier this year. The revised offerings from Jio have been in effect since July 3. The revised Jio prepaid ...

Union Budget 2024: The price of cigarettes will remain unchanged after the government announced no hike in the existing tax rates on tobacco products in the 2024 Union Budget.

Tomato prices soared to Rs 100 per kg in retail markets of the national capital on Saturday as adverse weather conditions in various parts of the country continue to affect supplies of the essential kitchen staple.

Petrol pump owners said PUC centres will be shut from Monday onwards, expressing their dissatisfaction over the recent proposed hike in rates of pollution certificates by the city government.

The Bombay High Court has upheld the Maharashtra government's decision to increase the lease rent in Mumbai's Bandra based on Ready Reckoner (RR) rate, holding that it was not "arbitrary" as the suburb is a high-end real estate area.

After Delhi, CNG price in Mumbai has been hiked by Rs 1.50 per kg and the rate of cooking gas piped to houses by Re 1 due to rise in input costs.

Toll charges in India are revised annually in line with inflation and highway operators put notices in local newspapers announcing hikes of 3% to 5% at nearly 1,100 toll plazas from Monday.

While Google’s Pixel 7a did undercut the competition in many ways by offering an A-series Pixel with premium features like wireless charging and an IP67 rating, this year’s Pixel adds a noticeable hike by adding a new design and a new processor and thus introducing more AI-features. But this new price tag easily puts the Pixel out of reach for ...

For the past two decades, Canada has been welcoming over 200,000 new permanent residents each year, a substantial amount of whom are of Indian descent.

Pakistan could face a fresh burden of inflated petrol rates in the upcoming fortnightly review of petroleum prices, Geo News reported on Saturday.

Wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme have been revised, with hikes ranging between four and 10 per cent for different states.

Retirement fund body EPFO has hiked the interest rate on employees provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2023-24 to 8.25%, a three-year-high.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) will not increase tariffs in the near term, the state-owned telecom operator’s Chairman and Managing Director reportedly announced on Tuesday. The official highlighted that BSNL will focus on improving its quality of services to retain the new consumers it gained following the price hike rolled out in India by telecom ...

The government on Thursday announced to increase minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA), in a bid to help workers cope with the rising cost of living.

Jet fuel, or ATF, price was on Sunday reduced by 4.6 per cent while the rate of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants was hiked by Rs 39 per 19-kg cylinder in the monthly revision done in line with international oil price trends.

Reliance Jio has raised the prices of the prepaid plans which come with complimentary Netflix subscriptions. This increase in tariffs follows the trend of telecom companies in India hiking the rates of their prepaid as well as postpaid plans earlier this year. The revised offerings from Jio have been in effect since July 3. The revised Jio prepaid ...

Union Budget 2024: The price of cigarettes will remain unchanged after the government announced no hike in the existing tax rates on tobacco products in the 2024 Union Budget.

Tomato prices soared to Rs 100 per kg in retail markets of the national capital on Saturday as adverse weather conditions in various parts of the country continue to affect supplies of the essential kitchen staple.

Petrol pump owners said PUC centres will be shut from Monday onwards, expressing their dissatisfaction over the recent proposed hike in rates of pollution certificates by the city government.

The Bombay High Court has upheld the Maharashtra government's decision to increase the lease rent in Mumbai's Bandra based on Ready Reckoner (RR) rate, holding that it was not "arbitrary" as the suburb is a high-end real estate area.

After Delhi, CNG price in Mumbai has been hiked by Rs 1.50 per kg and the rate of cooking gas piped to houses by Re 1 due to rise in input costs.

Toll charges in India are revised annually in line with inflation and highway operators put notices in local newspapers announcing hikes of 3% to 5% at nearly 1,100 toll plazas from Monday.

While Google’s Pixel 7a did undercut the competition in many ways by offering an A-series Pixel with premium features like wireless charging and an IP67 rating, this year’s Pixel adds a noticeable hike by adding a new design and a new processor and thus introducing more AI-features. But this new price tag easily puts the Pixel out of reach for ...

For the past two decades, Canada has been welcoming over 200,000 new permanent residents each year, a substantial amount of whom are of Indian descent.

Pakistan could face a fresh burden of inflated petrol rates in the upcoming fortnightly review of petroleum prices, Geo News reported on Saturday.

Wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme have been revised, with hikes ranging between four and 10 per cent for different states.

Retirement fund body EPFO has hiked the interest rate on employees provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2023-24 to 8.25%, a three-year-high.