Fuel prices continued to rise on Tuesday, with diesel prices rising to fresh record levels across metros and petrol crossing the Rs 78-per-litre mark in the national capital.

Diesel prices touched record high levels across metro cities on Monday, barring Mumbai, and prices of petrol too inched nearer their all-time peak across major cities.

The Central government is likely to meet its fiscal deficit target on the back of robust economic growth, along with higher tax compliance and "zero" revenue loss in Goods and Services Tax (GST), a senior Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday.

The Central government is likely to meet its fiscal deficit target on the back of robust economic growth, higher tax compliance and "zero" revenue loss in Goods and Services Tax (GST), a senior Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday.

Petrol bunks in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will remain closed dawn to dusk on Wednesday as a mark of respect to DMK President M. Karunanidhi who breathed his last here on Tuesday, said an office-bearer of Tamil Nadu Petrol Dealers Association.

Automobile major Tata Motors will ramp-up production at its Sanand plant in Gujarat in FY19 to meet growing demand for its new generation of passenger vehicles (PV).

Passenger car manufacturer Honda Cars India (HCIL) on Monday launched three "special edition" models of WR-V, City and BR-V to mark the beginning of festive sales.

Ciaz will also come with a new 1.5-litre petrol engine with smart hybrid technology to replace the outgoing 1.4-litre petrol. The engine will be capable of producing up to 104 PS and 138 Nm of torque. For the diesel variant, the car will come with the same 1.3-litre diesel producing 90 PS and 200 Nm of torque.

Suzuki has officially revealed details about its upcoming new Jimny small SUV. As reported earlier, the mini SUV will be launched with a 660-cc petrol engine for Japan and a larger 1.5-litre K15B petrol engine will go under the hood for cars to be sold in markets outside Japan, including Europe.

India’s Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia announced that GST Council will bring petroleum products under the goods and services tax (GST) and the decision will come into action in stages. The statement was made in a meeting held on July 6.