Amid pressure on fuel supplies due to the conflict in West Asia and related concerns over under-recoveries, oil- marketing companies today morning raised petrol and diesel prices by ₹3 across all variants. That is, the latest price hikes apply to both the regular petrol and diesel variants and the premium and high-octane products. Major reason for economic crisis in India is Modi Government’s leadership crisis: Kharge after fuel hike The Congress president said when diesel prices rise, inflation has a cascading effect across the country, adversely affecting everyone — from industries to household budgets and farmers. Trinamool party office, clock tower demolished in West Bengal. A Kolkata Municipal Corporation team demolished a green clock tower in south Kolkata’s Garia area; in North 24 Parganas’ Naihati area, an illegal Trinamool party office was razed; authorities said the party office was constructed on land belonging to the Railways.