RAISING EYEBROWS

this protest,” he said.

Taxes on petrol and diesel, which account for more than a third of retail fuel prices, are one of the biggest sources of income for the government, and an emotive issue for voters.

Past governments have usually lowered taxes when international oil prices shot up, but Modi’s administration has made little concession so far. – Reuters

Picture: EPA-EFE Models exhibit creations by Cesar Galindo at New York Fashion Week Spring 2019 in New York on Sunday.