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Activists of Social Unity Center of India (SUCI) scuffle with police officials as police try to arrest them during a protest against the recent petrol price hike in Kolkata on May 24, 2012. India's state-run oil firms announced the sharpest hike in petrol prices in nearly a decade to offset growing losses caused by subsidised rates, rises in the international oil price and a plunging rupee. The increase was put at 6.28 rupees (11 US cents) per litre which, when taxes are included, will mean a 7.5-rupee hike for consumers in India from May 24.
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Development of the new Fiat dealer network for India will start progressively and the 178 existing Fiat-franchised Tata dealers in 129 cities will be encouraged to form the foundation of the future network
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