Read more about Fuel price rise for second consecutive day takes it to new highs on Business Standard. Fuel price rise in the country continued on Monday with oil marketing companies (OMCs) increasing the the pump rate of both petrol and diesel for the second consecutive day
Petrol stands at Rs 92.34 and diesel at 82.95 per litre in Delhi. (Photo: Representational)
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Auto fuel rates are unchanged after reaching record heights on May 14.
While the price of diesel is Rs 90.11 per litre in Mumbai, petrol rates are Rs 98.65.
After reaching record heights on Friday, petrol and diesel prices have remained unchanged for the day. The petrol in Delhi remains constant at Rs 92.34 per litre, while diesel is priced at Rs 82.95 per litre on May 15.
According to the data from the Indian Oil Corporation, in Mumbai, a litre of petrol will cost Rs 98.65 today while diesel is Rs 90.11 per litre. In Pune, the retail price of one litre of petrol stands at Rs 98.61 while a litre of diesel costs Rs 88.70. However, the country’s capital has witnessed a price hike of Rs 1.65 per litre for petrol while the price for diesel has gone up by Rs 1.88 per litre this month.
Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, the third increase this week, propelling petrol price to cross Rs 100 per litre mark in more cities including Bhopal and Indore. Petrol and diesel prices are now at record high across the country, price notification of state-owned fuel retailers showed. In Delhi, petrol now comes for Rs 92.05 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 82.61. This was the third increase in prices this week and seventh hike since May 4 when the state-owned oil firms ended an 18-hiatus in rate revision they observed during assembly elections in states like West Bengal.
Read more about Petrol price up by 25 paise, diesel by 30 paise in Delhi on Business Standard. Petrol and diesel prices have witnessed a minor surge in the national capital and stood at Rs 90.99 per litre and Rs 81.42 per litre, respectively on Thursday
Updated Feb 26, 2021 | 13:32 IST
Shashi Tharoor shared a video of him pulling an autorickshaw with rope and raising slogans against the sky-rocketing prices of fuel. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor pulls an autorickshaw
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Thousands of trade associations, transport unions and kisan unions are observing Bharat Bandh today
The Bandh has been called to protest against the rising fuel prices, GST and the new e-way bill
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday protested against the soaring fuel prices by pulling an autorickshaw in the middle of the road outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. According to the politician, more than 100 autos joined the protest and expressed discontent against the Centre and the state government.