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Fuel prices hiked for 11th day in row; petrol past Rs 90 per litre for first time ever in Delhi
Regular petrol rate crossed the Rs 90 mark for the first time in Delhi at Rs 90.19 per litre as against Rs 89.88 on Thursday, while diesel price climbed to Rs 80.60 a litre, as per data from the Indian Oil Corporation website
BusinessToday.In | February 19, 2021 | Updated 10:01 IST
Petrol and diesel prices are on an upward spiral, hitting record highs across metros, while they have already crossed the Rs 100 mark in some cities
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again on Friday, February 19, for the eleventh day in a row. Fuel rates are on an upward spiral, hitting record highs across metros, while they have already crossed the Rs 100 mark in some cities.
NEW DELHI: After Rajasthan, petrol price on Thursday crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Madhya Pradesh after fuel rates were increased for the tenth day in a row.
Petrol price was hiked by 34 paise per litre and diesel by 32 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
While branded or additive-laced petrol, which attracts higher taxes, had crossed the Rs 100-mark in some places in states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, regular petrol crossed the physiological mark in Sriganganagar town of Rajasthan on Wednesday, and on Thursday it went past that mark in Madhya Pradesh.
In Anuppur of Madhya Pradesh, petrol is priced at Rs 100.25 per litre and diesel at Rs 90.35.
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The painful surge in fuel prices in India has led to some hilarious memes and videos on Twitter and Instagram
The painful surge in fuel prices in India has led to some hilarious memes and videos on Twitter and Instagram
Rounak JainFeb 18, 2021, 13:24 IST
People getting fuel at a petrol pump.BCCL
Petrol prices have increased by ₹2.34 per litre in the last one week.
Social media users have started sharing memes and trolls against the hike in petrol prices.
Here are some of the funniest memes around the petrol price hike.The petrol prices in India have been increasing over the past few weeks. In the last one week, petrol prices have increased by ₹2.34 per litre. Petrol price has now crossed ₹100 in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Netizens have been fuming over the petrol price hike and taking potshots at the government on Twitter and Instagram with memes and trolls.