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In Delhi a litre of petrol costs Rs 83.49, while the fuel was purchased at Rs 86.80 per litre in Chennai. In Kolkata, the fuel was sold at Rs 85.30 per litre.

Petrol prices at record high, crosses 91 mark in Mumbai

A litre of petrol was being sold at Rs 91.08 in the financial capital of the country.

01 Oct 2018 9:36 AM

Fuel station of public sector oil retailers have already started the process of calibrating their dispensing machines to take care of three digit petrol prices.

Rs 100 per litre petrol may become reality this New Year

Every Rs 1 fall in its exchange rate against dollar will add another 65 paisa to pump prices of auto fuels.

27 Sep 2018 8:32 AM

A litre of petrol has touched Rs 90.22 in Mumbai, while diesel is being capped at Rs 78.69 per litre.

Fuel prices continue to rise, petrol sold at Rs 90.22 per litre in Mumbai

In New Delhi, the petrol price has surged yet again and is retailed at Rs 82.86 per litre.

25 Sep 2018 9:51 AM

India is 81 per cent dependent on imports to meet its oil needs.

Crude oil imports may be cut as fuel crosses Rs 90

Since mid-August, petrol has risen by Rs 5.58 a litre and diesel by Rs 5.3 a litre.

25 Sep 2018 9:00 AM

Rising crude prices and the recent 10 per cent slide in the rupee has translated into higher fuel prices for consumers.

Govt may seek to control retail fuel prices to cushion inflationary shocks

About 30-40 per cent of current retail fuel prices in India are composed of federal and state taxes.

25 Sep 2018 8:25 AM

Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 82.16 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 73.87 a litre.

Petrol, diesel rates scale new highs after a day’s break

In Mumbai, petrol priced touched an all-time high of Rs 89.54 per litre.

19 Sep 2018 10:36 AM

Centre is also failing miserably to get all states to agree for VAT cut on the two petroleum products.

Petrol prices rule high as govt stubborn on fiscal target

Centre collected a staggering Rs 2,29,019 crore as excise revenue from the petroleum sector in FY18.

18 Sep 2018 10:53 AM

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Karnataka govt cuts fuel prices by Rs 2 per litre

Rising fuel prices have created a political storm with the opposition launching a scathing attack against the Modi govt.

17 Sep 2018 12:26 PM

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday said the central government should have created a fuel price stabilisation fund to counter the soaring prices of petrol and diesel in the country.

Govt should have set up fuel price stabilisation fund: WB Finance Minister

There is deep concern in many quarters on what the Indian economy is doing at "certain dangerous levels".

12 Sep 2018 6:18 PM

The court, thereafter, directed the central government to decide the representation within four weeks and listed the matter for hearing on November 16. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi HC declines to interfere with fuel price issue, says its economic policy decision

A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and V K Rao made it clear it was not inclined to interfere with govt's decision.

12 Sep 2018 12:47 PM

Govt was spreading "misleading information" by connecting the rising fuel prices here with the global increase in the rate of crude oil.

PIL in Delhi High Court against daily change in fuel prices

A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao, which allowed it to be listed for hearing on Wednesday.

11 Sep 2018 3:28 PM

Both the petrol and diesel prices saw hike of 14 paise per litre in Delhi.

Fuel prices continue the upward march

In Mumbai, petrol and diesel have touched a new high of Rs 88.26 and Rs 77.47 per litre.

11 Sep 2018 10:07 AM

The Centre levies a total of Rs 19.48 per litre of excise duty on petrol and Rs 15.33 per litre on diesel.

Govt rules out excise duty cut as fuel prices hit fresh high

A one rupee per litre cut in taxes would result in revenues being hit by Rs 30,000 crore on an annualised basis.

11 Sep 2018 8:42 AM

In a bid to provide relief to consumers from the sky-rocketing prices of petrol and diesel, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu has announced a reduction of Rs 2 per litre in the prices of both petrol and diesel.

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu announces a reduction in fuel prices by Rs 2

He had earlier criticised the Modi government on continues fuel price hike.

10 Sep 2018 4:47 PM

With India being a large importer of crude oil, the currency depreciation does have an impact on the landed prices.

Petroleum prices rising due to global factors: ASSOCHAM

The major factor for rising prices of petrol and diesel is the global macro situation, impacting the entire pack of Emerging Markets.

10 Sep 2018 1:12 PM

Since mid-August, petrol price has risen by Rs 3.24 a litre and diesel by Rs 3.74 per litre.

Petrol price in Delhi crosses Rs 80 mark, diesel at highest ever

Petrol price was Saturday raised by 39 paise a litre and diesel by 44 paise per litre.

08 Sep 2018 2:14 PM

Petrol and diesel price were Friday hiked by about 50 paisa per litre each - the steepest increase in rates since daily price revision came into effect over 14 months back - to push rates to their highest ever.

Petrol, diesel price hiked by steepest level in a year; rates at record high

Opposition parties have announced nationwide strikes and protests next week over record-high fuel prices.

07 Sep 2018 6:01 PM

A litre of petrol in Mumbai costs Rs 86.56 on Monday.

Petrol, diesel prices at highest-ever levels on rupee woes

Petrol price in Delhi rose to a record Rs 79.15 a litre and diesel climbed to a fresh high of Rs 71.15.

03 Sep 2018 11:32 AM

Diesel price was today hiked about 14 paise per litre and petrol by 13 paise, according to price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.

Diesel price hits record high of Rs 69.46 a litre, petrol inches towards Rs 78 mark

Petrol in Delhi today costs Rs 77.91 per litre, and Rs 85.33 in Mumbai.

27 Aug 2018 12:00 PM

WPI inflation for March was revised upwards to 2.74 per cent from the provisional estimate of 2.47 per cent.

WPI inflation rises to 14-month high of 4.43 pc in May on costlier fuel

Inflation in 'fuel and power' basket rose sharply to 11.22 per cent in May from 7.85 per cent in April.

14 Jun 2018 12:35 PM

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