In New Delhi, petrol remained unchanged at Rs 69.59 and diesel at Rs 62.29 per litre
Petrol now costs Rs 69.59 per litre in Delhi and Rs 72.29 per litre in Kolkata
Delhi has the lowest fuel prices among metros because of lower state taxes
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he had asked the PM to to pass on the benefit of the global oil price crash to Indian consumers, but instead "our genius" hiked excise duty on fuel. His jibe at the prime minister came a day after the government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by a steep Rs 3 per litre each to garner about Rs 39,000 crore additional revenue. "Just 3 days ago I had requested @PMOIndia to pass on the benefit of the global oil price crash to Indian consumers, by slashing the prices of petrol & diesel in India. Instead of heeding this advice, our genius has gone and hiked #exciseduty on fuel!" Gandhi tweeted. He also tagged a video of a press conference in which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman purportedly avoids answering a question on why government has not passed on the benefits of the global oil crash to the people. The former Congress president on Wednesday had accused Prime Minister Modi of being .
Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 69.75 per litre, while diesel is priced at Rs 62.44, according to a price notification of state-owned oil firms
Congress senior spokesperson said the government should reduce the rates of petrol, diesel, and LPG by at least 35-40%
Petrol now costs Rs 70.14 per litre in Delhi, Rs 75.84 per litre in Mumbai, Rs 72.83 a litre in Kolkata and Rs 72.86 per litre in Chennai after the price cut
Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 70.29 a litre and diesel Rs 63.01 a litre; in Chennai, petrol costs Rs 73.02 and diesel Rs 66.48 a litre; in Mumbai, petrol costs Rs 75.99 and diesel Rs 65.97 a litre
Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 75.54 per litre--the highest in more than a year--and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 68.51.
The nationwide demonstrations were triggered by a shock fuel price hike
Demonstrations erupted in Iran on November 15 against the unexpected decision to raise the price of petrol by as much as 200%
On Thursday, the price of petrol dropped by 10 paise to Rs 74.51 a litre and diesel by 6 paisa to Rs 67.43 a litre in Delhi, the first cut since September 8
Petrol in the national capital costs Rs 71.84 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 65.11 a litre, according to daily price notification of Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country's largest oil firm
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's retail inflation rose for the sixth straight month in July - the longest stretch of monthly increases since January 2016 - to a nine-month high, largely due to a continued rise in food prices, a Reuters poll predicted.
In almost a repeat of the 2014 elections, BJP and its allies have won 353 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha
Moody's expects India's state-owned oil companies will continue to pay high dividends in the next financial year
In New Delhi, petrol is being sold 17 paise higher at Rs. 70.72/litre, and diesel at Rs. 65.16/litre after a 19 paise hike
The rise in prices come amidst revision of global crude oil prices owing to a possible stifling of supply in the near future
In the last week of 2018, the fuel prices witnessed a dip in its prices by plummeting to its lowest
In the national capital, petrol and diesel are being sold at Rs 69.26 and Rs 63.10 per litre, respectively