FUEL AT RECORD HIGH, PETROL COSTLIER BY ₹1.40 A LITRE IN A WEEK

Fuel rates reached yet another record on Tuesday as state-run oil marketing companies raised the prices for the sixth time in eight days, making petrol costlier by ₹1.40 per litre and diesel by ₹1.63 a litre since May 4.

With the latest price increase, petrol is sold at record ₹91.80 per litre in Delhi and diesel at ₹82.36 a litre on Tuesday. Petrol prices have already crossed ₹100/litre mark in certain remote areas, such as Ganganagar (Rajasthan) and Anuppur (in Madhya Pradesh).