Petrol price hike ordered again, rate just short of all-time high; diesel price at record high
Petrol price in India today: The oil marketing copanies (OMCs) IOC, BPCL and HPCL got on with hiking petrol prices from Monday onward, for the first time since April 24 after the conclusion of the Karnataka election voting. In the last four days, petrol prices have gone up in the range of 69-73 paise per litre across Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.
Petrol price in New Delhi stood at Rs 74.95 per litre. Image source: Reuters