Petrol and diesel prices are far above their peak this year touching ₹100 mark in states like Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. While no fuel price rise has been reported on Thursday, petrol price in Delhi is ₹90.93 per litre and diesel costs ₹81.32 per litre, as per goods returns. Fuel prices in the country had witnessed a rise consecutively for twelve days before a two-day pause on February 21 and 22. Diesel price in Kolkata is ₹84.20, Mumbai ₹88.44, Chennai ₹86.37, Bengaluru ₹86.21, Bhubaneswar ₹88.47, Chandigarh ₹81.02, Hyderabad ₹88.69, Jaipur ₹90.27, Trivandrum ₹87.22. However, the tax rates are still unchanged when the global rates have recovered taking the fuel prices to record highs.

Source: Hindustan Times February 25, 2021 05:30 UTC