Fuel prices were hiked for the second day in a row on Saturday, taking a heavy toll on many across the country.
While petrol got costlier by 27 paise per litre in the national capital, diesel rates went up by 23 paise per litre, according to price notification by the oil retailers.
After the latest increase, a litre of petrol in Delhi is retailing at ₹96.12, whereas diesel costs ₹86.98 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at ₹102.30 per litre, while diesel has reached ₹94.39 per litre.
In the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border, diesel breached the ₹100-mark for the first time. Petrol is now costing ₹107.00 a litre in the area and diesel at ₹100.05.
