Mumbai: Petrol and diesel prices dropped across the state for the third time in a week. Petrol fell below the Rs97-mark, while diesel dropped below Rs88 a litre in Mumbai.
On Tuesday, pumps saw a drop of 21paise, bringing down petrol to Rs96.98 a litre, while diesel dipped by 24paise to retail at Rs87.96. In Parbhani, which was inching close to Rs100-mark, petrol dropped to Rs99.14. Prices in Thane and Navi Mumbai dropped by 22paise for petrol and 24paise for diesel. The revised rates were Rs97.09 for petrol and Rs88.07 for diesel. Somit Sen