The fuel prices have been increased by 80 paise a litre each and this is the 11th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.
Petrol and diesel prices have risen in five states since the Assembly election results, owing to ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which have pushed crude oil prices to a seven-year high.
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) - the fuel that makes planes fly - was raised by Rs 2,258.54 per kilolitre, or 2%, to Rs 1,12,924.83 per kilolitre in the national capital.
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