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Father’s bid to scare son with petrol backfires, both suffer burns

Vehicles lined up in Guntur City for petrol and diesel. File. | Photo Credit: T. Vijaya Kumar Petrol and diesel prices on Friday (May 15, 2026) were hiked by ₹3 per litre each as oil companies passed on part of the spike in global energy prices to consumers.Petrol in Delhi will now cost ₹97.77 a litre, while diesel will be priced at ₹99.67.The retail selling price of petrol in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai will now be ₹106.68, ₹108.74, and ₹103.67 respectively.Diesel, on the other hand, will now cost ₹93.14 in Mumbai, ₹95.13 in Kolkata, and ₹95.25 in Chennai. Published - May 15, 2026 06:54 am IST