Petrol, diesel prices continue to fall in Delhi and other major cities

The prices of key transport fuels -- petrol and diesel -- continued to fall significantly on Thursday thanks to lower global crude oil prices.

Petrol price decreased by 23-34 paise across major cities while diesel too continued the downward trend.

According to the Indian Oil Corp data, petrol was priced at Rs 73.24 (a fall of 23 paise) per litre in the national capital on Thursday.

Petrol prices declined to Rs 78.80 (a fall of 32 paise) per litre in Mumbai, Rs 75.24 (a fall of 23 paise) in Kolkata and Rs 76.01 (a fall of 34 paise) in Chennai