Diesel breaches Rs 70 a litre for first time; Pradhan blames US policies

Dharmendra Pradhan blamed the 'isolated' policies of the US for the 'abnormally' rising fuel prices in the international markets

Fuel prices continued to rise on Saturday, with petrol and diesel prices touching a new record high in several metropolitan cities, including Delhi and Mumbai.

The price of petrol has been increased to Rs 78.68 per litre in Delhi, against Rs 78.52 on Friday, while diesel is being retailed at Rs 70.42 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs 86.09 per litre (increased by Rs 0.16 per litre), while diesel spurted to a new high of Rs 74.76 per litre (increased by Rs 0.22 per litre).

On Friday, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan