Petrol and diesel prices in New Delhi rose by ₹3 per litre each on 15 May 2026 — the first fuel price increase in over four years — as global crude oil costs climbed amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
India's oil marketing companies revised petrol and diesel rates upward by ₹3 per litre each on 15 May 2026, marking the country's first fuel price revision in more than four years, according to NationPress reports. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rising global crude oil prices, reportedly driven by the escalating West Asia conflict, prompted Indian authorities to raise petrol and diesel prices by ₹3 per litre each in New Delhi on 15 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Fuel dispensing machines across New Delhi petrol pumps displayed revised rates on 15 May 2026 after petrol and diesel prices were each raised by ₹3 per litre — the steepest single-day revision in recent memory. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Petrol pump workers in New Delhi filled vehicles for a steady stream of motorists on 15 May 2026, the day petrol and diesel prices rose by ₹3 per litre each amid heightened global crude oil volatility. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The ₹3 per litre increase in petrol and diesel prices effective 15 May 2026 is expected to raise monthly fuel costs for daily commuters in cities like New Delhi, adding inflationary pressure on household budgets. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
According to NationPress, rising international crude oil prices — linked to the West Asia conflict — compelled India to revise petrol and diesel prices upward by ₹3 per litre each on 15 May 2026, ending a four-year price freeze. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
India ended a four-year fuel price freeze on 15 May 2026, hiking petrol and diesel by ₹3 per litre each in New Delhi as global crude oil costs surged amid the West Asia conflict, according to NationPress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)