New Delhi — If you noticed an unusually long queue at the Defence Colony petrol pump this morning and a guy mumbling “ab toh kidney bechni padegi,” you’re not alone. Petrol prices are back in the limelight, and not for the right reasons. Our beloved morning chai now officially costs less per litre than the fuel that gets us to it.
So, What’s The Damage?
According to the update from Hindustan Times, **petrol in Delhi is now hovering around ₹96.72 per litre**, and other metros have their own horror stories — Mumbai is still the drama queen with ₹106+, naturally. Bits of Gurgaon and NOIDA have reported minor fluctuations, but nothing worth putting your bike up for sale over… yet. Prices remain largely stable (ish), but resist the urge to celebrate — “stable” today just means “still too damn high.”
Why Tughlak Road Moms Are Panicking
Say goodbye to those spontaneous GK-to-Hauz Khas café crawls. High prices mean **more carpooling, more Metro, and definitely more stay-at-home weekends** unless you want to spend all your cash fueling your Swift. For college kids commuting from Lajpat to North Campus every day, it now costs as much as a Zomato-d karahi paneer. Makes you think twice, doesn’t it?
📍 Spot Check: Filled up at the Indian Oil near AIIMS? Yeah, people were checking rates mid-fill. That’s how edgy things are.
The Final Word
Unless you’re planning to switch to cycling (brave, given Delhi’s traffic), grin and bear it. Or, you know, keep watching for Election season pump-onomics. Until then, carpool like it’s 2005 and plot revenge over Maggi at our next chai corner catch-up.
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