{
  "id": 15839296,
  "title": "Fuel prices today: Check petrol, diesel and CNG rates on 21 October in different cities across India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/fuel-prices-today-check-petrol-diesel-and-cng-rates-on-21-october-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:11:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fuel-prices-today-check-petrol-diesel-and-cng-rates-on-21-october-in-different-cities-across-india-11792548287210.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fuel prices remained unchanged across most Indian cities on 21 October, according to rates reported by Goodreturns. The sole exceptions were Noida, where petrol and diesel prices saw slight increases, and nine locations that experienced rising CNG rates.\n\nIn Noida, petrol climbed by 16 paise to ₹102.12 and diesel rose by 12 paise to ₹95.56. This marked the city's highest fuel prices among those listed. Chennai, Mathura and Meerut recorded the biggest jumps in CNG prices, with increases of ₹2 each. New Delhi saw petrol at ₹102.12 and diesel at ₹95.20.\n\nMumbai's petrol price was recorded at ₹111.21, while diesel was ₹97.83. Kolkata's petrol cost ₹113.51 and diesel stood at ₹99.82. Both fuel prices remained the same in Chennai, where petrol was ₹107.76 and diesel cost ₹99.55.\n\nHyderabad witnessed the highest petrol price at ₹116.15, followed by Thiruvananthapuram at ₹115.49. Hyderabad's diesel price was slightly lower at ₹104.23, compared to Chennai's ₹104.40. Chandigarh had the lowest fuel prices, with petrol at ₹101.54 and diesel at ₹89.47.\n\nBengaluru's petrol price was ₹111.68, and diesel was ₹99.56. Similarly, Bhubaneswar's petrol cost ₹108.97, while diesel stood at ₹100.68. Jaipur's petrol was ₹113.19, and diesel was ₹98.25. Lucknow's petrol price was ₹101.86, and diesel was ₹95.36. Patna's petrol price was ₹113.37, and diesel was ₹99.36.\n\nNone of the five cities recorded any changes in fuel prices. Across all 14 listed cities, petrol prices consistently exceeded ₹100. CNG prices rose further in the listed locations today, with Mumbai's CNG price increasing by ₹1 to ₹89.00. Chennai's CNG price climbed by ₹2 to ₹99.50, while Bengaluru's increased by ₹1 to ₹98.00. Mathura, Meerut and Bharatpur recorded CNG prices of ₹102.00 after a ₹2 increase. Firozabad's CNG price rose by 50 paise to ₹99.50, and Sonipat's price went up by ₹1 to ₹95.00. New Delhi and NCR shared the lowest CNG price of ₹86.98.",
  "summary": "Fuel prices were largely steady across listed cities on 21 October. Check detailed price lists.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Half of India’s coal-fired power plants face critically low fuel stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/half-of-indias-coal-fired-power-plants-face-critically-low-fuel-stocks",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}