Petrol and diesel prices touched a new high on Thursday as depreciating rupee and rising crude oil rates continued to push fuel prices higher.

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Petrol price in Delhi climbed to Rs 81 per litre while diesel inched up to an all-time high of Rs 73.08. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol now costs Rs 88.39 and diesel is priced at Rs 77.58 per litre.

After a day's lull, the upward march of fuel prices resumed Thursday with petrol price being hiked by 13 paise per litre and diesel by 11 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned oil marketing companies.

Delhi has the cheapest fuel rates among all metros and most state capitals because of lower taxes. Mumbai has the highest sales tax or VAT.

Mumbai has the highest rate of VAT or sales tax in the country.

While crude oil rates flirted with the US $80 per barrel mark, the rupee has plunged against the dollar. The combination of the two makes imports costlier. Domestic retail prices are benchmarked to international rates of the fuel. Since mid-August, petrol price has risen by Rs 3.92 a litre and diesel by Rs 4.31. 

As the fuel prices continued to go upwards, social media users mocked the government using memes and some funny oneliners. Celebrities also joined the trends to share some jokes on the rising fuel prices. 

Here we bring some dark humour on the rising petrol and diesel prices: