Oil marketing companies keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged on several dates covered by the reports, including June 1 and June 22, with the latest changes coming earlier in the month. On June 1, fuel prices remain at the prior level, and the most recent hike referenced in the same coverage occurs on May 25.

The outlets also link earlier price increases to movements in global crude oil and geopolitical risks. Mint reports multiple hikes in late May, including a ₹3 per litre increase around May 17, and another round of higher revision by May 25. NDTV frames the setting of domestic fuel rates as driven mainly by global crude oil prices and other factors. In some later reporting, such as September 8, global crude rises toward $100 per barrel amid tensions around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, but Indian petrol and diesel rates still do not change.

While Mint focuses on city-wise pricing snapshots and the timing of recent hikes, NDTV emphasizes the drivers of fuel pricing and states on specific dates that rates are kept steady.