- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
WITH the world's largest grassroot oil refinery in Jamnagar and OPaL petrochemical complex at Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat, the western Indian state is now recognised as the 'petro capital' of India, officials said. Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) Jamnagar refinery is the largest and most complex single-site refinery in…
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (27) invited Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to visit his country next year as Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called on the Russian leader at the Kremlin. "We will be glad to see our friend, Mr. Prime Minister Modi in Russia," Putin told…
AT LEAST six members of an Indian family, including two children, were killed in a horrific road accident in Texas in the US, on Tuesday (26) evening, officials confirmed. The incident happened when the minivan in which the family was travelling collided head-on with a pickup truck near Johnson County,…
INDIA'S dream of winning a Test series in South Africa for the first time was ended inside three days as they crashed to an innings and 32 runs defeat at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday. With the series consisting of only two matches they can at best earn a…
VIJAYKANTH, a popular actor-turned-politician from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, passed away on Thursday (28) in state capital Chennai. He was 71. The late leader, who founded the party DMDK (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam), was ill and kept a low profile for the past four-five years. His wife…
INDIA lost three wickets after conceding a first innings lead of 163 runs on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday (28). India were 62 for three at tea, still 101 runs in arrears, with Indian captain Rohit Sharma (0),…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, December 28, 2023: India is aiming to attract potential investors from countries such as Germany, UK and South Korea under its new electric vehicle (EV) policy, an Indian government trade official told reporters on Thursday, Reuters reported.…
AHEAD of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development projects in the holy city on Saturday (30), including an airport and a redeveloped railway station, and flag off two new…
INDIA'S private space industry has sought bold and transformative reforms with clarity on the foreign direct investment to propel the nascent sector in the new year. The industry had welcomed the government decision, reflected in the Telecommunications Act approved by Parliament, to adopt the administrative route for allocation of satellite-based…
A QATARI court has commuted the death sentence given to eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged case of espionage, India's ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Thursday (28). "We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra Global case, in…
