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India was among the 11 countries that abstained from voting on the resolution in the UN Economic and Social Council.
The government on Tuesday said that it was in talks with CNPC of China and Petronas of Malaysia for buying their share of 8.4 million tonnes per annum of crude oil in a Sudan oil field where state oil firm ONGC Videsh Ltd has taken 25 per cent stake.
Indian Oil Corporation will buy 40 per cent of ONGC Videsh Ltd's stake in the Greater Nile Oil Project in Sudan.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has retained services of Trafigura Ltd of London to trade its share of 60,000 barrels per day of crude oil from the Greater Nile Oil Project in Sudan in the international markets.
The Oil and Natural Gas Corp will finalise this month the purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Sudan's controversial oil project from Canada's Talisman Energy Inc, officials said.
India on Wednesday stepped-up diplomatic initiative to secure an oil field in Sudan, by asking Malaysia to support ONGC Videsh Ltd in picking up 25 per cent stake in the Greater Nile Oil Project.\n\n\n\n
The Sudanese government is believed to have vetoed Malaysian oil major Petronas' move to buy Talisman Energy in Greater Nile Oil Project and has favoured state-run ONGC Videsh Ltd for picking the Canadian firm's 25 per cent stake.
Even though India improved upon its ranking (79 out of 178) compared to 2012 -- climbing two spots -- the country is still not out of the woods in the danger list owing to starkly uneven economic development and widespread poverty.
South Sudanese Olympic athlete Guor Marial may not be a hot medal tip for Sunday's marathon, but the former slave's road to Rio is one of the most astonishing stories of the games.
'I have had a US passport for 26 years. I have a Hindu name. But none of that matters it seems.' 'Today I have also become an immigrant from Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Syria.'Today I am Changez Khan and Rizwan Khan.' 'All of us brown people have been put in the same boat by Trump,' says Aseem Chhabra.
He also dismissed as 'a mere eye wash' the house arrest of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba chief Hafiz Saeed.
India is devoting itself to promoting a strategy of diversifying its energy sources.
Saudi Arabia relies more heavily on migrant labour than any other large country.
An astounding 11,400 athletes will travel from more than 200 countries to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In all, 20 nations will be represented by three or fewer athletes - including Afghanistan, Belize, Gambia and South Sudan - nine will be represented by only two competitors, and one country will be represented by a sole athlete. Sprinter Etimoni Timuani will carry the flag at the opening ceremony for the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu - the smallest delegation destined for Rio de Janeiro.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
Arun Kumar is at home after his dramatic escape from violence-hit South Sudan. But he is preparing to return to his business, his life, his 'everything'.
A report compiled by Sydney-based think tank Institute of Economics and Peace has said that the world became less peaceful over the last one year, with a sharp rise in the number of homicides.
China's official defence budget last year was $136.3 billion while that of India was $38.2 billion.
The Italian coastguard coordinated one of its largest rescue operations to date, saving 5,500 people on Saturday and Sunday as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send migrants across the Mediterranean.
The Arab region squandered the chance to help elect their first FIFA president because their two candidates failed to cooperate, leaving the door open for Swiss Gianni Infantino to triumph on Friday, Arab soccer chiefs and pundits said.
Senior advocate Kamini Jaiswal speaks to Nikita Puri on what the term means and its implications on freedom of speech in India.
In view of the worsening situation in Yemen's capital Sana'a, India has shifted its embassy to Djibouti, adjoining the war-torn country, after the "successful" conclusion of the process to evacuate its nationals, government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, will give Sudan 5 per cent of its stake in two prized oil blocks in the African nation for free, as a quid pro quo for Khartom accommodating it in another producing oil field.
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"We've vetting very, very strongly. Very, very strongly. But we need help, and we need help by getting that executive order passed," he said.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday said there was no scope of change in the triple talaq system and rejected the suggestion by some community outfits for building a consensus on making a three-month period mandatory before finalisation of divorce.
Nine young British medics, including four women, who had been studying medicine in Sudan may have travelled to strife-torn Syria to work in areas controlled by dreaded Islamic State terrorists.
The new executive order, which will come into force on March 16, covers people from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen.
Of the nearly 4.6 crore people living as slaves globally, two-thirds, or 3.04 crore, are in the Asia-Pacific region, with the highest number in India.
This is in addition to 43 countries which received approval last year.
The plane was last detected in the skies over Greece, about 40 minutes from Athens, according to Sky News Arabia.
What would it be like to be the last man on earth? Many have pondered over the question never to have found an answer. If only Sudan could speak he could have solved that philosophical quandary.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama has invited a prominent Indian-American doctor, who is playing a key role in fighting the dreaded Ebola disease in West Africa, for Wednesday's State of the Union Address.
The subcontinental man has a better record of fighting than Arabs, and what the Indian soldier has always needed is good leadership, says Aakar Patel.
Stephen Constantine is returning to coach India. The country's football federation confirmed on Friday that the Englishman has agreed to a second stint with the national team.
After Pyongyang tests a missile potentially capable of reaching the US, Dr Rajaram Panda explores the realistic -- and peaceful -- options before Donald Trump and the international community at large.
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Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week.
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