US offers Rs 127 crore reward for info on 4 Islamic State leaders

The United States has offered rewards amounting to USD 20 million (around Rs 127 crore) for tips on whereabouts of four top leaders of the Islamic State, a day after the terror group claimed......

Saudi-Indian bromance: What next?

'We began foolishly bragging about Saudi-Emirati investment plans as indicative of the sheikhs 'distancing' from Pakistan, including on Kashmir,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime......

The damage Pompeo is causing to US interests

With a distracted president brooding in the White House, Pompeo seems to think his day has come.He seems to be pushing a personal agenda before a target audience in America, observes Ambassador M K......

Pradhan discusses LNG imports with US counterpart

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, who is in Washington, DC, discussed with the new US Energy Secretary Rick Perry the possibility of importing LNG from America and......

World's largest greenfield refinery may finally see the daylight

Estimated to cost $44 billion, the project was expected to be commissioned by 2025. IMAGE: An Aramco oil tank at the Production facility at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter,......

TCS, 2 others set up all-female BPO in Saudi Arabia

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest software services firm, has tied up with Saudi Aramco and GE to set up the first all-female BPO centre in Saudi Arabia, creating job......

Will the West Coast refinery take off?

BPCL's impending privatisation and RIL's stake sale to Saudi Aramco raise questions about the future of the West Coast Refinery, once touted as the world's largest.Shine Jacob reports. Photograph:......