Breaking protocol, Modi receives Saudi Crown Prince at airport

In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received at the airport in New Delhi Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, signifying importance India attaches to the......

For Cong, defence was only about brokering deals: PM

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at a BJP rally in Tiruppur, on Sunday. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress,......

PMO in overdrive as Modi's ministers hit pause button

Ministers in the Narendra Modi government have been busy making presentations on their 100 days of work. But what these presentations do not mention is that decisions by ministers have......

Cyclone to hit Odisha: Thousands fleeing port towns; pujo festivities dampened

Carrying their baggage, thousands of people are leaving the port town of Paradip to escape the wrath of the severe cyclonic storm 'Phailin' which is expected to make landfall in Odisha in less than......

HPCL, BPCL, IOCL: Here's why Morgan Stanley thinks OMC stocks can flare up

Stocks of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have more headroom left despite the sharp run in the......

India's Big Guns Firing On Capex Front

'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Is private capex picking up? In the Interim Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala......

India's Russian oil import hits 12-month low, but...

India's crude oil imports from Russia fell for a second straight month in January to its lowest in 12 months but the nation's insatiable appetite for Russian crude remains for the long term,......

Street remains optimistic about further gains in OMCs

After a spike in crude oil and gas prices in October following the Hamas terror attack, prices eased down 9 per cent month-on-month in November. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The......