Indian scientist re-elected to UN commission on oceans

Dr S Rajan, India's candidate to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, was re-elected on Wednesday to the Commission for a five-year term from 2012-17 in a meeting of the State......

China rules out air defence zone along Sino-India border

China on Thursday ruled out establishing an air defence zone along the India-China border like it recently did over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, saying such zones are created only in......

Will the IAF not get its Rafales?

IMAGE: A Dassault Rafale combat aircraft seen during the inauguration ceremony of the Aero India 2013 at the Yelahanka air force station on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Photograph: Reuters With the......

Why the govt should end diesel subsidy now

India’s vulnerability to high energy prices has been more than adequately revealed in the past few years.In June of this year, in the first weeks of the new government, a barrel of Brent......

5 hurdles to implement the GST

GST is a landmark reform considering the sweeping changes it brings about in the indirect tax regime in India but faces several changes. The Constitution (122) Amendment Bill enabling the......

Cairn net profit dips to $72.6 mn

UK's Cairn Energy plc reported on Tuesday a massive drop in its 2012 net profit as oil output fell, and said that it has bought stake in three oil block off Senegal in West Africa.Net profit in......

ONGC to invest $ 2.89 billion in KG gas find

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to invest$ 2.894 billion (about Rs 15,340 crore) in developing its ultra-deepsea UD-1 gas discovery in the Krishna Godavari basin by 2016-17.ONGC......

PHOTOS: Real and Juventus win to qualify; Dortmund set new record

Real Madrid edged past Sporting Lisbon 2-1, while Juventus came from behind to secure a 3-1 win at Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund crushed Legia Warsaw 8-4 to set a record for the most goals scored......

PHOTOS: Real and Juventus win to qualify; Dortmund set new record

Real Madrid edged past Sporting Lisbon 2-1, while Juventus came from behind to secure a 3-1 win at Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund crushed Legia Warsaw 8-4 to set a record for the most goals scored......