West Asia is on the boil again: Reports

West Asia is again boiling up. That is what Stratfor, a US-based think tank, says after observing some of the recent developments in the trouble-torn region. Terming the situation ominous, its......

List of military honourees

List of honours conferred upon individuals from the armed forces on Republic Day Ashoka Chakra Sr No Name Position 1 Major Dinesh Raghu Raman 34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Kirti......

Economist Kalpana Kochhar to retire from IMF in July

Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, who heads the Human Resources Department of the International Monetary Fund, is leaving the organisation to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the IMF......

India to use low priced oil from Saudi, UAE to fill strategic reserves

Oil prices have declined by more than 60 per cent since January with benchmark crude falling well below $30 per barrel, driven by an acute oil demand decline caused by the coronavirus and a lack of......

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,......

Where are oil prices headed?

OPEC’s move to cut output has pushed up oil prices. From here it could go either way: oil could reach $100/barrel or an analysis of demand and supply might follow, say Abheek Barua & Bidisha......

CGF to receive bids for 2018 CWG next week

After an eventful 19th Commonwealth Games in India last year, the CGF is all set to receive bids for the 2018 edition's hosting rights from Australia and Sri Lanka during a series of meetings from......