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,......

Chennai oil spill: Over 90% of clean-up work over, says Centre

With the oil spill off the coast in Chennai raising concerns, the Centre on Saturday said a total of 65 tonnes of sludge has been removed so far and over 90 per cent of the work completed. It also......

Chennai oil spill: Centre orders probe, 80% clean-up ops over

The government has ordered a high-level probe, headed by director general shipping, to nail the guilty behind the oil spill that took place off the Chennai Coast following collision between two......

Be warned: Industrial gas leaks pose a major threat in India

By the end of 2020, India will lay 32,737 km across the length and breadth of the country. It needs to lay down and comply with strict safety standards especially since some of these pipes will go......

'Euphoria In SMID Stocks Couldn't Have Lasted Forever'

'Retail investors, who had not seen such a massive correction in the SMID universe since COVID-19, are witnessing something like this for the first time. Panic profit booking may continue.'......

Rekha Jhunjhunwala's Wealth Grew By...

Rekha Jhunjhunwala's net worth has increased by more than 7 per cent, or Rs 2,865 crore, compared to less than 1 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex. IMAGE: Rekha Jhunjhunwala's late husband Rakesh......

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2 each

Petrol and diesel prices were cut by Rs 2 per litre each as state-owned oil companies ended a nearly two-year-long hiatus in rate revision, just hours before the general election schedule is......

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......

CSK Chairman L Sabaretnam dead

L Sabaretnam, director and chairman of Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, and a cement industry veteran, died here on Sunday following a brief illness, family sources said. He was 80. Sabaretnam......

Timeline: IPL spot-fixing scandal

India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in......

Deepak Thakur 'tricks' in Indian Oil win

Captain Deepak Thakur's brilliant hat-trick helped Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) rally brilliantly and beatKarnataka XI 4-3 in a quarter-final match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey tournament -......