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......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Cooking gas cylinders to cost Rs 50 more

Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder -- the first increase in rates in almost eight months -- that came within days of end of polling in three North-Eastern states and......

After fresh hike petrol costliest in Parbhani, diesel costliest in Chittoor

Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked again by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 16 days to Rs 10 per litre or over 10 per cent. Petrol in Delhi will......

Oil giant ahoy! ONGC may buy out HPCL in 44K cr deal

The State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may acquire India's third-biggest fuel retailer HPCL in an approximately 44,000 crore (USD 6.6 billion) deal as part of the government's plan to......

Reliance, ONGC, Bharat Petroleum bag top awards

Reliance Industries, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation walked away with the top honours at the annual PetroFed Oil & Gas Industry Awards in New Delhi on Monday. BPCL......

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......