Indian kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil region

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped an Indian national in Nigeria's restive oil producing Delta region, the police said on Saturday. The man, who works with a home building and property management......

Indian engineer on his life in captivity

A petrochemical engineer from Surat in Gujarat who was abducted in Nigeria has said that he was yet to decide whether he will continue to work in that country. "I would like to stay with my family......

Two Indians abducted in Nigeria released

Two abducted Indian engineers working with Indorama company in Rivers state of Nigeria have been released after 25 days in captivity, the father of one of them said on Tuesday. Ajit Kakoty, father......

Nigeria: Kidnapped Indians not released yet

Two Indian engineers continued to be in the custody of their abductors in Nigeria for the fourth day on Tuesday, even as the employers of the victims said they were 'trying their best to seek their......

Essar acquires oil block in Nigeria

Essar Energy Holdings, a part of the Essar group, has acquired an oil and gas exploration block in Nigeria in the latest round of bidding. The shallow offshore block is completely owned by Essar......

Mittal loses Nigeria refinery bid

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, who wants to make it big in oil after forming the world's largest steel empire, has lost a bid for taking over Nigeria's biggest oil refinery.Mittal offered lesser than the......

The hurdles in India's quest for oil assets

Egypt: Prize Petroleum, the exploration arm of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, the country's third largest refiner, is planning to bid for US-based Devon Energy's oil assets in the country. So......

Mittal will propel HPCL to global orbit

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, the state-owned company, could find itself becoming a major player in the oil and gas sector both within the country and overseas with huge capital being pumped in......

PHOTOS: Portugal stumble, France impress in World Cup warm-ups

IMAGE: Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring the first goal for France. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters European champions Portugal spurned a two-goal lead against Tunisia, stumbling to a 2-2......

WC qualifiers: Hong Kong dents China's soccer dream

IMAGE: China's players, left, react as Hong Kong's players celebrate after drawing in their World Cup qualifying match. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters Hong Kong held China to a nil-nil draw in a......

PHOTOS, World Cup qualifiers: Brazil crush Peru; Romania hold Italy

IMAGE: Brazil's Douglas Costa (left) celebrates a goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Salvador on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters An inspired......