An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has launched an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family in connection with the allegations of embezzling $5 billion in the Rooppur......
Nearly half of India's sizeable population was on Tuesday forced to spend some agonising hours in absolute darkness due to a major power blackout in northern, eastern and north-eastern India. To......
Leading British newspaper Daily Telegraph on Friday apologised for publishing an article about United Nation's climate body chairman R K Pachauri, accusing him of making a fortune from his links......
India should take up the challenge of improving the standard of higher education and give greater attention to research Institutions to make them truly global level, Lord Bhikhu Parekh,......
Indians have won two of the four Ashden Awards 2004, considered 'Green Oscars', and a cash prize of 30,000 each for their inspirational and innovative renewable energy projects.Goverdhan Rathore,......
Three years after India declared its goal to become a net-zero economy by 2070, the policy design for achieving the target has begun, with the NITI Aayog forming dedicated multi-sectoral committees......
Courts in five countries including the US and the UK have given recognition to an arbitration award that asked India to return $1.4 billion to Cairn Energy plc - a step that now opens the......
If international crude oil prices zoom past the current level of about $90 per barrel and move towards $100 and beyond, middle-class consumers are not going to keep quiet about their discomfort,......
In a blow to Cairn India Ltd, a plea of the UK-based Vedanta group company to export its share of crude oil from Barmer oil field in Rajasthan was on Tuesday rejected by the Delhi high court......
Markets ended up on Wednesday with National Stock Exchange's 50-share Nifty index surging above key 5,900 resistance levels led by buying in banks and index heavy-weights.Risk appetite was firm on......
Graeme Smith had played only eight Test matches when he was appointed captain of South Africa. The selectors, looking for fresh ideas after a dismal showing in the 2003 World Cup,opted for his......