Replacing over a third of India's oil imports at competitive rates is going to be a challenge, said traders from State refiners, even though some progress was made in the last two months.
Former World Footballer of the Year Rivaldo, 40, has left Kabuscorp after completing a short-term contract with the Angolan team.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has lost out on a bid for an oil block in Angola to a Chinese-led consortium.
India is likely to intensify diplomatic efforts with Angola to secure clearance for ONGC Videsh Ltd's acquisition of 50 per cent interest in an oil field in the oil-rich African country.
Endiama, Angola's largest diamond mining company, has sought help from the Indian government for sewing up a partnership with the Tatas, for diversification into manufacture of commercial vehicles and helicopters. President of the state-run Endiama, Manuel Aranaldo de Sousa Calado, discussed the proposal to form a joint venture with the Tatas, with India's Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh in Angola on Monday. The company plans to set up its office in Mumbai soon.
A consortium of European companies has signed up an agreement with Angolan government for exploration of its gas and oil reserves. The consortium includes two Spanish (Gas Natural and Repsol YPF), and Portuguese companies (Galp Energia and EXEM), one Italian company (Eni) and Angolan state energy company, Sonangol.
Two workers from Vadodara, who were recently released from jail by Angolan authorities along with others, returned to the city on Saturday night and reunited with their families. Three workers from Gujarat, out of the total 26 workers who were recently released from jail by Angolan authorities, returned to the state. Jignesh Prajapati and Ashish Maheshwari from Vadodara arrived at the civilian Harni airport on Saturday. One Mukesh Nakum is from Jamnagar.
Crude oil shipments from the US to India rose to the highest levels in November since the conflict began in Ukraine in late February, sparking hopes of a resurgence in oil flows from the US to the subcontinent, reveals shipping data. Shipments from the US have surged as Western nations prepare to impose additional sanctions on Russian crude flows. The US shipped around 450,000 barrels per day of crude last month to India, twice that of shipments in October, according to data from London-based commodity intelligence provider Vortexa.
Unknown assailants opened fire on the coach carrying Togo's national football squad to the top African tournament in Angola on Friday, killing the driver and wounding four others, a Togolese official said.
A qualifier between Algeria and Angola has been postponed because of fears over an outbreak of the Marburg virus.
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Prakash Javadekar has said that the party plans to the issue of Angola in Parliament where the government in power has confisicated the passports of agitating Indians working in various companies and refusing to return them, thereby not allowing them to return to their country of origin.
Sukanya Verma looks at what's looking hot on the OTT menu this week.
A look at the major attacks on athletes and which have affected big sporting events.
Togo's soccer team flew home on Sunday after the deadly ambush of their team bus but the sports minister said they hoped to return to Angola, where Africa's biggest sports tournament got underway.
Togo's soccer team has decided to play in the African Nations Cup following a deadly attack on the squad, even though its government has withdrawn the side, French sports newspaper L'Equipe reported on Sunday.
Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor said his country might withdraw from the African Nations Cup in Angola after gunmen opened fire on the team bus on Friday.
Manchester City striker and skipper of Togo Emmanuel Adebayor recounted the details of the horrific attack on the team bus and how he prayed to god to save his life.
A Nigerian woman weightlifter and an Angolan male swimmer have tested positive for banned substances at the All Africa Games.
Fresh from losing a prime property in Angola, ONGC Videsh has sought greater freedom in bidding for oil and gas assets abroad and a rethink on the mechanism of approval of its investment proposals.
Check out the star attendees at the Fashion for Relief show at Cannes.
Delhi-based businessman and director of Lord Krishna Bank Ashwini K Puri was murdered in Angolan capital Luanda on Wednesday.
On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of the most admired people in the world, her status secure as a style icon -- as is her legacy of having forever changed the British monarchy.
Benchmark Brent oil futures prices more than halved between June 2014 and January 2015.
Here's the diverse group of models who made waves on the ramp.
Mourinho's side failed to turn their domination into more goals and things got edgy late on when Saville's shot evaded Gazzaniga who seemed slow to get down.
India's ONGC has lost the giant Kashagan oilfield to the Chinese after Kazakhstan blocked its $5 billion deal to buy US energy major ConocoPhillips' stake in the Caspian Sea oilfield.
Few in India know that Elvis & Namrata won at the World Salsa Summit in Miami!
These women surely know how to get your heart racing in their intimate apparels!
From a shy bride to a passionate campaigner, the story of Diana, 'the People's Princess', was more often than not told through photographs.
Over the last four days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the heads of over 50 African nations, some of whom have extremely unsavoury reputations. Meet the 10 most controversial leaders who visited Delhi this week.
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