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......

IOC Should Not DIE!

If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: An Indian Oil fuel station in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan......

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......

Sensex rallies 259 points to end at 2-week high

HSBC maintained overweight rating on Indian equities, saying fundamentals are strong Benchmark indices extended gains and ended firm for four straight trading sessions supported by strong global......

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......

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 -......