The government on Friday gave Oil and Natural Gas Corp and partners approval to invest $2.181 billion in a giant oilfield in Venezuela that will give energy deficient India 3.6 million tonnes a year of crude oil.
Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
Striker Humberto Suazo scored twice, including a stoppage-time winner, to give Chile a 3-2 away win over Venezuela in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The goals all came in the final 35 minutes of a pulsating match as Chile picked up their second away win in four days, vindicating coach Marcelo Bielsa's controversial decision to field a young team and leave out several top players.
Substitute Costa slipped the ball past the keeper from close range in the 48th minute of the second half to break the deadlock and extend Brazil's winning run to 11 matches.
Venezuela beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly, their first win against the five-times world champions.
A goal by Salomon Rondon gave Venezuela an upset 1-0 win over Uruguay in Philadelphia on Thursday that put them on the verge of the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals with the record 15-times champions facing elimination. When midfielder Alejandro Guerra lobbed Fernando Muslera from more than 30 metres, the Uruguay goalkeeper chased back but only managed to tip the ball onto the bar and striker Rondon raced in to tap it into the net in the 36th minute. Venezuela, who beat Jamaica 1-0 in their opening Group C match, have six points, three more than Mexico, who beat Uruguay 3-1 on Sunday and were playing the Jamaicans later on Thursday in Pasadena. For Venezuela, looking for their maiden title, it was a first win in nine Copa America meetings with Uruguay while Rondon became the first "Vinotinto" (red wine) player to score at three tournaments.
India's Sachin Siwach (57kg), Sanjeet Kumar (92kg), Amit Panghal (51kg) and Jaismine (women's 57kg) took another step towards Paris Olympic qualification as they registered convincing victories over their respective opponents to advance in the Boxing World Qualifiers in Bangkok on Thursday.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) may have won a large oil block in Venezuela but the Petroleum Ministry wants Reliance Industries to join the project to give stability to the venture.
Brazil shocked and other big upsets at World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday
Ex-Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her former husband Thomas Henry Berry were shot dead by robbers on a roadside near Venezuela's main port of Puerto Cabello.
Amid flaring of tension between the United States and Venezuela following the death of its President Hugo Chavez, United States President Barack Obama has said that America is interested in developing a 'constructive' relationship with the Venezuelan people.
The Venezuelan government has announced that they will work with 'the world's best scientists' to investigate whether former president Hugo Chavez had been poisoned.
Venezuela made history at the Miss Universe pageant by winning the crown for the second year running, even as Miss India exited the contest without even making it to the top 15.
The countdown for the city's date with Lionel Messi began as Argentinian footballers including the star strikers Gonzalo Higuan and Sergio Aguero arrived in Kolkata along with 19 members of Venezuela team in different batches for their FIFA International friendly on September 2.
Lionel Messi kept his date with India and unfolded his magic when he led Argentina in a FIFA international friendly against Venezuela in Kolkata even as the euphoria of one of the most high-profile matches in the country reached the crescendo.
Kaka scored a superb goal only six minutes into his first international for eleven months to set Brazil on the way to a 4-0 win over Venezuela in a World Cup qualifier.
Reliance Industries will buy 7.5 mn tons of crude oil from Venezuela for its upcoming export-oriented refinery at Jamnagar. The company has been sourcing crude oil from Venezuela, the only OPEC member country from Latin America, for its existing 660000 barrels per day (33 mn tons) refinery at Jamnagar. Venezuela has agreed to supply 150000 barrels per day of oil from June under a long-term supply contract. Reliance is on a sphere to tie-up crude supplies for its new refinery.
Lionel Messi's corner was headed in by Nicolas Otamendi in the 67th minute as Argentina defeated Venezuela 1-0 in an international friendly in Kolkata.
Brazil return to winning ways with dreary win over Ecuador in their World Cup qualifiers.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Friday, September 6.
Injured Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's 2018 World Cup qualifier away to Venezuela on Tuesday with a groin problem.
Plane crash in Venezuela kills all 160 on board
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has signed a joint venture agreement with Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA) to take 40 per cent stake in the San Cristobal oilfield in Venezuela. Under the agreement, OVL and PdVSA will develop the field from its current production level of 20,000 barrels per day to 40,000 barrels per day, company officials said. OVL will make a total investment of $ 355.738 million comprising signature.
The fundamental construct of India's neighbourhood policy still needs to be what Vajpayee postulated, Manmohan Singh embraced, and Modi energised. It's just that we need to junk domestic politics and excessive religiosity, while acquiring much humility and a renewed respectfulness towards our neighbours, recommends Shekhar Gupta.
Perhaps no other skyscraper is as infamous as Venezuela's 'Tower of David', a 45-storey unfinished building that has housed approximately 5,000 squatters since 2007.
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
Cambodia's Ly Muyleang was crowned the new Miss Teen International in Jaipur, July 7.
An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according to American Community Survey data from the US Census Bureau.
India's crude oil imports from Russia fell for a second straight month in January to its lowest in 12 months but the nation's insatiable appetite for Russian crude remains for the long term, according to data from energy cargo tracker and industry officials. Russia supplied 1.2 million barrels per day of crude oil to India in January, down from 1.32 million barrels in December and 1.62 million barrels in November 2023, according to data from energy cargo tracker Vortexa. Russia however continues to remain India's top oil supplier, accounting for a little less than a quarter of 4.91 million barrels a day of oil that the world's third largest energy consumer imported in January.
The specter of war in Iraq and instability in the world's No. 5 oil producer, Venezuela, as well as world market woes, bode poorly for the global economy, a top IMF official said on Friday.
Paraguay scored twice in the first-half to beat toothless Venezuela 2-0 in a football World Cup qualifier and stay top of the South American group. Paraguay, who have qualified for the last three World Cups, are five points clear of Brazil, who host Bolivia, and Argentina, who visit Peru.
India on Thursday described as 'matter of serious concern' reports that said some members of the Indian community in Canadian province of British Columbia received 'extortion calls'.
Lionel Messi struggled in the thin air of La Paz, fluffing a gilt-edged chance to end his goal drought against Bolivia, while Colombia marksman Radamel Falcao was kept scoreless in Venezuela on Tuesday.
Neymar injured as Brazil lose 2-0 in Uruguay
An aircraft carrying 51 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off in eastern Venezuela, killing at least 14 people, the officials informed on Monday.
'Life will test you but if you have resilience and fortitude, the crown will be yours forever,' says Miss World Yukta Mookhey.
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