State-owned Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL), which operates India's strategic crude oil storage, will make awards by December to lease around 1 million tons of crude oil storage space (7.3 million barrels) at two of the country's three existing Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), around a fifth of the total SPR capacity. This will enable the refilling of crude caverns even as escalating hostilities in the Gulf threaten disruptions in crude supplies, two industry sources said.
'Every single case is a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, a brother, sister or friend'
Europeans believe that what is under attack is their way of life, their secular faith, the long-fought right to keep religion out of the public sphere, observes Virendra Kapoor.
French President Emmanuel Macron is in the fight of his brief political life.
Gold coins are selling at a Rs 100 per 10 gram premium since Guru Pushya Nakshatra, one of the most auspicious occasions for buying precious metals in western Indian states.
Around 6% of the world's population is addicted to the internet.
Ukraine is currently in the middle of a strategic offensive into Russia's Kursk region.
Quoting officials, The Washington Post said, the foiled assassination was part of an escalating campaign of aggression by RAW against the Indian diaspora in Asia, Europe and North America.
In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday that the group should consider staging its own major sporting competition.
In separate statements, the clubs announced that the matches would take place at each of their stadiums and would raise money for boosting healthcare resources in Italy and Spain, but not in Germany.
Eastern Europe and Africa have the most favourable housing conditions.
Ukraine has rejected Putin's demand and termed it a 'complete sham' and 'offensive to common sense'.
It costs most to travel by bus, tram or subway, taxi and train in Western Europe and North America.
Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 Films/ Series from TIFF 2024 includes films that he watched for the first time in Toronto. The films were impressive due to their rigor, passion, unique storytelling style and sometimes exploring the vulnerable sides of big name stars.
The responsibility for peace in Ukraine now rests in the hands of the two principal belligerents, Russia and the US, and the prime victim of this great power rivalry, Ukraine, points out Nitin Desai.
Severe winter weather has been causing chaos for many across parts of Europe
With Adidas sponsoring both teams in Sunday's World Cup final, the German sportswear brand has declared victory over U.S. rival Nike in the latest round of its battle to remain the biggest global football brand.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday questioned Amazon's announcement of $1 billion investment in India, saying the US retailer was not doing any great service to the Indian economy but filling up for the losses it had suffered in the country. He said that their huge losses in India "smells of predatory pricing", which is not good for the country as it impacts crores of small retailers.
'Lifting of lockdown should be very gradual. Some facilities should remain closed through the month of May like schools, colleges, malls, cinema halls, religious places and markets'
French hospitality at its best at a state dinner in honour of China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Elysee Palace, Paris.
'The project of a united Europe has constantly been made and remade.' 'The national borders have changed many, many times and so have the languages.' 'Britain's exit is only the latest episode in this long history,' says Aakar Patel.
Dulat, however, pointedly said engagement with Pakistan has always been "influenced by domestic politics".
'There is not any negative connotation associated with it.'
Audi says 2.1 million cars affected by diesel emission scandal.
Emerging markets such as India have always run higher inflation rates than developed economies such as the US and countries of Western Europe. But for the first time in the past 30 years, the US reported a higher consumer price inflation (CPI) rate than India in five consecutive months. The US reported a CPI rate of 7.5 per cent in January 2022 against 6.01 per cent in India and analysts expect the trend to continue for at least a few months more
The current instability in the world is a result of long term systemic and socio-politico problems, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Why must Indians adjust their time-tested system because of what the West needs, asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war and the Hamas-Israel war seem to be never ending. In this situation, Iran might be contemplating a nuclear deterrent to defend itself, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, the distinguished long-time Rediff contributor who turns 80 on June 17..
Impending launch of Oral-B toothpaste in India, recent spate of product launches in other developing markets indicate shift in strategy.
In contrast, the dominant manufacturing superpowers of the late 20th century are expected to become less competitive.
The recent bailout of Romania by the International Monetary Fund puts the spotlight back on the East European block of countries and what it means for the Western European banking sector. If evidence is anything to go by, things are turning for the worse. In fact, if a block of countries could be termed 'sub-prime', Eastern Europe seems to qualify as the countries seem to have been battered and bruised big time by the ongoing global financial turmoil.
International Business Machines said it plans to cut up to 13,000 jobs, or 4 per cent of its work force, as part of a cost-cutting move targeting Europe, where IBM's management structure has remained the same for the last 60 years.
Putin said the 'policy' pursued by Modi is the main 'guarantor' of relations between the two countries.
Worldwide spending on servers will grow 5 per cent year-on-year in 2004 to touch $53 billion helped by replacements, according to a report by tech research firm IDC.
Among those inducted in the GMB, include Sudhir Maheshwari, currently executive vice-president finance and mergers and acquisitions, Davinder Chugh, senior executive vice president Shared Services and Christophe Cornier, executive VP Flat Products Western Europe, a company release said. These appointments were necessitated following retirement of ArcelorMittal Chief Operating Officer Malay Mukherjee from the board.
Aashish Gupta of Yellowleg.com picks 5 alternatives to the usual suspects Singapore, Ko Samui, Bali, cities in Western Europe and Ladakh.
Per capita gross domestic product is an approximation of the value of goods produced per person in the country, equal to the country's GDP divided by the total number of people in the country.
Times have changed, situations have changed, but the basic nature of superpower geo-politics remains the same and so also India's diplomacy -- call it non-alignment, strategic autonomy or neutrality; it all depends on the time scale, notes Rup Narayan Das.
