G20 summit: Terrorism, climate change to top Modi's agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to raise issues related to terrorism, climate change and global cooperation to unearth black money, among others, during the two-day G-20 Summit beginning......

G20 leaders vow to fight terror; Paris attacks take centre stage

Paris attacks took the centre stage at the G20 Summit on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a united global effort to combat terrorism as world leaders joined a clarion call to......

The morning-after principle

Humanitarian intervention has little meaning unless the international community is willing to engage in the aftermath, says Shyam Saran. When the Cold War ended in 1990, the West declared victory......

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

In the pitch dark of the African night, a herd of cape buffaloes gather at the watering hole for a drink, taking care to stay by the edge to avoid the crocodiles lurking in the depths.......

Indian refiners target cheaper US LPG imports with help from China tariffs

Chinese import tariffs have unwittingly come to India’s assistance to help boost imports of US liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at rates cheaper than what it pays for supplies from West Asia,......

ONGC to invest Rs 50,000 cr in oil, gas fields

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is investing over Rs 50,000 crore ($10 billion) in developing new oil and gas fields and increasing output from existing ones, company's chairman R S Sharma said on......

Sensex jumps over 700 points, Nifty reclaims 25,000

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1 per cent on Friday, driven by a rally in rate-sensitive sectors following the Reserve Bank's jumbo rate cut of 50 basis points. Photograph:......

BP partnership to increase ONGC revenue by $10.3 billion

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) expects a $10.3 billion revenue boost from increased oil and gas production, achieved through a partnership with UK's BP in the Mumbai High field.......