Electoral bonds: Firm that built Zojila tunnel is 2nd-largest donor

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, the little-known Hyderabad-based firm that in recent years won the prestigious Zojila tunnel deal among other projects, forayed into city gas and acquired a......

Akhilesh Sniffs Smell Of Success In Kannauj

Akhilesh Yadav replaced his nephew Tej Pratap Yadav and decided to contest the Kannauj seat himself. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party candidate Akhilesh Yadav at a roadshow in Kannauj, May 7, 2024.......

Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

Modi opens coffers for Assam before polls, says past govts neglected development

Opening the coffers of his government for election-bound Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the successive Congress dispensations that ruled the country since Independence for......

ONGC, GAIL plan underground gas storage

India will develop underground natural gas storage facilities as an insurance against disruption and supply shortfall. Oil and Natural Gas Corp and GAIL (India) Ltd will set up the underground......

India's energy sector battles taxes, global turmoil

India’s brittle energy security is inextricably linked to two opposing paradigms — fossil fuels, and the transition to green energy. Photograph: Reuters The first powers the present; the......

Analysts see oil shooting up to $150/bbl if Iran, Israel fighting intensifies

Brent crude oil prices can touch $150 a barrel (bbl) — up a whopping 103 per cent from the current levels — in the worst-case scenario if the Israel–Iran geopolitical tensions escalate,......

Reserve for Iran-India gas pipeline planned

India will develop underground natural gas storage facilities to act as a reserve in the event of disruption in gas supplies through the proposed $4.16 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. The......