Oil tanker hijacked in Arabian Sea, Indians among captives

After a brief lull, pirates hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea with a crew of 15, mostly Indians and Filipinos. The Liberian-flagged Smyrni, carrying 135,000 tons of oil, was......

Madhya Pradesh plans law to filter 'unnecessary' litigation

If the bill is passed, such a litigant will have to go through a complicated and elaborate procedure to seek permission from a court before filing a petition The Madhya Pradesh government on......

'India can secure release of naval officers'

'There is a view that there is a Pakistan angle to this. Pakistan has a large presence in Qatar and would want India to be blacklisted.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from......

Yacht with 3 AK-47 rifles found off Maha coast; no terror angle, says dy CM

A 16-metre-long yacht with three AK-47 rifles on board and owned by an Australian woman was found off the Raigad coast near Mumbai on Thursday causing a scare, though officials said no terror angle......

Crude shock awaits oil companies

International crude oil prices on Tuesday climbed to a six-month high, even as fears over heightened action in the Western world gave the Indian petroleum sector underrecovery jitters. With the......

Oman ready to re-enter Bina refinery

Oman Oil Company has offered to buy a 26 per cent stake in the upcoming refinery at Bina for $250 million (Rs 1,200 crore), reversing an earlier decision not to increase its stake beyond the 2 per......

Can India-US Tariff Issue Be Resolved Amicably?

Communication channels between India and the US are open to resolve the ongoing tariff issues, and the glitch in trade ties is only temporary, given the long-term relationship between the two......

Work on Bina refinery to start despite Oman

Despite the withdrawal by joint venture partner Oman Oil Company, work on the proposed Rs 6354 crore (Rs 63.54 billion) Bina oil refinery in Madhya Pradesh will start later this month with Indian......