Too early to drop sanctions against Iran: EU's Ursula von der LeyenEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has declared that sanctions against Iran will remain. She believes it is premature to re...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
HPCL says Rajasthan refinery's Crude Distillation Unit to restart in May after fire incidentThe company said that investigations into the April 20 incident have confirmed that the fire was limited in scope. "Post-incident detailed ...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
HPCL says hydrocarbon leak triggered fire at Rajasthan refinery siteA fire broke out at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery in Pachpadra. The blaze was likely caused by a hydrocarbon leak. Emergency teams quickly co...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Rajasthan chief secretary meets HPCL chairman over refinery blazeA fire erupted at the Pachpadra refinery in Rajasthan's Balotra district. Chief Secretary V Srinivas and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma ar...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Germany announces €1.9 billion fuel price relief amid Iran war-driven oil surgeIn light of escalating oil prices due to the tensions in Iran, Germany's government is stepping in with an impressive 1.6 billion euros in ...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Ukraine renews attacks on Russian energy sites: What has been hit?Ukraine is targeting Russian energy infrastructure. Recent drone strikes have hit major oil refineries like Kirishi, Saratov, and Volgograd...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
"A great day for Germany," US President Donald Trump congratulates CDU's win in national electionUS President Donald Trump congratulated Germany's Christian Democrats on their election win, drawing parallels to his own political stance....
24 Feb, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
Crisis-hit Germany headed for Feb 23 election: SourceGermany will hold early elections on February 23. The decision comes after the collapse of the coalition government. The current Chancellor...
13 Nov, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
Wolfgang Schaeuble, veteran of German politics, dies at 81Schaeuble, who spent much of his career devoted to re-unifying his country and later served as former chancellor Angela Merkel's frugal fin...
27 Dec, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
IOC Haldia refinery to go for planned shutdown in DecemberThe shutdown is for maintenance purpose. It was decided in order to avoid the maintenance shutdown in November due to the festival season.
26 Oct, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
Conservatives, social democrats tied in vote to decide Angela Merkel successorMerkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an era-changing event to set the future cour...
27 Sep, 2021, 07.51 AM IST
View: German elections tinged with uncertaintyPoll projections do not give a clear majority to any one party or a perceived coalition. When no lead party has over 30% of the vote, it be...
26 Sep, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
Merkel paralysis: Why Germany's conservatives can't decide on a successorPressure is mounting on the conservatives to agree a candidate to succeed Merkel, who has led them to four victories, as its ratings wallow...
16 Apr, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
Indian-origin Ashok Sridharan leads in mayoral polls in Germany's BonnAshok Sridharan, who is the candidate of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has established a narrow lead over hi...
11 Sep, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
Anti-euro party Alternative for Germany gains political ground in eastern GermanyThe Alternative for Germany (AfD) party polled 12.2 per cent and 10.6 per cent of the votes respectively in yesterday's elections.
15 Sep, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
German Greens pull out of coalition talks with Angela MerkelGermany's Green party today pulled out of coalition talks with Angela Merkel's CDU, leaving the Chancellor to focus on discussions with the...
16 Oct, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
- RIL to close Jamnagar refinery for 2-3 weeks
Reliance Industries will partially shut down its old Jamnagar refinery for 2-3 weeks to carry out maintenance work.
02 Jul, 2009, 09.15 PM IST