A 2011 study analyzing satellite imagery in Jordan identified more than 1,000 giant stone "wheels"; field archaeology later showed some were prehistoric burial or ritual structuresA remarkable archaeological find has surfaced in Jordan's deserts, with the discovery of thousands of ancient stone structures known as whe...
22 Sep, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
In 1845, two British ships entered the Arctic with 129 men searching for the Northwest Passage; both vessels and every member of the expedition disappearedThe collaboration between Inuit wisdom and Western scientific approaches facilitated the remarkable finding of two elusive ships from the F...
18 Sep, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
Supreme Court directs SAT to revisit Cairn India buyback caseA Supreme Court bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan partly allowed Sebi's appeals against SAT's ruling and asked the tribunal...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
Supreme Court sends Vedanta’s Rs 5.25 crore SEBI penalty case back to SATThe Supreme Court has returned a penalty case to the Securities Appellate Tribunal concerning a Rs 5.25 crore penalty imposed on Cairn Indi...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
India may restart bilateral investment treaty talks with UK as model text nears finalisationIndia is close to finalizing its model text for bilateral investment treaty talks with the United Kingdom. Internal discussions on the draf...
08 Sep, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
In 1950, a 20-year-old photographer dying after a deadly snakebite made one final request: He begged doctors to spare the snake, and 5 years later, its venom helped save a child’s lifeTaipan snake bite: A young Australian snake handler asked that the deadly taipan that bit him not be killed. The snake provided crucial ven...
01 Sep, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
In an Australian study, waste glass replaced up to 60% of river sand in concrete; the recycled mix gained strength and resisted chloride penetrationEngineers in Australia have found that substituting sand with waste glass in concrete mixes can be beneficial. By using up to sixty percent...
28 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Cairn India, Vedanta merger only after tax liability settled: GovernmentVedanta had in 2011 acquired Cairn India from its British promoters, and last year proposed to merge the cash-rich firm with BSE-listed Ved...
11 Apr, 2016, 04.33 PM IST
Cairn India has indemnity from Cairn Energy on Rs 20,000 crore taxCairn India was in April 2014 slapped with a tax demand of Rs 20,495 crore for failing to deduct withholding tax on alleged capital gains m...
10 Apr, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
Cairn India slapped with Rs 20,495 crore tax demandIT department has slapped a Rs 20,495 crore tax demand on Cairn India for failing to deduct withholding tax on alleged capital gains made b...
14 Mar, 2015, 05.19 AM IST
Cairn Energy to assess impairments relating to India in AugustCairn was unable to sell 10 per cent of residual shareholding in Cairn India valued at around $1.1 billion as of the end of 2013.
15 May, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
I-T Department slaps two more notices on Cairn EnergyCairn faces a potential tax demand on an alleged Rs 24,500 cr of capital gains it made when in 2006-07 it transfered all its India assets t...
03 Apr, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
Cairn UK did not pay tax on Rs 24,503.50 crore of capital gains: Income Tax DepartmentI-T Dept has assessed that Cairn Energy Plc of UK did not pay tax on Rs 24,503.50 cr of capital gains made on transferring India assets to ...
27 Jan, 2014, 10.21 PM IST
- ONGC has no pre-emption rights: Cairn
Cairn Energy has told ONGC that its decision to sell majority stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources does not trigger the state-owne...
05 Nov, 2010, 02.47 AM IST
- Cairn rebuts ONGC's claims on pre-emption rights
In a strong rebuttal, Cairn Energy has told ONGC that its decision to sell majority stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources does not ...
04 Nov, 2010, 03.02 PM IST
- Cairn Energy says Vedanta deal not against India's interest
Cairn Energy on Friday said it will comply with all contractual obligations in sale of its majority stake in Cairn India to the world's fif...
27 Aug, 2010, 06.05 PM IST
- Vedanta to get Rs 500 cr if Cairn buyout fails
The deal requires approval from the shareholders of all the entities involved including the seller Cairn Energy.
19 Aug, 2010, 05.06 PM IST