West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Can Modi’s BJP crack Mamata Banerjee’s TMC stronghold in make-or-break Phase 2?West Bengal election 2026 is a key test for PM Modi and the BJP as they aim to challenge the TMC's stronghold. Over 3.22 crore voters will ...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Cong releases 7th list of five candidates, fields R Sudha from TN's MayiladuthuraiThe Congress unveiled its seventh list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, nominating R Sudha for the Mayiladuthurai consti...
26 Mar, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
Parliamentary panel seeks Twitter's response on locking of accounts of Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shashi TharoorLast week, Twitter had blocked Union Information and Technology Minister Prasad from accessing his account which ratcheted up tensions with...
29 Jun, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
Vodafone Idea senior marketing executive quits to join FacebookBefore the merger with Idea Cellular, Banerjee was responsible for marketing and branding for Vodafone India and, after the merger, reporte...
10 Jan, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor’s defamation notice mischievous: Ravi Shankar PrasadPrasad had hit back at Tharoor after the latter claimed while speaking at the Bangalore Literature Festival that an RSS leader had compared...
05 Nov, 2018, 06.59 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor sends legal notice to Ravi Shankar Prasad over 'murder accused' remarkUnion Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had called Tharoor an accused in a murder case while commenting on a religious issue.
31 Oct, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
ONGC says HPCL acquisition to be completed by MarchHe declined to comment on the price that ONGC will pay to shareholders, citing that it is being evaluated by the advisors to the deal.
11 Nov, 2017, 04.16 PM IST
Shashi Shankar appointed CMD of ONGCShankar, at present director (technical and field services), ONGC, will take over as CMD from October 1, replacing Dinesh K Sarraf, who ret...
25 Sep, 2017, 08.34 PM IST
Maoists attack canal construction site in Bihar, torch vehiclesBanka's Sub-Divisional Police Officer said the incident occurred near Rathokia where the state irrigation department is constructing a cana...
08 Aug, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
Oil Ministry reinstates Shashi Shankar as ONGC DirectorThe Oil Ministry has reinstated Shashi Shankar as Director (Technology and Field Services) of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) .
16 Jul, 2015, 03.21 PM IST
IOC director-designate Debangshu Ray suspended over information leakAction against him comes close on the heels of the government suspending ONGC's Director Shashi Shankar over alleged irregularities in an u...
02 Mar, 2015, 07.32 PM IST
Oil ministry suspends ONGC technical director Shashi ShankarShanker “committed gross misconduct while dealing with a tender for procurement of 21 blowout preventers,” a government release said.
25 Feb, 2015, 05.35 AM IST
ONGC’s director Shashi Shankar suspended as government probes his role in tender irregularitiesA blowout preventer is a large and technically equipped valve or a mechanical device that that forms a seal in the space between the pipe a...
24 Feb, 2015, 08.16 PM IST
Idea introduces 2 new smartphones at Rs 4,999 & Rs 8,300Idea FAB, a dual-SIM smartphone, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and running on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS, is priced at Rs 4,999.
13 Aug, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
BSNL-MTNL in pact with ONGC to provide telecom services for 5 yearsONGC has entered into agreement with BSNL and MTNL as they are providing complete telecom solution based on latest available technology.
31 Jul, 2014, 10.39 PM IST
4G still 2-3 years away: Shashi Shankar, IdeaIndia's top telcos may have bought 1800 Mhz spectrum recently with an eye on 4G services, but the telecom market is not yet ready for servi...
19 May, 2014, 11.51 AM IST
Idea looking at own 3G in Delhi, may cut data tariff to woo usersUnder the country’s new liberalised spectrum regime, operators can offer any kind of telecom service on any band of airwaves.
07 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST