Women, youth, scheme beneficiaries: TMC, BJP battle to woo same set of voters through poll promises in West BengalWest Bengal's upcoming elections see TMC and BJP vying for women, youth, and welfare recipients. The TMC focuses on its established social ...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
West Bengal's 65-seat faultline: How razor-thin margins, SIR deletions could decide who forms govtWest Bengal’s 2026 Assembly election is shaping up as a closely contested battle that may hinge on 65–70 marginal constituencies, where sma...
12 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
India-Russia technology hub announces its CEO ahead of AI Impact SummitDebjit Chakraborty is the new CEO and Executive Director of the Indo Russia "Innopraktika" Technology Hub. He brings extensive experience i...
16 Feb, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
NCAER's Poonam Gupta says India's economy can withstand heat wave impactEven if heat waves strike again and crops get affected, overall growth should not suffer, according to Poonam Gupta, head of the National C...
18 Mar, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Government may raise foreign investment limit to aid BPCL saleIf the cabinet clears the proposal, overseas funds would no longer need government approval to purchase a 100% stake in state-run refiners ...
14 Jun, 2021, 09.28 PM IST
Drones and mist cannons help India’s energy sector fight virusFrom drones used to monitor social distancing at refineries to giant mist cannons that spray disinfectants near workers’ quarters, employer...
13 Aug, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Middle East’s oil is still a favorite for India’s top refinerGulf producers such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia -- which together supplied around 40% of India’s oil imports in 2019 -- have been offering car...
27 May, 2020, 03.14 PM IST
India set to take a Rs 40,000 crore blow on account of oil revenue lossDemand in the world’s third-biggest consumer of fuel plummeted this month.
30 Apr, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Vodafone, Cairn eligible for settling disputes under tax amnesty schemeThe two will need to pay their taxes by March to benefit from the scheme, the CBDT chief said.
09 Feb, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
India’s appetite for petroleum fuels to drop to 6-year lowIndia expects its oil consumption to expand at the slowest pace in six years as the economy sputters.
21 Dec, 2019, 08.11 AM IST
First natural gas exchange to be unveiled by MarchThe world’s second most populous nation has been mulling a gas exchange for several years.
27 Nov, 2019, 01.13 PM IST
India asks states to rethink decision on redrawing contractsAndhra Pradesh government has asked renewable power producers to cut tariffs and disregard existing contracts.
03 Aug, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
India's top gas utility is said to mull buying IL&FS wind assetsIL&FS’s newly formed board said at the end of last month that resolution options could broadly involve significant capital infusion, asset ...
16 Nov, 2018, 02.44 PM IST
Elon Musk says challenging India regulations preventing Tesla's entryThe CEO of the electric-vehicle maker said a restrictive policy environment in India is proving to be a hurdle for local production.
30 May, 2018, 11.06 PM IST
India seeks to rework more LNG contracts amid surplus, GAIL saysGAIL India is working toward renegotiating two more long-term deals, according to company’s chairman.
05 Oct, 2017, 09.29 AM IST
India plans larger oil auctions as Narendra Modi pursues import cutsIndia is also seeking to tap unlocked reserves by extending exploration to cover its entire sedimentary area of about 3.14 million square k...
14 Sep, 2017, 03.16 PM IST