ONGC to begin oil production from KG-5 block in 2019
State-owned ONGC’s significant oil discovery in Bay of Bengal will begin production in 2019, with a peak output of 4.5 million tonnes a year, 20% more than previous estimates. The oil discovery in Krishna Godavari basin block KG-DWN-98/2 or KG-D5 will be the first large oil production from... read more »
Jan Dhan or hawala dhan? Modi should heed RBI’s warnings on his pet scheme...
Several crores of bank accounts across the country that opened within days under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship financial inclusion programme Jan Dhan Yojana could act as vehicles for hawala operators and money launderers to transfer black money in and out of the country, the Reserve... read more »
BJP-Shiv Sena conflict only for power and position, not for public welfare:...
Congress leader Anees Ahmed said here on Saturday that the seat sharing impasse between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena, which could end the 25-year-old alliance in Maharashtra if there is no agreement, is only aimed at seeking power and position, and not for public welfare. The... read more »
Akhilesh thanks people for bypoll wins, labour dept for welfare schemes
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav while expressing his gratitude to the people for winning bypolls launched a veiled attack on BJP leaders dressed in saffron robes. “Our leaders worked a lot during the bypolls. I thank the people of the state. Some people were roaming by changing their clothes but... read more »
Djokovic pulls out of Madrid with arm injury
Novak Djokovic has not managed to shake off an arm injury and has been forced to pull out of this week’s Madrid Open Masters event, the Serbian world number two said on... read more »
AB de Villiers is a ‘Freak’, says Royal Challengers Bangalore Teammate Harshal...
Bangalore: A witness to A B de Villiers’ exploits from close quarters against Sunrisers Hyderabad, young Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel termed his South African... read more »
Kedarnath shrine reopens
Dehradun: The sacred portals of the Kedarnath temple were reopened to devotees amid elaborate rituals on Sunday morning, about a year after the Himalayan shrine was marred by flash floods... read more »
Bodies of girl, man found hanging from tree in Delhi
A 21-year-old factory worker and a 14-year-old girl were found hanging from a tree in New Delhi on Sunday, police said. Roshan alias Suraj and the teenaged girl – whose name was... read more »
Modi takes poll battle to Rahul’s Amethi, to campaign for S...
Amethi: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will break an unwritten code of Indian politics – of keeping off a political rival’s turf – when he will campaign in the Gandhi... read more »
