Oil dips below $50/barrel: Petrol car users can save up to Rs 9,400 a year
With global crude oil prices going below $50 a barrel, India’s finance and petroleum ministries find themselves at cross-purposes in a way that recalls the Roman two-faced god of the month, Janus. Before the first week of the New Year ended, the Indian basket of crude oil has come down from... read more »
SpiceJet denies receiving credit from oil companies
SpiceJet, the troubled budget carrier, said it has received no credit from oil companies, even as it scotched speculation about having failed to submit any revival plan on Wednesday. “… There was no revival plan due for submission today,” SpiceJet’s Chief Operating Officer... read more »
Sunanda Pushkar death: Tharoor accuses police of assaulting his domestic he...
Abut two months before the Delhi Police registered a case of murder against unknown persons in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, Shashi Tharoor had accused the police of “assaulting” and “intimidating” his domestic help, Narayan, into “confessing” that they both killed Pushkar. In a letter... read more »
Atul Khare named head of United Nations Department of Field Support
Senior Indian diplomat Atul Khare has been named by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as the head of the U.N. department that provides dedicated support to peacekeeping missions around the world, making him one of the highest ranking Indian officials in the world body. Mr. Khare, 55 will succeed... read more »
