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Russia's disrupted oil trade squeezes profit margins for Indian refiners

Attacks in the Red Sea have driven up freight rates, while tougher US sanctions have stranded some Russian cargoes destined for India, adding to costs

India-Oman FTA may be reality soon; legal vetting of deal's text underway

India is keen to finalise the trade pact before the model code of conduct (MCC) kicks-in ahead of its general elections, making the timing of the finalisation of the proposed deal crucial

StanChart to continue focus on wealth management in India: Senior executive

Credit card 'core business' but will avoid competing with the country's private banks, says Kusal Roy

With 11.9 mn arrivals, India tops list for number of passengers in Dubai

India emerged at the top spot for the highest number of passengers flying through the Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, with traffic totalling 11.9 million guests, the airport announced on Monday. According to a statement, the Dubai airport, known as DXB, surpassed not only its own yearly forecast but also pre-pandemic levels of traffic. In 2023, DXB witnessed a surge in passenger numbers, reaching 86.9 million passengers (86,994,365), an impressive year-on-year increase of 31.7 per cent. It was just under a per cent higher than the passenger numbers recorded in 2019 (86.4 million), the numbers were driven by robust growth in the second half of the year during which the airport recorded a total of 45.4 million guests. With 7.8 million guests, December was the busiest month in the fourth quarter during which the airport welcomed a total of 22.4 million guests, a year-on-year growth of 13.8 per cent compared to Q4 of last year. Q3 remained the

India-UAE relations: How friendship between the two countries has flourished since 1971

Since 1971, India-UAE ties have deepened across political, economic, and cultural spheres, with the UAE hosting 3.5 million Indians. Watch our video to know more.

India wants multi-year oil purchase deal with Guyana: Guyanese minister

"We will make a decision at some point in time" on crude oil sales to India in a long-term deal, Vickram Bharrat told reporters on the sidelines of industry event India Energy Week in Goa

India is scorning the energy bounty that helped to transform China

However, India is desperately short of domestic oilfields. Just 2.6 billion metric tonnes of its estimated 359 billion tonnes of carbon storage capacity is in petroleum reservoirs

India must realise that its true manufacturing rival is Vietnam, not China

If you tax inputs, you are taxing your outputs, Garcetti noted. "You are not taxing us, you are not protecting the market. What you are doing is limiting a market."

India will be world's biggest oil demand growth driver through 2030: IEA

The country is already second largest net importer of the fuel, say agency in report on energy security

India to be largest global oil demand growth driver through 2030: IEA

The agency forecast India's demand would reach 6.6 million bpd in 2030, up from 5.5 million bpd in 2023

India sends nearly 3.5 tonnes of aid to Zambia following cholera outbreak

India on Tuesday sent around 3.5 tonnes of aid, including medicines, to Zambia to help the country deal with an outbreak of cholera. Officials said the aid was sent in commercial cargo aircraft. "Following an outbreak of cholera in Zambia, India today sent humanitarian aid on commercial cargo aircraft," an official said. "The aid weighing approximately 3.5 tonnes comprises water purification supplies, chlorine tablets, and hydration in the form of ORS sachets," he said.

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: When and how to watch this rare celestial event

A rare celestial event is about to occur on April 8, 2024. The eclipse can pass from Canada, the United States, and Mexico and then it will move towards North America

Fiji's Deputy PM Biman Prasad arrives in Delhi for week-long India visit

The Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, Biman Prasad, arrived in New Delhi late on Sunday night, kicking off his week-long visit to India

NTT DATA to hire 6,000 people in India by year-end to fuel growth plans

India is NTT DATA's second largest employee hub outside of Japan and also the fastest-growing market

Citroen to add more safety features, plans to come with six airbags

French carmaker Citroen is all set to come with six airbags to meet the safety standards of its product in India. The carmaker will start updating the safety features from July 2024

Amrit Udyan 2024: President Murmu inaugurates Udyan Utsav, check details

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the long-awaited Udyan Utsav 2024 today. People can visit every day from tomorrow except Monday till March 31, 2024

India ranks 93 among 180 countries in Global Corruption Index: Report

In the Corruption Perceptions Index, India secured the 93rd position with a score of 39

Deeply anguished: India condemns brutal murder of 25-year-old student in US

The Indian Consulate in Atlanta strongly condemned what it called the 'brutal' murder of a 25-year-old Indian student inside a store in Georgia's Lithonia city

Martyrs' Day 2024: Here's all you need to know about Gandhi's Punyatithi

India observes Mahatma Gandhi's punyatithi every year on January 30 to pay homage to the father of the nation. His principles of Ahimsa and Satyagraha inspire people across the world

Special Aastha trains for Ayodhya from Tatanagar to visit Ram temple

Indian Railways to run special trains to Ayodhya from Jharkhand to visit Ram Lalla's temple. The trains will leave on two days - January 29 and February 19, 2024