Scores of Bhopal residents gathered at the redeveloped Rani Kamalapati railway station with enthusiasm to get a glimpse of the 11th Vande Bharat Express, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday. The train between Bhopal and Delhi will cover a distance of 708 km in seven and a half hours. […]
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ED sent to Chhattisgarh to destabilise government, raids politically motivated: CM Baghel
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday dubbed the ED’s raids in the state as “politically motivated” and alleged that since the BJP could not even make any attempt to topple his government, efforts were now on to destabilise it through the misuse of the central agency. He also said that despite carrying out raids […]
OPEC+ announces surprise cuts of around 1.16 mbpd from May to year-end
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further cuts in their production amounting to around 1.16 million barrels per day in a surprise move they said was aimed at supporting market stability. The development comes a day before a virtual meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, […]
Saudi Arabia, other OPEC+ producers announce voluntary oil output cuts
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced voluntary cuts to their production, with Riyadh saying it would cut output by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from May until the end of 2023, state media reported. Russia’s deputy prime minister also said Moscow would extend a voluntary cut of 500,000 bpd until the […]
Petrol, diesel sales rise as cropping season picks up
India’s fuel demand rose in March as a pick-up in agriculture activity helped reverse a slowdown that was witnessed in the first half of the month, preliminary industry data showed on Sunday. Fuel sales soared to the highest levels in February on the back of robust demand from the agriculture sector as well as transport […]
Adani’s Dhamra LNG terminal in Odisha receives 1st cargo, to start gas revolution in East
Adani Group and French company TotalEnergies’ newly built Rs 6,000 crore LNG import facility at Dhamra on the Odisha coast has received its first ever shipment of liquefied natural gas – a fuel that will be used to make steel, produce fertilizers and turned into CNG and cooking gas, helping change the landscape of Eastern […]
Boon or blight? E-scooters around the world
The for-hire electric scooters that have become ubiquitous in Paris and other cities worldwide are under scrutiny in the French capital, where residents vote Sunday on whether to ban them. If Paris does outlaw the app-based devices that zoomed onto the city’s streets in 2018, it would become the biggest city to do so. AFP […]
Sebi probing some Adani offshore deals for possible rule violations
India’s market regulator is investigating possible violation of ‘related party’ transaction rules in the Adani Group’s dealings with at least three offshore entities that have links to the brother of the conglomerate’s founder, two people said. The three entities allegedly entered into several investment transactions with unlisted units of the ports-to-power conglomerate founded by billionaire […]
Free electricity, jobs for all unemployed if AAP forms government in Assam: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised free electricity and jobs for all youths in Assam if his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power in the Northeastern state. He also claimed the AAP government changed the face of Delhi in seven years, and that “nothing but dirty politics” took place in Assam, […]
Damodar Valley Corporation registers ‘highest’ power generation at 43.32 bn units in FY’23
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) achieved the “highest” power generation in its 75 years of existence, with a 6.5-per cent on-year rise in 2022-23 to 43.32 billion units, which mostly came from thermal sources, company officials said. It also registered a robust 29 per cent growth in power sales to Rs 24,432 crore in 2022-23 over […]
Dry and wet aircraft leasing: What is the difference?
The Indian aviation industry is on a roll. The dramatic post-pandemic recovery of Indian passenger traffic, sent most airlines into a tizzy. According to the aviation advisory and research firm, CAPA India’s forecast, domestic air traffic in the country is slated to rise 20 per cent to 160 million in 2024, while international traffic is […]
Drunk Swede molests crew member during flight
In yet another unsavoury incident during a flight, a Swedish national was arrested after he allegedly molested a cabin crew member in an inebriated condition on board a Bangkok-Mumbai flight. The suspect has been identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, a 63-year-old man. The incident happened on a Bangkok-Mumbai (6E-1052) flight on Friday. After […]