New Delhi: Taking another step towards realising the ambitious TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) natural gas pipeline project, petroleum ministers of the four countries met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Thursday and agreed that steps will be taken to start

Faizabad: A CBI special court hearing the Babri structure demolition case will today visit the site where the structure existed before December 6, 1992.CBI special judge S M Tiwari along with a CBI team and

Ranchi: The BJP today made it clear that even if it secured majority in the forthcoming assembly polls, AJSU party and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) would remain NDA allies in Jharkhand .Addressing a joint press

Bhubaneswar: Joining the nation-wide ‘Swachh Bharat' campaign, public sector GAIL (India) announced its plan to build 1021 bio-toilets in the country to provide hygienic sanitation facilities for girl students.  While GAIL (India) unveiled its Rs

New Delhi: The cabinet decision to defer an increase in natural gas price till mid-November has been taken in view of next month's assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Thursday."It

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has chalked out plans to set up at least four more strategic oil reserves in the country in a bid to store adequate stock for meeting 90-100 days requirement during any crisis."It

Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried his best to give an apolitical speech today in Ranchi but could not resist the temptation of reminding people the benefits of a full-majority government.Addressing a public meeting in

New Delhi: The UPA government launched the direct cash benefit transfer scheme with political motives and without preparation, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, causing an uproar in the house.Pradhan was

New Delhi: Ruling out any immediate hike in prices of LPG and kerosene, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the new government will continue with the policy of subsidising commonly used cooking fuels."There will

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has cut short his Delhi visit to rush back to his state where a blast and fire in a gas pipeline killed 14 people Friday morning.Naidu cancelled

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the loss of lives in the GAIL pipeline fire in Andhra Pradesh and announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs two lakh from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund

New Delhi: The Indian government Wednesday deferred by three months a decision on raising the price of locally produced gas, saying a comprehensive discussion was required on the issue.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),

Moscow: Energy security is an essential element of the Indo-Russian strategic partnership and cooperation in the sector will be furthur strengthened, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here Monday."Russia has always been a longstanding, time-tested friend

Patna: The BJP today said Bihar Chief Minister's efforts to build up a third front for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections would fail to shape up.  “There have been bids to set up a third

New Delhi, Jul 2: With political crisis in the Karnataka BJP blowing over for the time being, the party today hinted to the rebels that the central leadership will look into their demand and take

Bangalore,May 17 : The BJP central leadership is deputing a two-member team including its senior leader Arun Jaitley to defuse the crisis that has besieged the ruling party in Karnataka in the wake of revolt

Bangalore, Mar 26: BJP today declared that there was no change in the leadership of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, whose ouster party rebels have been demanding in the wake of allegations against him