The world's third-largest crude oil importer, India, plans to double its refining capacity by 2030 from the current 5 million barrels per day (bpd), Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at a webinar on Tuesday. India aims to boost its refining capacity from the current 250 million tons per year (or around 5 million bpd) to...
India will continue to reopen its economy, which is already showing signs of recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Speaking to chief ministers during a review of the first two weeks of the so-called unlock Phase 1, he said the danger is not over and...
A family in Ipswich has been crowned Britain's funniest by the Beano after millions of votes were cast.
The United Nations General Assembly is holding elections on Wednesday, including for two hotly contested seats on the UN Security Council. Five new council members are elected every year. Canada, Ireland and Norway are battling now for two Western seats and Kenya and Djibouti are competing for one African seat. India is running unopposed for...
Footballer Marcus Rashford has become the face of a widely applauded grassroots campaign demanding free meals for underprivileged children, but made an embarrassing mistake by venturing into areas he clearly knows nothing about. Most people revel in receiving support or adulation. Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is no exception, but he experienced it off the...
As NATO members kicked off two days of talks Wednesday in the shadow of U.S. plans to pull troops from Germany, sources in the alliance expressed concerns President Donald Trump … Click to Continue »
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his top diplomat sought to put a brave face on their failure to secure a spot on the United Nations Security Council in one of … Click to Continue »