The fully loaded New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), was heading to the port of Paradip in India where state-run IOC operates a 300,000 barrel-per-day refinery

AI and social media will fast-track disaster management systemS; 3D printing, Internet of Things to minimise human intervention, accidents

Oil India's well number 5 at the Baghjan oil field has been leaking gas for the last 27 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL's firefighters at the site

The company said it has also partnered with the leading banks HDFC and ICICI, in order to facilitate application of loans online without the need to visit any bank branch for approval

The announcement follows another recall that began last month of 4,653 imported Mercedes G-class sedans that had incorrect child-safety lock labels, Xinhua said

It includes several models made between February 2013 and June 2017 including C-class, E-class, V-class, GLK-class, CLS-class, SLC-class, GLC SUV and VS20 VITO vehicles.

The gas from the oil well had been leaking for 14 days before it caught fire on Tuesday resulting in a blaze so massive that it can be seen from 30 km away

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In a telephone call made to the prime minister, Sonowal apprised him of the latest situation arising out of the major blowout and subsequent fire, a CMO official said

Oil India's natural gas well explodes in Assam; 1,610 families evacuatedA natural gas well owned by Oil India Limited (OIL) turned into an inferno in Baghjan, Assam next to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park on Tuesday. The well had been continuously spewing out gas or undergoing a blowout since May 27 in Tinsukia district. Three experts from Singapore-based Alert Disaster Control had reached Tinsukia district to plug the blowout in the gas well. Five people have reportedly died due t...

The bodies of the firefighters were discovered at a wetland near the site of the fire

OIL Chairman and Managing Director Sushil Chandra Mishra, on June 8 said three experts from Singapore-based Alert Disaster Control reached Tinsukia district to plug the blowout in the gas well

Days after testing the JioMart in various parts of Maharashtra, Reliance has finally released its e-commerce platform across India.

Zoom, a professional video conference app, has become the most-downloaded Android app in India and currently has over 50 million downloads on play store.

IndiGo confirmed the incident and issued a statement. The airline said that the aircraft was sent for technical inspection

The tanker, which was set ablaze, suffered heavy damage and crude had leaked after it was struck in the early morning about 60 miles (96 km) from Jeddah.