Brent crude futures for March rose 86 cents to $51.95 a barrel by 1410 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for February was at $48.51 a barrel, up 89 cents

The administration of US President Donald Trump also put curbs on PDVSA's main trading partners, the owners of tankers still transporting Venezuelan oil and on fuel supply to the gasoline-thirsty nation

Coronavirus vaccine: China has not done any efficacy trials, Russia also has not done any efficacy trials. We are doing efficacy trials on 26,000 people in the third phase, he said

At least 250 federal agencies and top enterprises in the US have been compromised by suspected Russia-backed hackers

Spot gold rose 1.1% to $1,919.07 per ounce by 0246 GMT, having hit its highest since Nov. 9 at $1,920.09

Russian oil and gas condensate output declined to 10.27 million barrels per day (bpd) last year, according to energy ministry data cited by the Interfax news agency

In the year-ago period, FDI equity inflows stood at USD 29.31 billion, as per the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Forecasts for tightening US crude oil stocks also added support to prices

Russia's Gamaleya centre had earlier invited researchers from the University of Oxford to add a component of its vaccine to a component of AstraZeneca's, informed Alexander Gintsburg, Gamaleya centre's head

Coronavirus vaccine: Russia launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine earlier in December, starting with the most vulnerable groups in Moscow

Premchand Godha's strategy for IPCA has not changed, it's about being integrated and focusSING on profitability

After using technology to transform Indian banking and steering Infosys past its biggest crisis, K.V. Kamath, former Chairman, ICICI Bank, helped multilateral lender New Development Bank scale up massively during his five-year stint

The Congress MP slammed Modi for not beginning the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India

Germany finishes a two-year term on the 15-member council at the end of this month and Ambassador Christoph Heusgen plans to retire after more than 40 years as a diplomat

Russia and India may sign several bilateral agreements in 2021 that includes a deal on protecting and promoting investment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with the highest degree Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit which is given only to the Head of State or Government

Alexander \"Sasha\" Kagansky was in his underwear when he fell to his death. The police have stated that the scientist also suffered a stab wound

The COVID-19 vaccine in India will be first offered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and persons above 50 years of age. Depending on the disease epidemiology and vaccine's availability, the remaining population will be vaccinated later on

In India, RDIF has tied up with Dr Reddy's Laboratories for trials and regulatory approvals. Dr Reddy's recently began phase-2 and 3 clinical trials after getting requisite clearance

The Lausanne-based court halved the four-year ban proposed last year by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a landmark case that accused Russia of state-ordered tampering of a testing laboratory database in Moscow