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Ammar Zaidi

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How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure
Rediff.com14 Jul 2024

Three different invitations were sent out for the wedding and the receptions with...

Adani shrugs off Hindenburg effect, back to rapid expansion spree
Rediff.com31 Mar 2024

Adani group opened a $1.2 billion copper plant, bought a port in Odisha, raised stakes...

After Reliance-bp, Nayara Energy sells petrol, diesel at Re 1 less than PSUs
Rediff.com30 May 2023

After Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc of the UK, Nayara Energy - the...

India's imports from OPEC at all-time low as Russian oil buy peaks
Rediff.com7 May 2023

Oil producers cartel OPEC's share in India's oil imports fell to an all-time low of 46...

IOC, Adani-Total, Shell, 26 other firms lap up Reliance's KG-D6 gas
Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Adani-Total Gas Ltd and Shell were among the...

Adani slips to No 30, group stocks lose Rs 12 lk cr in 1 month
Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

Gautam Adani was the world's third and Asia's richest man a month back but a damning...

Petrol doped with 20% ethanol starts retailing in 11 states/UTs
Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Petrol doped with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out on Monday at select petrol pumps...

ONGC wants govt to scrap windfall tax
Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

India's top oil and gas producer ONGC wants the government to scrap windfall profit tax...

Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India
Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Russia has defaulted on the supply of at least 5 cargoes or shiploads of LNG to India...

Rags to riches tale of mining mogul Anil Agarwal
Rediff.com15 May 2022

A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when...

The bizarre tale of Cairn retro tax
Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

The levy of retrospective tax on the UK's Cairn Energy Plc is a tale of bizarre twists...

Retro Tax: Cairn drops lawsuits in US, UK
Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

Britain's Cairn Energy Plc has dropped lawsuits against the Indian government and its...

US private equity firm drops out of BPCL race
Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

US private equity firm I Squared Capital is dropping out of the race to buy India's...

Oil Min tells ONGC to give 60% stake in Mumbai High, Bassein fields to foreign cos
Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

The petroleum ministry has told ONGC to give away 60%stake plus operating control in...

New York court pauses Cairn tax suit
Rediff.com26 Sep 2021

A New York court has paused Cairn Energy's pursuit of US assets of Air India for the...

Cairn, Air India seek stay on New York court proceedings
Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Cairn Energy and Air India have jointly asked a New York federal court to stay further...

Air India asks US court to dismiss Cairn petition
Rediff.com29 Aug 2021

Air India has asked a New York court to dismiss a petition filed by Britain's Cairn...

Global oil majors may be joining race for BPCL
Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

Global oil majors may be teaming up with investment funds that are already in the race...

India asks US court to reject Cairn's $1.2 bn suit
Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The Indian government has asked a federal court in Washington to dismiss Britain's...

Was govt's decision to sell Cairn shares flawed?
Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

Faced with prospect of its assets across the globe being seized just like Pakistan and...