Chennai,  The Indian government-owned oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday said that it refuelled more than 100 flights of the SriLankan Airlines.

In a tweet, the BPCL said: "We are pleased to support SriLankan Airlines, with refueling of their long-haul flights at

New Delhi, Accelerating the oil exploration and production activities in India, the Central government on Thursday launched the eighth round of Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) Bid Round.

The Indian government is offering 10 blocks for International Competitive Bidding, and the bids can be submitted th

Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia has announced comprehensive health and security measures at ritual sites to protect the safety of pilgrims during the upcoming Haj season.

As many as 25,000 medics and more than 4,000 hospital beds will stand by during the Islamic pilgrimage which ends on the evening of July 12, Xin

Kiev,  The new aid of 1 billion euros that was approved by the European Parliament for Kiev on Thursday will be used to ensure Ukraine's financial stability, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said.

"The European Union (EU) Macro-Financial Assistance will be directed to the financing of priority bud

Bogota,  Residents in Colombia's capital Bogota must continue to practice social distancing and other preventive health measures in the wake of a recent spike in new Covid-19 cases, District Health Secretary Alejandro Gomez Lopez said.

Bogota has seen a significant spike in Covid-19 infections and ot

Seoul,  South Korea on Friday announced its decision to increase tariff-free import items as part of efforts to counter surging inflation, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

No tariff will be imposed on seven more imported foodstuffs including beef and chicken later this month, reports Xin

London, A wax figure of Boris Johnson from Madame Tussauds appeared outside a job centre following the UK Prime Minister's resignation as leader of the ruling Conservative Party, the media reported.

The waxwork version of Johnson with his hands on his hips, dressed in a suit with a powder-blue tie and his

Athens,  Greece's annual inflation rate reached 12.1 per cent in June, hitting a 30-year record high in the country, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday.

The figure was up 0.8 percentage points from that in May. Greek inflation merely stood at one per cent in June 2021, Xinhua

Beijing,  China has intensified its efforts at flood control and disaster relief in response to heavy downpours that have triggered severe floods in parts of the country, an official said on Friday.

A total of 487 rivers nationwide have seen alert levels breached, with 13 of them experiencing record-high

Seoul,  The latest software update for KakaoTalk, South Korea's most popular mobile messaging app, remained suspended for a week on the Google Play Store on Thursday, following the refusal by tech giant Kakao to comply with Google's new in-app payment policy.

Google turned down Kakao's submis