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State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is turning to West Asian crude to compensate for a shortage of Russian oil, its Head of Finance, Vetsa Ramakrishna Gupta, told Reuters. The refiner is struggling to secure 8 to 10 million barrels of Russian crude for January with Russian oil now accounting

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Qatar from December 30 to January 1 to meet with Qatari officials. He will be reviewing bilateral ties in areas such as trade, investment, energy, security, and cultural relations.

India is securing critical mineral resources by finalising Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 13 mineral-rich countries, including those in South America, Africa, and Australia, while intensifying cooperation with South Korea, Japan, and Israel on geology and mineral processing technology. The Ministry of Mines is also exploring partnerships with nations like

Highlights include Trump's stand on H-1B visas, ISRO's space mission and the government's plan for Budget 2025-26.

According to The Times of India, family offices, including those of Wipro's Azim Premji and Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), are increasingly investing in sectors like chip technology, robotics, and green energy. Over $1 billion has been allocated to more than 60 funding deals in 2023 and

Reliance Industries is preparing to upend the Artificial Intelligence sector by lowering prices, just as it did in the telecom industry to capture the market. Jio Platforms is collaborating with tech behemoths like Nvidia to co-develop AI language models to provide revolutionary solutions like personalised and reasonably priced AI as

Arun Bansal, CEO of Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, said that the Navi Mumbai airport is expected to be inaugurated on April 17. Flyers will have access to the airport only four weeks later, in the second half of May, when airlines commence domestic flights and cargo operations. International flight operations

US President-elect Donald Trump sided with Elon Musk on H-1B visas for Indian techies, despite backlash from MAGA hardliners, who accused the big-tech companies of exploiting the program and called for restrictions on foreign workers. Trump, who has previously used the visa program for his employees, reaffirmed his support for