Global oil prices "would have hit the roof" if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, India's oil minister said, adding that prices would determine where the country buys oil from.

Hardeep Singh Puri said that Russian oil was not subject to sanctions and there was only a price cap, which he assured Indian entities adhered to. Puri pointed out that many other European and Asian nations made significant energy purchases from Russia.

India's purchase of Russian oil has helped stabilize global oil prices, asserted Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. He emphasized that India's energy strategy prioritizes affordability, availability,

Nathan McSweeney will open the batting on his debut for Australia in the first Test against India at Perth. The 25-year-old opened for the first time in first-class cricket during the recent match against India A and made scores of 14 and 25.

India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.

The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missing paperwork.

Sanju Samson has become only the fourth batter to score consecutive hundreds in Twenty20 international cricket after he backstopped India’s 61-run win over South Africa in Durban.

India opener Sanju Samson scored a sparkling century as the tourists beat South Africa by 61 runs in the first match of a four-game Twenty20 series in Durban on Friday. South Africa asked India to bat and the visitors posted 202 for eight in their 20 overs,

T he BCCI has informed the ICC that India will not travel to Pakistan to participate in the 2025 Champions Trophy. ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI told the ICC it had been

A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board declined Friday to confirm media reports that India has decided against playing any games in host Pakistan during next year’s Champions Trophy. “My view is if there’s any problems,