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FM Jaitley to leave for Azerbaijan on Sunday to attend ADB meet

Last Updated: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 17:09

The four-day 48th annual meeting of the ADB began on Saturday.

Azeri raid kills Karabakh soldier: separatists

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 16:06

Azerbaijani forces on Monday killed an ethnic Armenian soldier in an alleged cross-border raid into Nagorny Karabakh, officials from the Armenian-backed breakaway region said.

`Leaky` A380 door eyed in Singapore Airlines emergency landing

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 12:12

A malfunctioning door is the focus of an investigation into why a Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 superjumbo was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan, the carrier said Wednesday.

Singapore Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:28

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan on Monday due to a loss of cabin pressure but no one was injured, the carrier said.

Azerbaijan arrests head of independent vote monitor

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 15:26

Azerbaijani authorities have arrested the head of an independent election monitoring group after it criticised presidential polls that secured a new term for strongman Ilham Aliyev, one of his colleagues said Tuesday.

Azerbaijan strongman celebrates crushing poll win

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 13:42

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today celebrated a landslide poll win to tie up a third term and further prolong his family`s vice-like rule, in a vote rubbished by opponents as riddled with violations.

Azerbaijanis vote in presidential election

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:30

Voting kicked off for Azerbaijan`s presidential election Wednesday with incumbent President Ilham Aliyev expected to win a third term.

Azerbaijan not to join NATO

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 08:31

Azerbaijan will join neither NATO nor the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), but is prepared to cooperate with both, a presidential aide said.

Five Azerbaijan troops killed in road crash

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 09:25

At least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned, the government said.

OVL raises $800 million to part-finance oilfield in Azerbaijan

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 13:45

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), today said it has raised USD 800 million to part-finance its recent acquisition of interest in an oilfield in Azerbaijan.

Training for poll officials from abroad

Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013, 22:58

Election officials from 19 nations are participating in 2-week training programme organised by India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management of ECI.

OVL to raise $1 billion to fund Azeri acquisition

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 16:25

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), today said it aims to raise up to USD 1 billion through a dollar issue this month to fund its recent acquisition in Azerbaijan.