It couldnt have been more apt. The most generous tribute to former ONGC chairman Subir Raha comes from somebody with whom he had a hugely uneasy relationship. After Raha lost more-than-a-year-long battle with cancer on Monday, former petroleum minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, said he found in Raha a man worthy of my steel, particularly when we disagreed.

The Andhra Pradesh government is likely to firm up the proposal to join hands with state-owned ONGC to bid for oil blocks under the New Exploration and Licensing Policy (NELP).

Oil exploration major ONGC today said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uranium Corporation of India for sub surface exploration of Uranium.The sub surface exploration for Uranium would be done in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan, ONGC CMD R S Sharma told reporters here today.