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Kamal Nath to visit Middle East to woo investors

November 16th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) After organising road shows in Europe and North America, Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath will now organise similar events in the Middle East to attract investments in ...

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Passenger car sales grow 34 percent, highest in two years

November 11th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The festive season gave an impetus to passenger car sales, which grew almost 34 percent in October from the like period last year, a rate of increase ...

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Terror threats won’t affect economic development: Chidambaram

Terror threats won’t affect economic development: Chidambaram

November 10th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday admitted terror threats, but asserted that it would not affect the industrial development of the country. "We are not ...

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US terror suspect visited India many times: Chidambaram

US terror suspect visited India many times: Chidambaram

November 10th, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The US national arrested in Chicago last month on charges of plotting terror strikes visited India several times before the Nov 26 attacks in Mumbai last ...

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Government mulls special package for engineering sector

Government mulls special package for engineering sector

November 10th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The government is considering a special package for the crisis-hit engineering sector, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said here Tuesday. ...

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Dalai Lama’s presence in India irritant to China: Tharoor

Dalai Lama’s presence in India irritant to China: Tharoor

November 10th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Reacting to China's "dissatisfaction" over the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Tuesday said the Tibetan religious leader's ...

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IT sector to grow 4-7 percent this fiscal: Nasscom

November 10th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India's IT sector will grow between 4-7 percent this fiscal and is expected to see higher growth next year, a top industry official said here Tuesday. "I ...

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India to review double taxation treaties to track evasion

India to review double taxation treaties to track evasion

November 10th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India is working towards revising its double taxation avoidance treaties following allegations that many Indians have stashed away unaccounted money in Swiss banks, Finance Minister Pranab ...

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Developed world responsible for climate change: Mukherjee

Developed world responsible for climate change: Mukherjee

November 10th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said India had differences with developed countries over funding to tackle climate change, but left it to the UN Framework Convention ...

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Yum Restaurants to invest $150 mn on expansion

November 10th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Yum Restaurants, which operates the Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) chains, Tuesday said it will open India's first Taco Bell restaurant in Bangalore by the ...

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Steel Authority sees 10 percent sales growth this year

November 10th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is targeting an 8-10 percent sales growth this fiscal, company chairman S.K. Roongta said here Tuesday. "We are confident of ...

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Strong domestic demand needed for growth: Mukherjee

Strong domestic demand needed for growth: Mukherjee

November 10th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India will continue investing in agriculture, infrastructure and power to create demand and ensure internal growth till the developed economies witnessed a recovery, Finance Minister Pranab ...

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Stimulus to continue till robust recovery takes place in developed markets: Mukherjee

Stimulus to continue till robust recovery takes place in developed markets: Mukherjee

November 10th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.10 (ANI): The Indian economy has been able to fare well in spite of the adverse impact of the global economic crisis, due to the strength of its domestic ...

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Collaboration, not competition the way forward for a successful deal on climate change: Shyam Saran

November 10th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov. 10 (ANI): Climate change is a global problem and its solution should come through collaboration between developed and developing countries, according to Shyam Saran, Prime Minister of India's Special ...

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Volvo-Eicher buses to hit roads in 2010

November 10th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The joint venture between heavy vehicle manufacturers Volvo and Eicher Motors will begin production of buses in the second half of 2010. "Production will start in the second ...

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Bajaj, Renault-Nissan to launch low-cost car in 2012

November 10th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The head of Renault-Nissan Tuesday said the venture to manufacture a low-cost car with India's Bajaj Auto was on track and the new car would be out ...

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Government will encourage FDI in media: Ambika Soni

Government will encourage FDI in media: Ambika Soni

November 9th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The government will act only as a facilitator for foreign direct investments (FDI) in print media and make amendments in the existing laws to ensure this, ...

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Sibal against for-profit educational institutions

November 9th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The government is not going to give up its opposition to for-profit educational institutions as any collapse of such entities would impact students. "If profit means giving dividend ...

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Infosys BPO planning acquisitions, hiring

November 9th, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Infosys BPO Ltd, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary of software major Infosys Technologies, is looking at fresh acquisitions and hiring people. Speaking to reporters here Monday, Infosys ...

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Microsoft expects 50% of new PCs to have Windows 7

Microsoft expects 50% of new PCs to have Windows 7

November 9th, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Indian subsidiary of Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) is getting a good early and healthy response to Windows 7, which is its recently launched operating system, its chairman ...

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Speculative derivative trade impacting oil prices: ONGC

November 9th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) International oil prices may not stabilise due to a hyperactive derivatives market, which was indulging in speculation to make profits rather than hedging against risk, said the ...

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India a leading market for PepsiCo : Nooyi

November 9th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (ANI): Indra Nooyi, the Chairman and Chief Executive of PepsiCo today said that India is among the top three markets for the company. PepsiCo has grown by over ...

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Indian students’ welfare to be discussed with Australian premier

Indian students’ welfare to be discussed with Australian premier

November 9th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India will discuss the attacks on its students in Australia when its Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visits later this week, Minister of State for External Affairs ...

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China says India has forgotten lessons of 1962 war

China says India has forgotten lessons of 1962 war

November 9th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Tawang, Nov. 9 (ANI): While China has blamed New Delhi for trying to provoke Beijing by orchestrating Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's controversial visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India has rubbished the ...

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Chinese expert warns New Delhi, India says Dalai Lama free to travel (Lead)

Chinese expert warns New Delhi, India says Dalai Lama free to travel (Lead)

November 9th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Beijing, Nov 9 (IANS) India Monday denied that Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was visiting Tawang under pressure from New Delhi as a Chinese scholar warned that India was on ...

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Indian telecom to see tariff consolidation: Bharti Airtel

Indian telecom to see tariff consolidation: Bharti Airtel

November 9th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The telecom sector will witness a consolidation of tariffs in the next one to two years as the business models of many new operators were not ...

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Government to introduce reforms bills in winter session of Parliament

November 9th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (ANI): The government wants to introduce major reforms bills, including one for the setting up of an overarching body in higher education, in the forthcoming Winter and Budget ...

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Dalai Lama’s Tawang visit his own initiatve: Tharoor

Dalai Lama’s Tawang visit his own initiatve: Tharoor

November 9th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Monday denied a Chinese report that Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was visiting Tawang under pressure from India, ...

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Reforms agenda in place for education sector: Sibal

November 9th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.9 (ANI): Massive reforms are required across the spectrum in India's Education sector, declared Human Resource Development MInister Kapil Sibal, at the plenary session on "Creating World-Class Education in India", ...

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Trade pact a road to $1-trillion Gulf market for India: Bahrain

November 9th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The free trade agreement that India and Gulf countries hope to sign will give Indian firms greater access to the $1-trillion market in the Middle East, apart ...

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