Australian agri-business explores partnerships in India
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Australian agri-business sector has begun exploring long-term partnerships in India which may enable the latter to improve quality, safety, availability...
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Indian economic activity rebounded in July : Jefferies
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Indian economic activity rebounded in July after the implementation of the pan-India Goods and Services Tax (GST), following a moderation in...
Indian firms get approvals faster than World Bank suggests : NITI Aayog
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Enterprises in India take considerably less time in obtaining approvals than reported by the World Bank data, the NITI Aayog said...
Sushma offers medical visa to Pakistani baby
New Delhi, Aug 29 Sticking to her promise made on Independence Day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that a Pakistani baby who...
Modi to visit China, Myanmar next week
New Delhi, Aug 29 With the Doklam standoff resolved, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to China next week to attend the BRICS Summit in Fujian...
Russian development bank to finance country’s digital economy programme, signs MoU with Indian firm SREI Infrastructure
Moscow, Aug 27 (IANS) Russian development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB), which has signed an MoU with Indian firm Srei Infrastructure Finance to create a $200 million IT...
Sushma Swaraj inaugurates India’s first ‘Videsh Bhavan’ in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Signalling a significant new era in cooperation with states, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country’s first Videsh Bhavan, assimilating all...
India, Africa should aim bigger : Jaishankar
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) With India increasing its engagements with Africa, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Friday said the two sides should aim bigger and...
Nepal Prime Minister meets President, Vice President
New Delhi, Aug 25 President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday met Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and stressed...
India, Nepal sign 8 agreements
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India and Nepal on Thursday signed eight agreements across different sectors, including four on post-earthquake reconstruction in the Himalayan nation. “Establishing...
Two new India-Nepal power transmission lines launched
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday jointly inaugurated two new power transmission lines between...
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani returns as non-Executive Chairman
Bengaluru, Aug 24 (IANS) Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Thursday returned to the global software major as non-Executive Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. “The...
India should avoid abuse of trade remedy measures : China
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that India should follow World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and avoid abusing trade remedy measures....
Israel exploring ‘defence’ tourism with Indian travellers
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) The Israeli Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is exploring the niche segment of “anti-terrorism” or “defence” tourism with Indian travel agents, an Israeli...
Britain admires India’s stretching renewable targets : Envoy
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Britain “admires” the stretching targets that India has set to bring its renewable energy capacity up to 175 GW by 2022, Britain’s...
India, Nepal sign 8 agreements
New Delhi, Aug 24 India and Nepal on Thursday signed eight agreements across different sectors, including four on post-earthquake reconstruction in the Himalayan nation. “Establishing...
Nepal-India defence cooperation interdependent: Modi
New Delhi, Aug 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that defence cooperation between India and Nepal is important to keep borders of the...
Nepal PM Deuba accorded ceremonial welcome
New Delhi, Aug 24 Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is here on a five-day state visit, wa accorded a ceremonial welcome on Thursday....