President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

India, Japan to establish strategic partnership

Joint Statement: Towards India-Japan Strategic and Global Partnership 1.The Prime Minister of India, H E Dr Manmohan Singh, is currently paying an Official Visit to Japan from December 13 to 16,......

Are we ready yet for the bullet trains?

Most of the rail sections that connect Mumbai and Delhi are already overloaded and can be mitigated substantially only if the freight traffic moves to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, notes......

Markets rebound from 20-month closing lows; Nifty ends above 7,400

The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 473 points at 24,436 and the Nifty50 closed 146 points higher at 7,422.   Markets ended 2% higher on Friday tracking a rally in global stocks amid a rebound in......

Resolving gas price issue, power crisis key focus of govt

The Index of Industrial production (IIP) suggests that industrial sector is recovering slowly with a 2.1 per cent in April - December 2014-15 over the 0.1 per cent in the same period last year. The......

India top investment destination for Japanese firms: Survey

India has emerged as the number one investment destination for Japanese companies with some planning investments of about Rs 75,000 crore (Rs 750 billion) cumulatively in the next 2-3 years, says a......