Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: NRIs receive awards

In his speech before giving out the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin community awards on Saturday, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi described GOPIO "as one of the......

Modi arrives in Indonesia on the first leg of his three-nation tour

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accorded ceremonial welcome on his arrival in Jakarta on Tuesday. Photograph: Courtesy @MEAIndia/Twitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived......

Why Nicholas Burns put off India visit

Dr Anil Kakodkar, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, and his agency was the 600-pound gorilla in the room that vetoed the compromise language on the stalled bilateral civilian nuclear......

'We will listen to Indians abroad'

Minister for Overseas Indians Jagdish Tytler has big plans to make the 3rd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2005 -- the annual event for Non-Resident Indians and People of Indian Origin -- a huge......

Mamata in Singapore to attract investments to West Bengal

Seeking foreign investment in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Singapore on Monday, her first overseas visit after taking office. Banerjee, who is accompanied by state Finance......

'Indian cos using S'pore for global ventures'

An increasing number of Indian companies are expected to use Singapore as a springboard for their global operations, an industry chamber said in Singapore on Thursday. "We are seeing an increasing......

'List on Asian, not Western, bourses'

Indian billionaire Bhupendra Kumar Modi called on Indian and Chinese corporations to focus on listing their stocks and shares in their respective countries or on Asian bourses, instead of New York......

Singapore pact worries industry

Indian industry has objected to the government's proposal to remove or reduce duties on 2,342 items of trade in an agreement it is negotiating with Singapore.A host of industry bodies, including......

'It's time govt waives import duty on F1 race'

FMSCI, the national governing body for motor sport, today said that time has come for the Indian government to understand the economic benefits which the Formula One race brings to the country and......