BRICS for global security, healthcare for the poor
- 2013-01-11 15:18New Delhi: The leaders of five major emerging economies agreed to play its role in ensuring global peace and security and health security for the developing countries.
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CHOICE OF GUJARAT LOKAYUKTA SMACKS OF NEPOTISM
BJP’S THEATRICS OF FEDERALISM EQUALLY OPPORTUNISTIC
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2013-01-11 12:39
Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal has appointed RA Mehta as the Lokayukta of Gujarat, in spite of protests of the state government. The appointment had been challenged in court. On January 2, the Supreme Court upheld the appointment. Predictably, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted strongly to the verdict. Kamla Beniwal is a former member of the Rajasthan unit of the Congress(I).
CHINESE COMPANY INTERESTED TO INVEST IN UTTAR PRADESH
DISCUSSIONS HELD FOR A BATTERY UNIT
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2013-01-11 12:36
LUCKNOW: Ming He Group of China has evinced keen interest in setting up a big lead acid battery manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh.
WHO ARE UPSTAGING DEFENCE JOINT VENTURES?
INDIA MUST ALLOW PRIVATE SECTOR IN LUCRATIVE ARMS MARKET
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2013-01-11 12:31
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board’s (FIPB) latest year-end decision to summarily reject the joint venture proposal of Mahindra & Mahindra, one of India’s most reputable technology companies, with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd to manufacture high-tech defence equipment in the country, without assigning a good reason, is not only shocking, but also exposes the government’s age-old mindset against the domestic private sector playing a key role in state-of-the-art arms and security equipment manufacture.
WILL PRESIDENT’S RULE SOLVE JHARKHAND QUAGMIRE?
CONGRESS IN ITS USUAL ‘WAIT AND WATCH’ MODE
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2013-01-10 17:42
Jharkhand is in a political crisis once again after the resignation of the BJP-led Arjun Munda government this week. The state, which consists of rich natural resources, is fated to have instability since it was created in 2000. In the last 12 years, it remained a shining example of horse-trading and has seen eight chief ministers. President’s rule was imposed twice. In all probability, it may be heading towards the President’s rule once again if no other government could be formed.
Indian NSA to discuss security issues with Chinese counterpart
BRICS express concern over W Asia, N Africa
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2013-01-10 16:05
New Delhi: The national security advisors of five emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which form the grouping BRICS discussed cooperation in cyber security, counter-terrorism, maritime piracy and other threats to global security.
India, France to discuss defence, nuke cooperation
- 2013-01-10 03:35New Delhi: The Indian External Affairs Salman Khurshid left for Paris on Thursday to discuss with his counterpart Laurent Fabius on issues like defence cooperation and ongoing negotiations for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant.
India moots proposal for JVs in Kazakhstan
- 2013-01-09 15:04New Delhi: India has urged for setting up of joint venture projects in Kazakhstan for manufacturing finished products from their minerals could be exported to India as the two countries signed an Inter-Governmental Commission Protocol for enhancing mutual cooperation.
11th PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS-2013, KOCHI
Explore ways for NRIs participation in economy : Indian President
13 Overseas Indians, two organisations felicitated with Awards
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2013-01-09 14:52
KOCHI: The President of India Pranab Mukherjee has appealed for exploring ways and means to encourage participation of Overseas Indians in the country’s growth story.
3 INDIANS AMONG 25 SCIENTISTS GIVEN WORLD’S TOP PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP
- 2013-01-09 13:08NEW DELHI : Three Indian scientists, two of them NRIs, are among 25 worldover who have been awarded Fellowship for 2012 by the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s most trusted Quality teaching and training house.