December 8, 2014
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today notified the government's decision to increase foreign investment ceiling in defence sector and permitting 100 per cent FDI in railways infrastructure.
After assuming power, the NDA government has reviewed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for railways sector as well as defence.
Government has permitted 100 per cent FDI in railway infrastructure sector under the automatic route subject to conditions.
December 8, 2014
New Delhi: The Delhi government said on Monday it has banned Uber after a passenger accused one of the online taxi service’s drivers of raping her.
The arrested driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, will appear in court at about midday on Monday.
December 8, 2014
New Delhi: India and Russia are likely to ink a key deal for the joint development of a BrahMos 'mini missile' during the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin later this week.
Official sources said that a tripartite agreement n this regard is likely to be signed between DRDO, NPOM lab of Russia and BrahMos Aerospace.
December 8, 2014
Washington: Discarded laptop batteries still have enough life in them to power slums in India and other developing countries, a new study by IBM India has found.
The research presented at a conference in San Jose, US, analyzed a sample of discarded batteries and found 70 per cent had enough power to keep an LED light on for more than four hours a day for a year.
December 8, 2014
Bengaluru: After its launch was deferred twice due to bad weather, India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was placed in orbit by Ariane 5 rocket in the early hours on Sunday from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
December 7, 2014
KOLKATTA – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of Chief Ministers in the national capital today to discuss the structure, scope and role of the new body that will replace the Planning Commission.
India Prime Minister - Narendra Modi
December 6, 2014
New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a cab driver when she was returning home in Delhi after completing her shift at a Gurgaon-based finance company, police said Saturday.
The incident took place Friday night after the woman boarded the cab around 9.30 pm from Vasant Vihar area in south Delhi.
December 5, 2014
India will press the Group of 20 economies to set a two-year deadline to reduce the cost of international money transfers, two government sources said, potentially saving more than $20 billion for developing countries.
U.S. one-hundred dollar bills are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul August 2, 2013.
December 5, 2014
Uri: Militants in Kashmir attacked an Indian army camp Friday, triggering a fierce gun battle that left 11 Indian soldiers and six suspected assailants dead, officials said.
Decemebr 5, 2014
A high alert has been sounded in the Capital after credible intelligence inputs suggested that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba jihadis were planning a “sensational terror attack” in the run-up to US President Barack Obama’s two-day visit during the Republic Day next month. The alert has been communicated to the highest levels of the Modi government.
