New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India declined by over 6 per cent year-on-year in November 2014 to $1.53 billion.In November 2013, the country had received FDI worth $1.63 billion.However, for the April-November period
New Delhi: The economic wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), has asked the Central government to ban foreign e-commerce firms like Amazon and eBay alleging that they are ‘killing domestic
New Delhi: Lauding him “as people's Prime Minister”, noted economist Jagdish Bhagwati on Tuesday said Narendra Modi is committed to expeditious reforms and guessed that he will open FDI in multi-brand retail in a year.“Traditional
Gandhinagar: Taking on those who have attacked him for "just talking", Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said he was not only making announcements but also backing them up with "concrete action"."We are not only making
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today invited industrialists to set up businesses in the state and assured them that political differences would not block the road to development.“Let me assure all of you
Pune: Committing to bold reforms that would professionalise public sector banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured bankers that government was ready to protect their commercial decisions as “risks have to be taken” by them.Speaking
New Delhi: Spelling out his New Year resolution, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said public and private investment in infrastructure and manufacturing sector will be encouraged to overcome challenges facing the Indian economy.“Infrastructural spending has
New Delhi: CPI today charged the ruling BJP with pursuing an “undeclared strategy” to push “anti-people” economic policies and diverting the minds of the people by raising communal issues.“This is all part of a design.
New Delhi: With Opposition parties criticising the government for taking the ordinance route, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said the government was left with no option and was compelled to do so due to
Kharagpur (WB): The Centre's recommendation for promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act came under a stinging attack today from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who termed the decision as “black”
New Delhi: Inflows of foreign direct investment into India rose by about 25 per cent to $17.35 billion in the April-October period of the current fiscal, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today.Improvement in
New Delhi: Six proposals for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the single brand retail sector are under the process for approval, government said on Tuesday.In January 2012, India raised the FDI cap in single-brand retail
New Delhi: Six proposals for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the single brand retail sector are under the process for approval, government said today.In January 2012, India raised the FDI cap in single-brand retail to
Gaya: Women could be appointed as fighter pilots in IAF in future, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha today said.“They (women) are already working in all branches of the Air Force and they could be appointed
New Delhi: The government is expected to soon take a decision on liberalising foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the cash-starved medical devices sector.The proposal to relax the policy was mooted by commerce and industry
New Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee, set up for examining the Insurance Bill, will be presenting its report today with parties like Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Left having strong reservation against it. The Insurance Bill
Siliguri (WB): Two days after BJP national president Amit Shah launched a vicious attack against the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee today hit back, saying the saffron party was targeting her party
New Delhi: Amid the government's keenness to attract more foreign investments, the country's top law officer has suggested scrapping of an act which deals with business disputes and replacing it with one that is in
Farukkhabad: Pakistan is not a friend but a neighbour and though India wants good relationship with its neighbouring countries, it cannot happen at the cost of security, Union Minister General (Retd) V K Singh said
New Delhi: India has directly paid over Rs one lakh crore to foreign firms for acquisition of equipment for the armed forces during the last five years, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.The government, he
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