Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sudnay arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said some countries still use terrorism as "an instrument of state policy" and the world must act against radicalisation without any political consideration
The host country has been pressing for a discussion at the 10th G20 Summit on the conflicts in Syria and the worst migrant crisis since World War II.
The New Year 2015, however, may see shares worth over Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) being put on the table by the government, including by way of part-sale of its holdings in PSUs and its residual minority stakes in some private sector entities.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday defended his development index for measuring backwardness of states, saying the aim is to "encourage development" and "everything over and above that is a political spin."
The Reserve Bank on Friday said the economy would grow by 5 to 5.5 per cent in the current fiscal, pinning its hopes on good farm output and improved exports.
The Reserve Bank on Friday set up a three-member committee under former Governor Bimal Jalan to scrutinise applications for new bank licences, which are expected to be awarded by January.
The visa-on-arrival facility at the Attari-Wagah check post to Pakistani nationals over 65 years of age will begin from January 15, but they would not be able to stay in Punjab, Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir.
After taking charge, P Chidambaram promised fine-tuning of policies and place a stable tax regime.
The wholesale price-based inflation hovered over seven per cent through 2012, down from 10 per cent inflation seen in the previous year, reflecting the impact of tight money policy of the Reserve Bank of India.
No period in the recent history of Indian oil and gas sector will perhaps leave its long- lasting imprint than 2010 that saw the unfolding of two events that could shape the future of this fast growing sphere.
Oil Minister Murli Deora flew into the Vietnamese Capital this morning with heads of bluechip Indian oil firms to lay a claim with Hanoi on BP's stake in two offshore gas fields, a pipeline and power project -- together referred as Nam Con Son, Vietnam's largest gas project.
In the rapidly changing world structure, Iran and India must stay together and should not neglect the present opportunities to replace the 'dying' big powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told visiting External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tuesday. Krishna, who was in Tehran representing India at the meeting of the G-15 developing nations, met Ahmadinejad. The Iranian president highlighted the need for the two nations to work together on regional issues.
The Group of Fifteen (G-15) developing countries, including India, have called for effective supervision of major financial centres and institutions to prevent repeat of recent global economic crisis which they said had adversely impacted the developing nations.
India on Monday sought comprehensive reform of international financial institutions to enable enhanced capital flows and infrastructure investment in developing markets, which it said will strengthen recovery from the worst global economic crisis since 1945.
With New Delhi boycotting formal talks for almost three years, Iran and Pakistan this month signed last of a series of agreements for implementing the project on bilateral basis.
Producers and consumers showed a rare harmony when they at the end of two-day International Energy Forum in Cancun made stability in oil prices their common goal.
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora met Iran's Deputy Minister for International Affairs H Noghrehkar Shirazi on the sidelines of the 12th International Energy Forum here to propose bilateral talks in May.
The year was particularly significant as the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India acted in favour of the investors and eased norms making it easier for them to invest in mutual funds.
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