With a view to strengthening its presence in tourist circuits, Kingfisher Airlines is all set to introduce direct non-stop flights from Goa to Agra next month, thus becoming the first domestic airline to serve these cities.
Terming the Union Budget as an excellent document, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said efforts were on to break the impasse on turnover tax on securities transactions.
Outgoing American Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill said the Indian government had also spoken about considering sending troops under different circumstances.
The declining exports would have implications for the job market.
Success of Nokia in India has motivated Finnish companies to look at the country as an attractive investment destination, especially its lucrative telecom sector.
US Senate may not pass the new bill, which sought to prevent Indian companies from posting their employees on clients' location in that country, according to Congressman Jay Inslee.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday unveiled a new scheme for the world's 100 most talented young professionals in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of his vision to make the UK a "beacon" to attract the "brightest and best" from around the world. Addressing the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in Birmingham, Sunak told an audience of business chiefs and professionals that control over the country's post-Brexit immigration policy remains crucial. However, he pledged to create "one of the world's most attractive visa regimes for entrepreneurs and highly skilled people" and make use of the "Brexit freedoms" to strike trade deals with "the world's fastest-growing economies".
International long distance carrier Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited on Friday urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to scrap the access deficit charge as it was leading to smuggling of international calls.
With a view to further strengthen Indo-British trade linkages, CII is taking a CEO's mission to the UK from June 19-22.
Since we Indians, always look to the west for inspiration, we tried to fish out how India Inc. compares with the US corporations in terms of taxes paid.
Medical tourism can contribute Rs 5,000-10,000 crore (Rs 50-100 billion) additional revenue to upmarket tertiary hospitals by 2012, according to the CII-McKinsey study on healthcare.
Seeking stronger trade and economic cooperation, the European Commission on Friday said there was a need to formulate an information technology policy to promote the competitiveness of the economy.
India may become a wheat importing country with a lower than expected output forecast for this year at a time when domestic consumption has already outpaced production, a commodity expert said on Tuesday.\n\n
Reciprocity of tariff restrictions will help fair trade, but a country's trade policy should be driven by national interest.
The Indian arm hopes to get a piece of the pie.
Alfred B Ford, senior trustee of Ford Motor Company Fund, said on Friday that he was talking to several strategic partners for setting up a Vedic Cosmological Project at Mayapur, West Bengal.
India can withstand a possible short war over Iraq but a prolonged conflict may dampen growth prospects, says a Confederation of Indian Industry study.
Bharti Tele Ventures on Tuesday said the groups' foray into the retail segment, through a joint venture, would be finalised in the next three-four months.
Maharashtra government will focus on biotechnology and building a brand image for the state, even as it is planning to increase the information technology infrastructure to bridge the digital divide.
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