'Although India has a lot more to offer in terms of tourism other than the Taj, yet there is nothing compared to the Taj Mahal.'
Government planning to slash the number of days required to start a business in Mumbai, Delhi from the current 26.
I-T dept has asked for Rs 5,357 crore ($865 million) alleging the company had suppressed its revenue for FY09 to evade taxes
It will be interesting to see whether India-China border tensions figure during the deliberations of PLA deputies to the NPC and CPPCC, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.
In January 2014, the country had received $2.18 billion FDI.
Company says faults, which were noticed soon after system upgrade on March 27, have been rectified
'What steps have the higher level of political leadership taken to remove corruption from the system and bring in honest governance?'
According to sources, the directorate has sent a letter to Flipkart on the basis of complaints received after the Big Billion Day sale on October 6.
Makers of air conditioners, beverage and ice-cream are hopeful of a boost in sales
The government is believed to be working on a strategy to resolve the matter related to Wednesday's Supreme Court order asking Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee to appear within six weeks before the Ghaziabad trial court in a pending payment case.
In his meeting with the secretaries of all government departments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the top bureaucrats space and time to voice their expectations from the new administration besides listing areas needing urgent attention.
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
The businessman was summoned at the ED's office and was asked questions about the purported links of the alleged main accused of the case Amit Bhardwaj with his businesses.
'India-China economic ties are likely to take a hit in the wake of the new situation, but that also provides India with a new opportunity to strengthen its manufacturing base,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
The company at present provides monthly mobile services at starting price of Rs 24 without data, and plans with data service starts from Rs 33 onward. It did not disclose the quantum of hike.
COAI has argued that in India the government has been working to keep telecom networks secure, with reviews of the security policy and the insertion of specific clauses into the licences to prevent any risk to network security.
Amongst the top 10 sectors, telecom received the maximum FDI of $2.47 billion
At present, the NMP states a series of fiscal incentives, including tax sops, will be offered but only to small and medium enterprises.
According to the RTI reply, absconding diamantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of the defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore. This is followed by REI Agro with Rs 4,314 crore and Winsome Diamonds with Rs 4,076 crore. Rotomac Global Private Limited has funded advances of Rs 2,850 crore which have been technically written off and Kudos Chemie Ltd with Rs 2,326 crore, Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, now owned by Ramdev's Patanjali, with Rs 2,212 crore and Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd with Rs 2,012 crore being the other companies to default on the payment. Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines figures in the list at number 9, with outstanding of Rs 1943 crore which have been technically written off by the banks.
'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'
Sellers, especially the smaller ones, are planning to go to court as well as move CCI as they fear that Walmart could bring multiple private labels in India and flood the e-commerce platform with its own products.
India on Monday said it could consider imposing "some kind of safeguard duties' on Chinese imports to bridge the huge trade gap as it cannot be sustained in the long run.
India will welcome two trade missions in 2015 focused on meeting its infrastructure needs with US technology and services.
The idea is to create a start-up-like activity with a small business unit.
The government has decided to relax angel tax norms for startups, including increasing the investment limit to Rs 25 crore for availing income tax concessions.
The move is expected to create space for more budding entrepreneurs in the country to be eligible for self-certification, relaxed public procurement norms, rebate in patent filing, start-up funding, investment and easier closure compliance.
'India will jump 30-40 places in the World Bank ranking of ease of doing business next year.'
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dig up the perceived past of the DMK rival, now under a new leader in M K Stalin, may not gel with the voters, both old and new. If they are still going to vote for the AIADMK-BJP combine, it will be for entirely different reasons, and despite Modi's poll speeches, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Budget forces last minute change in finance minister's plans.
The government is considering to tweak FDI policy in retail sector so as to allow global chains like Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco to open multi-brand stores in non-hilly cities with population less than one million.
The CAIT has complained to the Commerce Ministry to take action against these companies.
The highest FDI came in services ($2.18 billion), followed by automobiles ($1.28 billion), pharmaceuticals ($1.27 billion) and construction development ($1.05 billion) in the 11 months of 2013-14.
Road ministry identified bike-sharing, carpooling and e-rickshaws as ways to deal with rising pollution in major cities.
India is one of the largest defence importers.
The Centre and state governments bonded and then fell apart during the longest lockdown walk.
Incentives for industries have been rolled back and teachers have gone without salary for months as the state grapples with the after-effects of the ban
Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev was also honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at the ceremony.
Three way split of AIADMK has slowed decision-making, prompting industry to look outside the state, says T E Narasimhan.
Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company
India on Sunday signed three agreements with the US for developing smart cities in Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam, with the government saying that the agreements would make significant contribution to building such cities in the country.
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