Describing the nuclear deal as a "landmark" in Indo-US relations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the two countries are finalising details to make the pact fully operational, a step that will remove restriction on the flow of nuclear technology and open a large area of commercial opportunity for American businesses.
'We plan to touch Rs 1 trillion of Amul brand's turnover in the next five years.'
The Prime Minister will formally launch the Rashtriya Kaushal Vikas Yojana and the National Skills Mission on July 15
The focus areas are under-invoicing of imports and over-valuing of exports as well as fraudulently availing of export incentives. The MoU will help the customs to get 'information to enable detection and investigation of customs violations, particularly in the critical area of under-valuation of imports and over-valuation of exports and the consequent fraudulent (availing) of export incentives,' home minister P Chidambaram told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
Boeing, the US-based global aircraft manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with government-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) to develop an analysis and experimentation centre.
'Unless we make our own testing kits, we will not get out of this disease faster.'
Mohun Bagan on Saturday opposed the arbitrator's decision to grant interim relief to Bhaichung Bhutia and said they would file a review petition with the All India Football Federation.
During the talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Francois Hollande reassured reliable, uninterrupted and continued access to nuclear fuel supply throughout the entire lifetime of the plants while acknowledging India's need for the same.
In the meeting, which was held in makeshift tents at the Zero point, both the sides discussed timing of completion of bridge, alignment of roads and other engineering aspects of the proposed crossing points.
Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest oil firm, will set up a Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) nuclear power plant in association with Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd.
Government's counsel Mohan Parasaran has said he was left out of the details of a special leave petition filed by petroleum ministry in Supreme Court seeking annulment of a family MoU between Mukesh and Anil Ambani group firms on gas supply.
Under the terms of the agreement, British Airways will hold 55 per cent in the new entity TopCo -- and the rest will go to Iberia.
The Indian Premier League chairman, Rajeev Shukla, on Monday, questioned the delay behind the resumption of the much-awaited bilateral series between India and Pakistan, and called on the government to take a firm stand on the matter.
Former India cricket captain, Kapil Dev Nikanj,on Monday entered into a marketing agreement with South Africa-based Enviro-Light Technologies, promoted by former South African captain Clive Rice to launch eco-friendly street lights in India.
Reliance Industries on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the 2005 family agreement to divide the Reliance empire was a pact between the Ambani brothers and Anil should sue Mukesh if he feels aggrieved.
The prime minister will be visiting an education city, aimed at providing education to under-privileged children living in the area
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Friday said it may sell gas from its KG-D6 fields to RNRL at $4.20 per mmBtu if the government allocates fuel to the Anil Ambani Group firm.
Silverline Technologies Ltd signed an MOU with a telecom BPO Solutions provider in USA, to support 200-250 seats capacity from its offshore development centres in India, in Phase-1.
"We have signed an MoU with Cisco to make an investment in GIFT and help us evolve our technology platform. The American giant is likely to invest over $2 billion in the project," a top government official of GIFT said. Cisco is also expected to pick up some stake in the project. However, the details are still being worked and it will take about three-four months to finalise the deal, the official added.
"We are looking at an investment of several million dollars or up to a billion in the coming years, depending on how India's government allows commercialisation of the nuclear power sector," said Dennis Hays, vice-president of Thorium Power. The investments and areas of operation can be in various technologies, manpower training, fuel processing, and operation & maintenance of power plants in the nuclear sector, he added.
Adani Group-led by billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday pledged to invest Rs 20,000 crore in Madhya Pradesh during the next five years in various projects.
Taking on her critics, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday dismissed charges that education was being saffronised even as she turned down demands that Sanskrit be made compulsory in the curriculum.
The visit of Park Geun-Hye to India, though a symbolic one, will certainly give a further impetus to the strategic partnership between the two countries says Rup Narayan Das.
'I don't think this is such a big issue ... why make an ego issue of it and insist on playing in Dubai only'
Mauritius promises India full-cooperation on tax treaty issues.
Australia's 'A' tour of South Africa has fallen victim to the pay dispute between the players and Cricket Australia after the squad decided not to travel as scheduled on Friday in the absence of a new agreement.
There has been a growing demand for high axle load wagon trolley and the proposed factory is expected to cater to the demand.
A delegation led by Clinton Foundation Chairman Ira Magaziner met Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other top government officials to discuss their plans to set up a 3,000-5,000 Mw solar park. "The Clinton Foundation is keen on signing an MoU for this project anytime next week. The investment for the project could be close to $10 billion, depending on the size of the project," a top government official said.
Australia's top cricketers face being locked out unless a new memorandum of understanding is struck between CA and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) before the end of the month.
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi left for New Delhi on Saturday evening after attending the Olympics opening ceremony.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi acknowledged that all countries want to play against India as it enables them to earn maximum revenue.
An India Chair has been established in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at Shenzen University in southern China.A Memorandum of Understanding on the Chair was signed between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and SZU by India's Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao and University President Professor Zhang Bigong in Shenzen.Under the MoU, Shenzen University would host a visiting Indian professor in the capacity of a Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Posco project faced difficulties during Cho's tenure as violence at the proposed site delayed implemntation of its Rs 51,000 crore (Rs 510-billion) plant. The company had already undertaken socio-economic survey in the plant site area and gained substantial support from the local people with passage of time.
The Bombay high court on Monday suggested that the warring Ambani brothers could approach an independent body to resolve their dispute relating to supply of natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin. "The MoU is not able to resolve the issue and we would suggest both the parties to approach an independent body for the same," observed justice J N Patel.
Australia captain Steve Smith played down a tense stand-off in pay negotiations between the players' union and the national cricket board, saying his team is highly motivated to cut a deal and play the Ashes against England.
The Australian Cricketers' Association set up a business to manage and market players' intellectual property should they be unable to strike a pay deal with the national cricket board.
From spending a little less than three hours on making voice calls, Indians are spending well over 5 hours. So, while people make more calls, they are spending less than ever, reports Romita Majumdar.
David Beckham enhanced his growing reputation in Serie A by scoring his first goal for AC Milan while the unflappable Kaka netted twice in a 4-1 win at 10-man Bologna on Sunday. The on-loan England midfielder finished off a neat move to complete the scoring and leave third-placed Milan six points behind leaders Inter Milan, who beat Sampdoria 1-0 at home in the late game.
The company's Chief Executive Officer G S C Rao, Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Tapriya, Executive Director Gursimran Kaur Mann and five non-executive directors have also been booked by the agency. Gurpal Singh is the son-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh.
India will get vital flood season data from China for five years as part of a bilateral understanding, which will improve forecast and timely warning in the downstream of the mighty Brahmaputra river. The data will be provided from 2008 to 2012 under a memorandum of understanding signed with Beijing in June this year during the visit of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to the Communist country.
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