India's resource-hungry corporations are going aggressive to acquire natural resource assets overseas.
Immediately after announcing his candidacy for United States presidentship, Bobby Jindal, the first ever Indian-American to run for White House, faced a frontal attack by Democrats on Thursday, who poked fun at his presidency run and termed his record as governor "dismal".
The emergence of real estate tycoon Donald Trump as Republican presidential nominee sounded the death-knell for the party establishment, Indian-American former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said.
Besides the national capital, polling for the sixth round of the marathon seven-phase elections will be held Saturday in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats of Haryana, eight seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Jharkhand and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
In what would be the second biggest initial public offer, Naveen Jindal-promoted Jindal Power Ltd plans to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore in this financial year.
"I just have a fundamental disagreement with this package. When it was originally proposed, it was talked about as target tax cuts as well as infrastructure investment," said Jindal. He has even turned down $ 100 million of federal money saying he would have to permanently change the state law for this temporary benefit. Jindal also accused Obama of not having a bi-partisan approach on the stimulus bill.
The Republican leadership in the Congress tapped Jindal -- seen as the fast emerging national leader of the party -- a day after the White House announced that Obama would deliver his maiden State of the Union Address as President at the American Congress on February 24.
Facing an embarrassing recall petition, Indian-American Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have more than doubled the salaries of legislators, correcting his earlier 'mistake'.
Congress Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal and former minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao have been named as accused in the fresh FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the coal allocation scam. Congress Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal and former minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao have been named as accused in the fresh FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the coal allocation scam.
After becoming the first ever Indian American to be elected Governor last year, Jindal has been given a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention at prime time, making him the first Indian American to speak at the political convention of a major party.Republican party sources told rediff.com that while it is unlikely that Jindal will be McCain's vice presidential nominee, he nonetheless remains "a strong voice on behalf of Senator McCain."
An article in 'The New York Times' says the lack of black support could cost him the election.
Indian-American Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has been invited to deliver a key-note address to the national fundraising of the Republican Party.Jindal, 37, is now considered a rising star of the Republican Party, which is desperately looking for a dynamic and charismatic personality to lead the party in the 2012 presidential elections. The US media speculated that the party is gearing to project Jindal as the nominee for the 2012 presidential elections.
CBI has also named unknown officials of the union environment ministry in the PE.
Bobby Jindal, Indian American Louisiana Governor and a rising star in the Republican party, is laying the groundwork for a likely presidential run in 2016 and taking up higher-profile initiatives with the national audience in mind, a media report said Monday.
By inviting Bobby Jindal to his ranch and fueling speculation that the young Louisiana governor could be a candidate for the vice-presidential slot, John McCain is reaching out to the far right of the Republican party that has been enamoured with Jindal in recent months and have been suggesting his name as a possible running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
A Southeastern Louisiana University poll shows Democrat Kathleen Blanco ahead.
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the the Zee News Ltd's plea for direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to lodge an FIR against Congress Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal for allegedly trying to influence the hearing before the News Broadcasting Standards Authority in connection with the alleged extortion bid case.
Dismissing speculation that he could be the Republican candidate for vice president, Bobby Jindal, the Indian-origin Governor of Louisiana and also the youngest governor in the United States, has said such rumours were 'flattering' but he was happy with his current job and was keen to run for a second term. "I told the people of Louisiana this is a historic opportunity to fix our state. I want to be involved in doing that," Jindal said.
Jindal has been against the idea of doubling legislators' salaries. But he baulked at the notion of vetoing the legislation, leading to a campaign to recall him.During his gubernatorial campaign last year, Jindal pledged to prohibit an immediate legislative pay raise. He has until July 8 to veto the bill, or it will become a law.Tempers have been rising in the state ever since law makers, during the recent legislative session, raised their annual base salary.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told Fox News on Wednesday he will not run for vice president on the Republican ticket
As voters in Louisiana begin going to the polls on October 20 to cast their ballot in this Cajun State's gubernatorial primary, front-runner Congressman Piyush 'Bobby'Jindal stands on the verge of creating history by becoming the first even Indian American governor. The most recent polls have shown that Jindal has the support of nearly 50 per cent of the electorate.
Mukesh Ambani has reclaimed the top position on the 2023 Forbes list of India's 100 Richest with a net worth of $92 billion. The fortune of infrastructure magnate Gautam Adani, who rose meteorically to overtake Ambani as India's richest person for the first time last year, has slipped to the second position. Adani's net worth, which includes that of his family, fell by a whopping $82 billion to $68 billion, after a report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research in January sent his group's shares tumbling.
Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia, who along with his colleague Sudhir Chaudhary is accused in an extortion case, on Thursday filed in a Delhi court a criminal defamation complaint against Naveen Jindal, his firm Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and its 14 officials.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
A meeting of the board of Jindal Strips Ltd will be held on January 29 to consider and take on record the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 and a scheme of restructuring of the company.
Indian American politician Bobby Jindal, who is perceived to be the Republican Party's potential future presidential candidate, is expected to head the party's governor's body next year.
A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognizance of Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia's criminal defamation complaint against Naveen Jindal, his firm Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and its 14 officials.
In a significant development, a Delhi court on Thursday took cognisance of Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary's criminal defamation complaint against Congress MP Naveen Jindal and 16 officials of his firm Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL).
Dev Uthani Ekadashi will be observed on November 23, when voting for the 200-member Rajasthan assembly will also be held.
The government has so far closed bids for 13 blocks.
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has rejected Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's claim that President Barack Obama won November 6 elections with "gifts" to voters and asked his party colleagues to "stop being the stupid party."
Heavy rains continue to lash several parts of Andhra Pradesh as the severe cyclonic storm 'Michaung' looming over the Bay of Bengal sea close to Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Tamil Nadu coasts is moving closer by the hour to its landfall area.
In a new twist in its case against Zee News, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd on Thursday showed tapes -- purportedly recorded in a sting operation -- alleging that the channel tried to blackmail the company and extort Rs 100 crore for not airing stories against it on coal block allocation.
With Mitt Romney on his three-nation tour, Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of his top possible running mates for November polls, is leading the Republican campaign against United States President Barack Obama in battleground states, where he slammed the incumbent's economic policies.
With Mitt Romney on his three-nation tour, Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of his top possible running mates for November polls, is leading the Republican campaign against United States President Barack Obama in battleground states, where he slammed the incumbent's economic policies.
Playing their first home game of the season, Delhi Capitals had a special guest cheering for them.
Jindal Steel and Power and JSW Steel, are in competing talks to buy parts of insolvent Italian steelmaker Lucchini.
Central Bank of India classified its loans to Go First as non-performing assets (NPAs) in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24). The no-frills carrier has been under insolvency proceedings since May 2023 and ceased operating flights on May 3 this year. The public sector lender's exposure, including government-guaranteed emergency credit to the ailing airline, amounts to about Rs 2,000 crore.
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