In line with India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy, the largest share of aid portfolio has been granted to Bhutan with the allocation of Rs 2,068 crore.
President Pranab Mukherjee was on Wednesday conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius. In a ceremony attended by President Rajkeswur Purryag and Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Mukherjee was conferred the honour by Sir Ramesh Jewoolall, chancellor of the university.
With the Ram Mandir scheduled to open its doors to visitors in January, Ayodhya is expected to welcome travelers both from India and abroad.
During his stay, the PM will hold wide-ranging talks on bilateral, regional and international issues with Mauritian Prime Minister Paul Raymond Berenger.
Mauritius is back in the news, and as usual not for the right reasons.
An India-built naval patrol vessel for Mauritius that will help in better policing its vast exclusive economic zone was commissioned today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said it will make the Indian Ocean "more safer and secure".
The agreements and the memoranda of understanding were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in Mauritius on a four-day visit, and his Mauritian counterpart Paul Reymond Berenger.
Signing of the pact will hopefully end stock market uncertainty that came with the mention of the M-name
The much-awaited talks between India and Mauritius over renegotiation of their tax treaty may begin soon, with India pushing for changes in the clause on the treatment of the capital gains tax.
India on Monday promised Mauritius that it will remain a steadfast partner as the two nations advocated a rule-based architecture of global governance that will be a bulwark against challenges such as terrorism.
More than half a dozen private-sector banks are awaiting regulatory approval for the appointment of a second whole-time director on their boards.
Market regulators of India and Mauritius inked a crucial agreement, on Thursday, for sharing of information on securities dealings, which would assist Sebi to dig deep into the securities scam of 2000-01 and prevent similar incidents in future.\n\n\n\n
Karnataka high court on Wednesday refused to stay an emergency shareholder meeting called by select investors of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd -- the owner of Byju's -- to oust the company's Founder and CEO Byju Raveendran and his family from the leadership in the edtech firm. Byju's had approached the Karnataka HC seeking a stay on the EGM but the court only gave an interim relief that any resolution passed at the EGM on Friday cannot be implemented before the next court hearing. "It is further submitted that the conditions for convening the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) are not complied and no notice is issued as contemplated under Section 100 (3) of the Companies Act 2013," the court order said.
While main events throughout the country were organised on Sunday by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, several community members gathered at the iconic Times Square in New York to celebrate the historic event.
The complaint against CM's son Vaibhav Gehlot and a man described as the younger Gehlot's business associate seeks action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
More than half of the Pakistan team arrived in Bengaluru only six hours ahead of their match against India on Wednesday due to unavailability of tickets on a single flight.
In Geneva, Bagchi would succeed Indra Mani Pandey who is set to return to New Delhi.
Company analysts and tax experts say neither the foreign direct investment nor the portfolio investment by large institutions will be affected.
Having made no headway to amend a 26-year-old double taxation avoidance agreement with Mauritius, the finance ministry has hardened its stance against broadening India's economic engagement with the island nation.
Air India will launch its direct flights from India to Mauritius from September 12, its chairman and managing director V Tulasidas said.
The OCCRP report alleges that at one point, EIFF and EMRF held free-floating shares ranging from 8 per cent to nearly 14 per cent in the four Adani Group companies.
The government of Mauritius is likely to issue a new format for the tax residency certificate (TRC) for foreign institutional investors (FIIs), incorporating additional particulars required by the Indian government.
Other forms of securities such as compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs), optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) and some derivatives could remain out of the scope of the amendments
He is among several leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelon of public service globally.
In an emotional speech at a public reception organised by villagers and the state government, the visiting prime minister, speaking in chaste Bhojpuri, said it was like a second homecoming for him and his family on reaching this remote village from where his grandfather Mohit Ramgoolam had gone to Mauritius without any money in his pocket.
On Saturday, November 25, 2023, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, the chief of the naval staff, reviewed the passing out parade of the autumn term 2023 at the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala, Kerala.
'We crossed Rs 1.7 trillion in three months this financial year.'
India is responding swiftly to the intended Chinese encroachment in a region it has seen as its traditional sphere of influence. The Indian Ocean is becoming the latest theatre of Sino-Indian rivalry, with China straining to breach India's old intimacy with island nations like the Maldives and Mauritius and sparking a diplomatic battle between the two countries.
The Boeing 777 disappeared on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, sparking a two-year search which has turned up few leads.
A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar's national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games killed 12 and injured around 80.
CIDCA is headed by Luo Zhaohui, the former vice foreign minister and ex-ambassador to India.
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