The food security programme is not restricted to the poor and the population covered by it is about three times the number of people below the poverty line, Parliament was told on Thursday.
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to announce a slew of measures to bring vibrancy into the debt market as part of its mid-term review of the annual monetary policy.
The ultra-low-cost small car being jointly developed by Bajaj, Renault and Nissan is expected to hit Indian roads by 2010. Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who was on a visit to Bajaj Auto in Pune on Monday, said that he hoped the prototype of the car will be completed by the end of this year. The car is expected to cost US $3,000 and will compete with Tata Motors' Rs 1 lakh car due next year.
The United States has said that in-person registration of domestic workers of foreign diplomats would be mandatory, an apparent fallout of the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade over alleged misrepresentation of the salary paid to her maid.
Under the 'Major Defence Partner' recognition, the US will continue to work toward facilitating technology sharing with India to a level commensurate with that of its closest allies and partners.
Seeking to boost the strategic ties, India and the US finalised the text of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement.
French President Francois Hollande indicated on Sunday that the nearly Rs 60,000 crore Rafale jets deal is unlikely to be signed during his current visit although it is on the "right track".
In a late night statement, the White House said completion of these sales would increase bilateral defence trade to nearly USD 19 billion, supporting thousands of US jobs.
The aim of the exhibition in London is to present evidence relating to the scientific basis of Ayurveda and the potential it holds for global health care.
The US might consider setting up of a joint technical working group to address the issue of finalising a totalisation agreement with India.
Rediff.com's Vipin Vijayan, who is travelling with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Japan, reports from Tokyo.
'Now is the time for India, our biggest neighbour and oldest friend, to bring the full array of international policy instruments to bear.'
The JWG will look into the lifting on the Pakistani ban on Indian TV channels.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked NITI Aayog to frame policies to propel India into the next century.
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.
US said access to affordable health care entails a large number of factors from rates, logistics to insurance reforms.
Some of the areas outlined for emphasis are collaboration in the field of crop technology, micro irrigation, dairy, food processing and joint marketing of food products.
Pakistan on Thursday said Most Favoured Nation status cannot be granted to India at a time when there is tension on the borders.
India and US have launched a new bilateral dialogue on energy, which envisages setting up working groups focussing on, among other things, clean coal technology.
India and Pakistan will seek third party certification of Iran's gas reserves before moving ahead on the $7.4-billion Iran-India-Pakistan pipeline, which is to meet the growing energy needs of both nations.
Unveiling the reform agenda for the Budget, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said a comprehensive law would be prepared next year to overhaul the Income Tax Act.
Statements emanating from the recent Chinese Communist party congress suggest potentially increasing pressure on India with regard to the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, notes former RAW officer Jayadeva Ranade.
Pakistan has kept trade and bus services suspended for a little over 10 days but has not publicly stated its stance.
BCCI said the plan, which would leave executive decision-making in the hands of India, Australia and England, is a "recognition" of the country's revenue generation capacity.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) urged Test playing nations on Wednesday to reject the controversial proposals that would effectively place Australia, England and India in charge of the world game.
Miffed with the changes being proposed in the ICC's administrative structure, the Pakistan Cricket Board said it will oppose any overhaul that will cede executive decision-making to India, Australia and England.
India and Pakistan will appoint financial consultants to suggest project structure for the $4.16 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline by September 15.
