NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is planning to go for local-currency-swap deals with trading partners to lower its dependence on dollars to foot the soaring import bills. It is looking at establishing multiple arrangements with […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Zydus Cadila will set up an injectible facility at Vadodara at an investment of Rs 100 crore by 2015, a senior company official said, adding that land has been acquired. The Ahmedabad-based company […]
A chronology of key events India has been home to several ancient civilisations and empires, some dating back to more than 2,000 BC. Culture and religions have flourished over the millennia, and foreign influence has […]
The economic development in India followed socialist-inspired policies for most of its independent history, including state-ownership of many sectors; India’s per capita income increased at only around 1% annualised rate in the three decades after […]
India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s most-populous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]
MUMBAI (TIP): US is considering increasing the number of temporary visas and availability of Green Cards to highly skilled Indians, Joe Biden, the first US vice-president to visit India in three decades, said in his […]
As the world observed U.N. Public Service Day on June 23, it was hard to miss the perfect storm brewing across the globe. Disenchantment with public service delivery has engulfed Brazil, Greece, Turkey and South […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Despite weak demand in the industry, Sony India has managed to break into the top five markets in the Japanese giant’s global operations, riding on healthy sales of televisions. The upsurge — […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Hundreds of thousands of people rallied across Brazil on June 20, as a protest movement over the quality of public services and the high cost of staging the World Cup gathered […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India announced growth figures for its full financial year on Friday showing the once-booming South Asian economy expanded by 5.0% in 2012/13, its slowest pace in a decade. Low business confidence, slumping […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Consumers in the United States are finding it difficult to buy Indian mangoes due to the high prices as compared to the ones imported from South American countries, a study has found out. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Bilateral trade between India and Egypt may double to $10 billion in the next few years, said Egypt president Mohammed Morsi. President Morsi who is heading a high-level delegation of ministers and […]
PARIS (TIP): The fallout from Europe’s horse meatscandal has spread outside the continent, with animported lasagne brand pulled from the shelves in HongKong and a new row over the treatment of horsesfarmed in the Americas.A […]
SAO PAULO (TIP): Spain’s Rafael Nadal scored an easy two-set victory in his singles debut at the Brazil Open late Thursday. The former world number one needed only 78 minutes to prevail over Brazilian Joao […]
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Bank of India Chairperson & Managing Director Mrs. V.R. Iyer, Executive Director Mr. N. Seshadri and General Manager (International) Mr. S.K. Datta, are scheduled to visit New York on January 30th […]
MONROE, GEORGIA (TIP): The woman who was listed as the world’s oldest person died Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home at age 116. Besse Cooper died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her […]
In November 2010, President Obama visited India for three days. In addition to meeting with top Indian business leaders and announcing deals between the two countries worth more than $10 billion, the president declared on […]
NEW YORK (TIP): After Brazil and China, a recently launched pilot program to waive off interview for an American visa is gaining popularity in India as the US government intends to target the country to […]
Pooja Premchandran NEW YORK (TIP)New York’s Queens College dedicated academic year 2012 to India, by officially launching ‘Year of India’ at an event held at the Consulate General of India last week. The program was […]
In this time of global financial crisis, when so many are suffering financial hardship, most countries have witnessed increases in their number of dollar millionaires. These ‘High Net-Worth Individuals’ (HNWI), according to a report by […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations General Assembly officially opened for its 67th session on Tuesday, September 18, and an estimated 123 world leaders arrived at U.N. Headquarters in New York before the General Debate […]
New Delhi (TIP): A report by industry body Assocham along with independent research firm comScore said that among the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) nations, India has been the fastest growing market adding over […]
In yet another instance of India Inc occupying a larger seat in the global league tables,three out of the top 10 fastest-growing generic companies globally are now from India. Besides being an indication of the […]
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