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Germany lobbies India to buy Eurofighters, submarines

May 30, 2015 - 2:36 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Germany‘s defence minister held out the prospect of more talks on a possible sale of Eurofighter jets to India and, on a visit to New Delhi, said Berlin stood ready to back […]

1483_Sanjay Lalbhai, CMD, Arvind Ltd. (on right) & J. Suresh, MD & CEO, Arvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd at a press conference to announce tie-up with GAP

Gap to open first store with Arvind

May 30, 2015 - 2:34 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): American clothing and accessories chain Gap is finally set to open its first store in India on Saturday. The company has partnered with Indian textile giant Arvind to open 40 stores in […]

BROKEN MEDICAL PACKAGE TRIGGERS RADIATION PANIC AT DELHI’S IGI AIRPORT

May 30, 2015 - 2:32 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): A broken package containing a radioactive substance used in hospitals triggered early-morning panic at a cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on May 29, but at the end of […]

Govt tries to avoid ‘core’ BJP issues

May 30, 2015 - 2:31 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is attempting to play down contentious issues like Ram Mandir and beef ban while projecting development as its priority. At a press conference on May […]

Govt to save Rs 1,500 cr from new note printing lines

May 30, 2015 - 2:30 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): The government is expected to save foreign exchange worth Rs 1,500 crore by commissioning two new bank paper lines in Hoshangabad and Mysore for indigenously printing Indian currency. The New Bank Note […]

PRADEEP KUMAR SINHA APPOINTED NEW CABINET SECRETARY

May 30, 2015 - 1:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Power secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was appointed as the next Cabinet secretary of the government. He will succeed Ajit Seth who has been holding the position for the last four years. Sinha, […]

No clarity on Ravi Shastri, new Team India coach

May 22, 2015 - 4:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on May 20 said that a committee will be convened shortly to look into the appointment of the new India coach. However, he did not clarify whether Ravi […]

SpiceJet to raise more funds, increase fleet size

May 22, 2015 - 4:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd, which came close to collapsing in December after running out of cash to pay its creditors, is looking to raise an additional 3 billion rupees ($47 million) and […]

CHINA, INDIA LIKELY TO BE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF AIIB

May 22, 2015 - 4:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 31

NEW DELHI (TIP): China will likely take a 25-30 per cent stake in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and India is likely to be the second-largest shareholder, delegates attending a meeting of the bank’s […]

Piyush Goyal, India's Minister for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy discussed with USIBC the $250 billion investment opportunity in India's growing energy sector.

India’s Energy Minister discusses opportunities in the Power & Coal sectors with U.S. Industry

May 22, 2015 - 11:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): At an industry roundtable hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) in Washington D.C., Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy discussed the $250 […]

IAF JET LANDS SUCCESSFULLY ON YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY

May 22, 2015 - 12:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Air Force has carried out a successful trial of landing a combat jet on a road runway. The IAF‘s Mirage 2000 successfully landed on Yamuna expressway near Mathura on May […]

NRI investments to be considered domestic

May 22, 2015 - 12:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): In an attempt to attract overseas funds, the Centre on Thursday said non-repatriable investments by non-resident Indians (NRIs), overseas citizens of India (OCIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) will be treated […]

COAL SCAM: COURT GRANTS BAIL TO NAVEEN JINDAL, RAO, KODA & OTHERS

May 22, 2015 - 12:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and seven others were today granted bail by a special court in […]

Indian American Sikh Harkeert Singh Saini Wins Prestigious Police Award in Texas

May 18, 2015 - 2:26 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

HOUSTON (TIP): An 44-year-old Indian-American policeman has been awarded the prestigious “Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year” award for his efficient services to the Houston Police department in the US state of Texas. Harkeert Singh Saini […]

CBI arrests alleged MMS Porn kingpin from Bengaluru

May 17, 2015 - 5:07 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: In probably the biggest ever scandal involving leak of obscene MMS clips on social networking platforms and porn websites, CBI has arrested the alleged kingpin in Bengaluru and recovered around 500 porn clips showing […]

It’s Flipkart, Snapdeal vs Amazon, eBay

May 15, 2015 - 3:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government on Thursday began consultations on FDI in B2C e-commerce amid a sharp divide between Indian and foreign players. While domestic companies such as FLIPKART and Snapdeal opposed FDI during a meeting […]

INDIA AWARDS AIRBUS $1.9B MILITARY order

INDIA AWARDS AIRBUS $1.9B MILITARY PLANE ORDER

May 15, 2015 - 3:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for$1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country’s military, an official said on May 14. The ministry’s […]

SC REJECTS TELCOS’ PLEA FOR EXTENSION OF 2G LICENCES

May 15, 2015 - 3:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on May 14 turned down pleas by various telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Telecom, for extension of their 2G spectrum licences, which expired in […]

Rs 6,400 crore deposited in 339 accounts by Indians in Swiss bank, SIT tells SC

May 15, 2015 - 12:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Special Investigation Team on black money informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 12 that 339 accounts in HSBC bank held by Indians had a net amount of Rs 6,400 crore […]

CABINET APPROVES CHANGES TO CHILD LABOUR ACT, BANS EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE BELOW 14 YEARS

May 15, 2015 - 11:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Cabinet on May 13 approved a ban on employment of children below 14 years, with a caveat that children can pursue family businesses, entertainment and sports activities after school or in […]

INDIA TO TURN UP HEAT ON PAK FOR ACTION AGAINST WANTED TERRORISTS

May 15, 2015 - 11:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After being left red faced over the fiasco on Dawood Ibrahim with Home Minister Rajnath Singh forced to explain in Parliament that his Ministry had no doubt that the don was in […]

INDIA SUSPECTS ISI-BACKED HAQQANI NETWORK BEHIND ATTACK

May 15, 2015 - 11:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India is not buying the theory that the Taliban was behind the attack in the Park Palace guesthouse in Kabul on Wednesday. Instead, Indian suspicion points to the Haqqani-LeT network which take […]

Haryana govt appoints former Delhi HC judge to probe Vadra land deals

May 15, 2015 - 11:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Effectively moving against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the Haryana government notified a commission of inquiry on May 14 to probe alleged irregularities in land deals in Sector 83, […]

All 39 Indian IS hostages alive, says Sushma

May 15, 2015 - 11:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India was informed by “eight different sources” that 39 citizens of the country abducted in Iraq 11 months ago were still alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on May 14. Swaraj, […]

Vinesh bags silver; Narsingh wins bronze in Asian championship

May 10, 2015 - 5:49 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Vinesh settled for silver in Women’s Freestyle 48kg division after losing her final bout to Japan‘s Yuki Irie, while Narsingh Pancham Yadav bagged a bronze in Men’s 74kg category in the Senior […]

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