India’s government is expected to deliver on promises to overhaul the tax regime and ramp up public spending in its budget Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi bids to shore up his sagging reputation as a reformer. The business-friendly premier came to power almost two years ago with promises to overhaul Asia’s third-largest economy and […]
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The fire at ‘Make in India’ event, held in Mumbai, left onlookers and the authorities shocked. Thankfully, due to some painstaking efforts from the firefighters and volunteers, the fire was brought under control and there were no casualties as the participants and audience was evacuated in time. At around 8:22 pm on February 14, a
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The ‘Make in India’ Week, touted as the largest business expo hosted by the country, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday here. At least four MoUs worth at least Rs 64,000 crore are expected to be signed on the first day of the event. Modi will be accompanied by the prime
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Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has not been invited to any of the ‘Make in India’ week events to be held in Mumbai where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside, including the gala dinner of February 13, though he will be a part of other programmes. Modi will be arriving in Mumbai on Saturday to
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Taking a jibe at the Modi government, former minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said policies like ‘Make in India’ and hatred cannot go together as he asserted that “outrageous” statements against minorities by ruling party members only undermine the country’s soft power. To attract foreign direct investment, which is key to the construction
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– India, Russia sign 16 MoUs – Joint manufacture of Kamov 226 military helicopters – Construction of 12 atomic plants – Kamov helicopter deal a first for ‘Make in India’ in defence sector – Anil Ambani controlled Reliance Defence signs $6 billion deal with with Russia’s Almaz-Antey, maker of an air defence system that sources
The bullet train accident in China four years ago along with low-cost finance and a promise to have a substantial ‘Make in India’ component and transfer of technology clinched the deal for Japan to build the first high-speed train that will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad — with the possibility of extending it to Delhi
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The number of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s followers on Twitter has increased by four times to reach 16.4 million since taking office last year, but he still remains behind Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. According to a list of the most followed Twitter personalities from India in 2015 released by the social media forum today,
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Late President A P J Abdul Kalam was a tad cautious about ‘Make in India’ campaign saying though it’s “quite ambitious”, it has to be ensured that India does not become the low-cost, low-value assembly line of the world. On Digital India, he felt it has the potential to activate the knowledge connectivity needed in
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India is open for business and the top priority for his government was reforms in governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a group of more than 40 top executives of America over a sumptuous organic dinner that included few traditional dishes – signalling a new India. The talk was coordinated by the Fortune magazine and
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