NEW DELHI: Air India received its third Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first aircraft coming out of the new North Charleston facility of the American manufacturer, the company said on October 6.
"We are delighted to be the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Dreamliner from this beautiful factory and look forward to taking many more," Air...
MUMBAI: Maintaining that there is a "prolonged" economic uncertainty in the US despite billions of dollars pumped in the world's largest economy, a former Ambassador to America said here India was able to come out of the downturn in spite of a much smaller stimulus package.
Asian countries which were able to come out of the downturn relatively faster were...
MELBOURNE: Australia is close to finalize a uranium safeguards agreement with India that would allow it to sell the yellowcake to the Asian giant, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said here.
His comments came ahead of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's coming maiden visit to India.
"Yes we are, and the Indians are happy with the progress on this. And we always -...
NEW DELHI: A high-powered ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram has "tentatively resolved" all issues concerning a proposal to levy one-time fee on existing telecom operators, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said.
A final decision based on the recommendations of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) would be taken by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later...
NEW DELHI: India ranked first in the list of top 10 locations for outsourcing business operations in 2011 but it has started facing competition from countries like Philippines and Indonesia, global property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said in a report.
"India, while still hitting the high notes on the offshoring market, will need to work hard to maintain its...
NEW YORK: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met family members of victims of Oak Creek Gurudwara shooting and said India and the US stand united against those who perpetrate a culture of violence and hatred.
Krishna paid a visit to the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and met the family of priest Punjab Singh, who is still in coma after...
UNITED NATIONS: Terming terrorism as a "Frankenstein monster", senior BJP leader L K Advani has said that the global community cannot afford to adopt "selective approaches" in dealing with terrorist groups and use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy is short-sighted.
Advani, who is among a group of visiting Indian Parliamentarians here attending sessions of the UN General...
UNITED NATIONS: Making a case for urgent reform of structures of global governance, India has said that developing countries should be ensured due participation in the decision making mechanism of international economic and financial institutions.
"The continuance of economic vulnerabilities and new and emerging challenges with intertwined complexities of globalization demand an urgent reform of the structures of global governance,"...
WASHINGTON: Even as the world looks at China for phenomenal success in manufacturing, an Indian American, who had a two-year stint in the Obama Administration, believes it is the US' free market economy, which promotes entrepreneurial culture, will finally trump the Chinese model.
"I am very confident that the American economy will prevail over the Chinese model in the 21st...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Priya Dutt, trustee Nargis Dutt Memorial Charitable Trust (NDMCT), recently visited Bay Area to promote and fundraise trust activities.
Priya visited various NDMCT chapters to support their annual events. She spoke about Trust and SF chapter activities during the press conference.
Through Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation (NDCF), NDMCT is at the forefront of supporting fight against cancer in...