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DoT Moves Cabinet Note On 2G Presidential Reference

NEW DELHI: After getting the approval of Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati for seeking a Presidential Reference on the Supreme Court’s February 2 orders cancelling 122 mobile permits issued in 2008, the telecom department has moved a Cabinet note on the issue and sought the inputs from all ministries....

Apr 6 · >

Insurance Companies May Defer IPO Plans

MUMBAI: The government’s move to defer the easing of foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance will hit IPO plans of large companies and, possibly, push consolidation. TOI had on Tuesday reported that the proposal to increase FDI cap in insurance to 49%, introduced in the 2004-05 Budget, had been...

Apr 6 · >

Indian Defence Industry Depends On Imports

By Nantoo Banerjee Is the country’s national security in foreign hands? One would shudder to even imagine such a possibility. Yet, the unpalatable truth is: India’s defence forces are 70 per cent foreign dependent on armament supplies – from Russian nuclear subs, aircraft carriers, US and French fighters, Swedish...

Apr 6 · >

Akhilesh Plans For Massive Investment

From Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Young and socialist chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is establishing a  dialogue with different sections of society and working to create a climate for investment in Uttar Pradesh. In order to show the people that he was an ordinary person like others he scaled down his...

Apr 6 · >

Congress’s Time For Introspection

By Kalyani Shankar Both the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and the AICC General secretary Rahul Gandhi   have zeroed in on the lack of organisation as the main reason for the failure of the party in recent Uttar Pradesh polls and Mrs. Gandhi had said there...

Apr 5 · >

Rahul Gandhi Is Focussing Only On Uttar Pradesh Now

Rahul Gandhi will be the new AICC general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh replacing Digvijay Singh. Recovering from his defeat in UP Rahul has refused to take on more responsibilities in the party before he revives the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. In the wake of the UP results,...

Apr 5 · >

Indian shares snap three-day rally; services PMI drops

MUMBAI(Reuters) – Indian shares fell for the first session in four as banks and real estate developers reversed recent gains after a services index dropped while input costs rose, sparking fears of a worrisome combination of slowing growth and high inflation. The caution also reflected weaker global stock markets...

Apr 5 · >

Rahul Gandhi begins exercise to analyse UP poll outcome

New Delhi: With the Congress debacle in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls coming as a jolt, Rahul Gandhi today began the task of analysing the outcome to make the party battle-ready ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014. Gandhi, who led the party in the crucial polls, held...

Apr 5 · >

INS Chakra Inducted On A 10-Year Lease From Russia

VISAKHAPATNAM: The 8,140-tonne steel shark floated menacingly, tethered to the jetty, as if waiting to break free. Soon, it will, to prowl silently underwater for extended periods hunting for enemies to track and kill. The nuclear-powered attack submarine INS Chakra, with lethal “hunter-killer” and intelligence-gathering capabilities”, was formally inducted...

Apr 5 · >

Thalest Buyout Will Boost Arms Making: L&T

MUMBAI: India largest engineering company by sales L&T said on Wednesday it purchased British naval ships equipment maker Thalest for an undisclosed sum, a move which will help the Indian company to develop equipments for both naval and marine ships. “Thalest and Servowatch will not only help in controlling...

Apr 5 · >
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