European business want India-EU FTA to open markets, protect IPR
byBrussels, April 12 (IANS) Ahead of the ministerial meeting on the India-EU free trade agreement here next week, European business associations have said the…
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Sensex down more than one and half percent
byMumbai, April 12 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed more than one and a half percent lower in Friday’s trade as…
India Inc calls for lower interest rates to boost industry
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Reacting to the February data for industrial production, industry bodies Friday called for rate cuts by the RBI to…
India, Germany to ‘shape the future’ with trade and technology
byBerlin, April 12 (IANS) India and Germany have agreed to deepen their strategic partnership and “shape the future”, focusing on closer trade and investment,…
Wyndham Hotel Group to add 26 hotels in India
byChennai, April 12 (IANS) Global hospitality major Wyndham Hotel Group has been planning to add 26 new hotels through the franchisee route in India,…
Himachal gram panchayats to get broadband links
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Friday signed an agreement with the department of telecommunication and Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. to link village-level…
Japanese avail highest number of visa on arrival
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Japanese tourists have availed the highest number of visas on arrivals (VoAs) so far this year, a tourism ministry…
Goa offers midnight sonata
byPanaji, April 12 (IANS) A dark simmering Zuari river, its rippling waves luminescent in the moonlight and a kayak cutting through the current is…
Dalit rights activists to hold protest in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Dalit land rights activists Friday said they would start a two-day agitation in the national capital beginning Saturday to…
Electronic toll collection launched in Maharashtra
byDahanu (Maharashtra), April 12 (IANS) India’s first inter-operable, electronic toll collection system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was launched here Friday. The…