FDI in retail: Time India removed its blinkers
byThe opposition to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail business by some opposition parties in India is utterly regressive. FDI in retail will…
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Heat on FDI grows as government puts decision in cold
byNew Delhi : Opposition parties Monday stuck to their guns calling for a complete roll-back of the decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI)…
1913-14 Shimla Convention – McMohan Line and the disputed India-China border
byShimla: Stalemate over the India-China border settlement persists, much like it did so almost a hundred years ago when British rulers were drawing up…
Mobile number portability not much of a hit
byNew Delhi : About a year into operation, mobile number portability (MNP) that allowed telephone subscribers to change their operators without forgoing their existing…
Himachal hydro, trading local environment for climate change: German study
byShimla: Hydropower dams in Himalayas, marketed as clean energy that will earn developers cash credits under carbon-offsetting Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme, appear to…
Stunning! Taj Mahal awes Tom Cruise
byAgra : Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, who is in India to promote the fourth installment of his “Mission Impossible” franchise, Saturday afternoon visited the…
Manmohan Singh, the reformer, is back
byThe government’s decision to allow 51 percent foreign investment in multi-brand retail outlets, and cent percent in the single brand ones, may prove to…
Air India increases number of Delhi-Goa flights
byNew Delhi : National carrier Air India’s subsidiary Alliance Air Friday said it is increasing the number of its flights from the national capital…
Khanduri says ‘No’ to FDI in retail in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Taking a cue from the nationwide bandh and protests by the business community against FDI in retail and also the fact…
Can’t let politics block valued foreign equity in retail: Pranab
byNew Delhi : Farmers and consumers will be the casualties if foreign equity in retail trade is prevented for narrow political gain, Finance Minister…