India continues to remain at the top spot in attracting investments from foreign institutional investors. FIIs invested a whopping sum of $6.34 billion in Indian equities so far this year which is the highest among emerging markets. Next to India is Mexico attracting investment of $4.83 billion, followed by Brazil ...

At a time when most of the countries feared to conduct military or rescue operations in the war ravaged country of Yemen, India stood ahead of others and successfully conducted the rescue operation – Operation Rahat, showing the might of the Indian Army and the brilliance with which the Government ...

News India proposes to counter China’s maritime ambitions with a ‘Cotton Route’ to help forge economic and strategic partnerships with other countries by reviving ancient Indian Ocean pathways through which the fabric was exported to both the east and west. Mindful of Chinese initiatives launched since 2013 to connect coastal states, ...

News India and France signed 17 agreements, including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with French President Francois Hollande. [tii_spoiler title=”Defence and Nuclear Energy” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””] MoU between L&T and AREVA It is aimed at cost ...

News • Indian Railways plan to e-auction contracts for redevelopment of about 100 railway stations. E-auction route being used for the first time in the history of Indian Railways for redevelopment of stations using Public Priavate Partnership(PPP). • Several major stations are planned to be converted into world class transit ...

News Buckling under pressure from alliance partner BJP, the PDP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir arrested separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat in connection with the raising of Pakistani flags during a rally on 15th April 2015. Police had registered a case against several separatist leaders including Bhat and Geelani for ...

News The government is set to give a major push to the e-tourist visa scheme by extending it to 31 more countries and allowing foreign tourists to avail of the facility at seven more airports by June 15. Among the countries that will benefit from the latest extension are the ...

News India’s electricity generation touched the 1 trillion units mark during 2014-15 for the first time, showing a growth of 8.4 per cent over the previous year. Since 1991-92, the compounded annual growth rate of electricity generation has been around 5 to 6.6 per cent. The biggest contributor was the ...

News Fewer power cuts are likely in India this summer after a surge in output at Coal India helped generators amass record stocks, a turnaround for Narendra Modi who had to battle a power crisis within months of becoming prime minister last May. As Modi prepares to mark his first ...

News Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday night spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on the issue of anti-India rally held at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. He has asked the CM to take tough and immediate action against the separatists. Singh told Sayeed that “any ...