Make in India helped improve business environment: FICCIWith Make in India initiative completing one year today, industry chamber FICCI said the initiative has helped attract investments and impr...
Ficci welcomes Cabinet's nod to redevelop 400 railway stationsFicci today welcomed Cabinet's approval to the proposal of redeveloping about 400 railways stations across the country, saying it will help...
FICCI joins hands with govt to provide relief to NepalMore than 2,000 tents, blankets, baby food, and medicines are being supplied by the FICCI members which will be sent to the neighbouring co...
Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quaraishi awarded fellowship in UKQuraishi has served as the CEC of India for six years between 2006 and 2012 and presided over some of the largest elections ever in history.
Clamour for RBI rate cut gets louder after fall in inflationWith the wholesale price inflation touching a five year low of 1.77 per cent in October, clamour for a rate cut by the RBI intensified as I...
Industry lobbies ask companies to support PM Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission"Ficci shares PM's vision for Swachh Bharat &agrees that entire nation needs to come forward & commit itself," said Ficci Secy General A Di...
HSGMC members clash with police in KurukshetraTension in Haryana's Kurukshetra district today as members of HSGMC clashed with police after they "forcefully" tried to take control of a ...
SGPC row: Stand-off continues over control of Sikh shrinesAmid the stand-off over control of Sikh shrines, warring factions of Sikh Gurudwara Management Committees from Haryana and Punjab refused t...
- Widen scope of Apprenticeship Act: Ficci to Government
If the scheme is simplified and tweaked to suit every establishment and encourages employers to engage apprentices, it will reduce dependen...
Alwyn Didar Singh receives honorary doctorate in UKSingh was named honoured on Wednesday at the University's historic Great Hall in the presence of hundreds of graduates and their families.
Seperate Haryana Sikh Gurudwara Prabandak Committee is illegal: Prakash Singh Badal"This ill conceived move is aimed at dividing the Sikhs on one hand and destabilising the Sikh panth on the other," Badal said here today.
Raghuram Rajan must cut rates, expedite bank licences to boost growth: Ficci"RBI should lower the interest rates at this juncture to enable a cut in lending rates by banks and thus stimulate corporate investments."
GOPIO to honour 11 Indian-origin people for community serviceA US-based global organisation of people of Indian-origin would honour 11 community members for their contribution towards Indian Diaspora.
- 'Sops would boost exports, bridge widening trade deficit'
Industry said export incentives announced by the government will help reduce the widening trade deficit.
Indian diaspora tops remittance listJust how much do the 27 million global desis, scattered across 190 countries around the world, contribute to the Indian economy?
- NHAI likely to get $400 mn loan from ADB next month
The National Highways Authority of India today said it is negotiating with the Asian Development Bank for a $400-million (about Rs 1,800 cr...
- NHAI to raise Rs 3,000 cr in FY'10 to augment highways sector
The National Highways Authority of India plans to raise Rs 3,000 crore in 2009-10 through tax-free bonds to fund the road projects, an NHAI...