India to open rival bids for $12 bn fighter deal
NEW DELHI, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - India's Defence Ministry has invited the two rivals for a $12 billion jet fighter contract -- France's Dassault and the …
NEW DELHI, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - India's Defence Ministry has invited the two rivals for a $12 billion jet fighter contract -- France's Dassault and the …
MUMBAI, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - An Indian company has launched what it says is the world's first "cash machine" that dispenses gold and silver coins and …
NEW DELHI, October 25, 2011 (AFP) - India's government approved Tuesday a policy to boost the nation's underdeveloped manufacturing sector, aiming to slash red …
MUMBAI, October 25, 2011 (AFP) - India's inflation-fighting central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter-point, the 13th hike since March last …
NEW DELHI, October 22, 2011 (AFP) - India's central bank is set to raise interest rates for the 13th consecutive time this week in a bid to tame near …
MUMBAI, October 17, 2011 (AFP) - India's energy giant Reliance Industries has suspended drilling at its oil and gas exploration blocks covered under a deal …
DHAKA, October 11, 2011 (AFP) - Bangladesh on Tuesday unveiled a $130 locally made laptop that it hopes will help bridge the digital divide in the impoverished …
MUMBAI, October 10, 2011 (AFP) - Shares in India's Tata Coffee soared nearly 10 percent on Monday after media reports that a proposed tie-up with giant US …
NEW DELHI, October 9, 2011 (AFP) - Every lunchtime at a McDonald's on the corner of one of central New Delhi's biggest streets, queues of hungry young patrons, …
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2011 (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it has enlisted the World Trade Organization to obtain detailed information on subsidy …
NEW DELHI, October 4, 2011 (AFP) - India is set Wednesday to launch its long-awaited low-cost computer, a tablet device designed to bring the information …
WASHINGTON, October 4, 2011 (AFP) - India, Bangladesh and the Philippines lead the world in the number of products made by child workers, a US government …
NEW DELHI, October 2, 2011 (AFP) - India's rupee has slid nearly 10 percent in three months against the dollar, a consequence of global economic uncertainty …
NEW DELHI, September 30, 2011 (AFP) - India's workaholic Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not taken a holiday since he took the top job in 2004, according to …
SEOUL, September 29, 2011 (AFP) - Japan's March tsunami was a wake-up call for Indian Ocean nations still restoring their coastlines after a massive wave …
BRUSSELS, September 27, 2011 (AFP) - European governments are threatening to break off negotiations with India on a free-trade deal the EU had hoped would be …
BRUSSELS, September 26, 2011 (AFP) - European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht warned Monday that a long-planned free-trade agreement between Europe and …
WASHINGTON, September 23, 2011 (AFP) - The US military's top officer bluntly accused Pakistan on Thursday of "exporting" violent extremism to Afghanistan …
NEW DELHI, September 21, 2011 (AFP) - India's economic planning body has said any villager earning more than 50 cents a day is not poor and should not qualify …
NEW DELHI, September 19, 2011 (AFP) - India's top automaker Maruti Suzuki, already grappling with sliding sales, is in a test of nerves with its factory …