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Sheikh Hasina's visit is opportunity for India to iron out sticking points in bilateral relations with 'fast friend' Bangladesh
Natashatrivedi • 5 years agoBangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday arrived in India for a four-day visit with the aim to strengthen bilateral ties between the fast friends amid an undercurrent of unease regarding the Centre's National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam, which is pointedly aimed at identifying and deporting illegal "infiltrators" from Bangladesh.
India Economic Summit: Raising funds through equity, collateral for debt, root of financing deficit for women entrepreneurs, says Arundhati Bhattacharya
• 5 years agoHighlighting the shortage of women entrepreneurs, Arundhati Bhattacharya said there were only about 19 percent women entrepreneurs in India and out of which in many of women are "figurative heads and it is actually men who are driving from behind"
Singapore Deputy PM warns of greater economic uncertainty due to US-China trade war
• 5 years agoSingapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Thursday warned of greater economic uncertainty due to the ongoing US-China trade war, and said the conflict will significantly disrupt the global supply chain if it continues further
Govt should provide more stimulus; lower personal income tax to boost slowing growth rate of economy: Adi Godrej
• 5 years agoThe government should provide more stimulus to the industry and bring down personal tax rates to boost slowing growth rate of the economy, Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej said on Thursday
Favourable conditions exist to achieve $5 trillion economy target by 2024, to reach $10 trillion by 2030: Official
• 5 years agoIt is entirely possible to achieve $5 trillion economy in India as right conditions exist with a strong policy-driven government both at the centre and states, said DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra
Sheikh Hasina to arrive in India on four-day visit tomorrow; Bangladesh PM to meet Ram Nath Kovind, Narendra Modi
• 5 years agoHasina will visit India from 3 to 6 October at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Sushma Swaraj, ahead of his meet with Modi in Delhi
Ians • 8 years agoExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called upon visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Delhi
Don't get mad with China, get even by initiating tough land and labour reforms
Sreemoy Talukdar • 8 years agoA new, unflattering stance in Chinese media has predictably triggered an angry response from India in the backdrop of an increasingly fractious relationship between two south Asian neighbours. As India grapples with a yawning trade imbalance and struggles to maintain equilibrium with an assertive China's geopolitical ambitions, the 'media war' has added a new dimension to the rivalry.
LIC, pension funds 'must step in' to fund start-ups: DIPP Secy
• 8 years agoLife Insurance Corporation of India and other pension funds "must step in" to fund start-ups, Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Ramesh Abhishek said today.
Land, labour reforms key for manufacturing boost: Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal
• 8 years agoConfident that the next 25 years will belong to India, Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal today said land and labour reforms are "very important" to boost the country's manufacturing sector.