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Many in the defence sector had expected the deal, valued to be over USD 2.5 billion and pending since 2013 following finalisation of cost negotiations, to be signed during the visit of US defence secretary Ashton Carter in June this year.
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Speaking shortly after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Immelt said India needed to "homogenize" its liability law with the rest of the world.
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She is accompanied by Annette Dixon, Vice President for the South Asia Region of the World Bank. India's historic transformation, she said has lifted millions out of poverty, but enormous challenges remain.
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This will be the third visit of the PM to the ancient temple town after assuming office in May, 2014. The much-awaited tour comes nearly nine months after his previous trip on December 25 in 2014. His proposed tours were cancelled twice because of heavy rainfall on June 28 and on July 16.
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The Road Transport and Highways Minister was talking to media after chairing a high-level meeting on Chabahar port, attended by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar among others.
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The minister said global financial turmoil was not a problem for the country as the savings on account of declining oil and other commodity prices have helped the government earmark more funds for the infrastructure sector and social sector schemes.
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Modi, who himself took a train of the Metro‘s Violet Line (Line 6) from Janpath station in Delhi to reach Bata Chowk station here, said the new section could help boost employment opportunities in this key industrial hub.
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On an average, each Indian visiting Australia spent AUD 4,750, making them the highest per capita spenders, according to Tourism Australia.
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As the migration crisis overwhelms Europe and after images of a drowned Syrian toddler crystallized Syrian desperation, humanitarian groups are increasingly accusing the Arab world's richest nations of not doing enough to help out.
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According to a senior official in the ministry, Modi received representations from some Indians residing in the UAE on his recent visit to the Arab country.
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The Chief Economic Adviser said investment from companies like Foxconn of Taiwan and Xiaomi of China suggest that companies based in China might now view India as a hedge against the slowdown.
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Suvra Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore in Bangladesh and migrated at the age of 10 to Kolkata. She married Pranab Mukherjee on July 13, 1957. They have a daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee and two sons Abhijit Mukherjee and Indrajit Mukherjee.
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Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyan Jaishankar announced the plans at the end of a two-day visit to the UAE by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which focused on both business ties and national security.
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They are told to forget the "poor habits" they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled. When they "hit the wall" from the unrelenting pace, there is only one solution: "Climb the wall," others reported.
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Modi‘s two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates coincides with international calls to improve workers‘ conditions in Gulf countries, which rely on Asian labor for mega projects such as the World Expo 2020 in Dubai and the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
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The ongoing tussle between Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and the Delhi government yesterday intensified further when the latter refused to accept Jung's stay on its order hiking circle rates for agricultural land.
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A furious Sushma Swaraj on Thursday flayed the Opposition for continuing to protest over the Lalit Modi scandal and delaying Parliament proceedings.
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The 49-year-old Akram, one of the best left-arm fast bowlers ever to play the game, was on his way to National Stadium where he was to conduct a training camp for young fast bowlers.
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Mercedes also used this launch event to announce a new personalisation programme for its cars. 'Designo' as it is called, will help customers personalise their cars through an app.
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India needs to cut red tape and lift limits on FDI to move forward, US Vice President Joe Biden said as he sought a high-standard bilateral investment treaty that would make the world's fastest growing economy a magnet for the American capital and technology.
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Modi, who is on a visit to Central Asia and Russia, made these comments while addressing a round-table interaction with CEOs and business leaders of Kazakhstan and India.
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At the SCO Summit, India is expected to be accorded full membership of the six-nation grouping of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
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During a discussion with president of investment firm Warburg Pincus and
former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner organised by the think
tank Council on Foreign Relations, Jaitley said that his government has
covered a "lot of distance" in the one year that it has been in power.
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Addressing a press conference in the national capital on Wednesday, former finance minister P Chidambaram stepped up the attack on Swaraj, saying her conduct in the issue raises several questions.
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The department also confirmed to agency that the UK's Permanent Secretary is "satisfied" that Sarah Rapson, the Director-General of UK visas and immigration, acted "appropriately and professionally in handling this case"
