New Delhi | 1 day ago
SC issues notice on presidential reference on natural resources
New Delhi, May 11 - The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on the presidential reference seeking its clarification whether natural resources across all the sectors and in all circumstances could only be allocated by auction.A constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to all states, the Centre ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
SC issues notices on presidential reference on natural resources
New Delhi, May 11 - The Supreme Court Friday issued notices on the presidential reference seeking clarification whether the natural resources could only be allocated by auction.An apex court constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia issued notices to all states, the Centre for Public Interest Litigation -, Janta Party president Subramanian Swamy, FICCI - and CII -.The court said the ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 8 days ago
CII Kerala to play proactive role in state's growth
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 - The Kerala chapter of industry body Confederation of Indian Industry CII) Friday said it would play a more proactive role in grooming the state into an investment destination of choice.V.K. Mathews, chairman of CII Kerala and executive chairman of IBS Software, told reporters that the industry body would work towards engaging the investors and the government in shaping ... read more

New Delhi | 13 days ago
Business confidence recovering but concerns remain: CII
New Delhi, April 29 - Most Indian firms have recovered business confidence, but stagnancy in reforms, high interest rates and increased raw material costs still remain top concerns, according to a survey by industry lobby, Confederation of Indian Industry -.The survey found the business confidence index for the fourth quarter of 2011-12 stood at the value of 52.9 against 48.8 during the previous q ... read more

Washington | 16 days ago
Massive Indian investments create jobs in US
Washington, April 26 - Indian companies operating in 40 US states have invested over $820 million in manufacturing facilities in America, creating thousands of jobs, revealed a survey.The 2012 India Business Forum - survey Indian Roots, American Soil: Adding Value to US Economy and Society, released by the Confederation of Indian Industry - at a reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, highlights the ... read more

Washington | 17 days ago
Huge Indian investments create jobs in US: Survey
Washington, April 26 - Indian companies operating in 40 American states have invested over $820 million in manufacturing facilities in the US, creating thousands of jobs, according to the 2012 India Business Forum - survey.The survey Indian Roots, American Soil: Adding Value to US Economy and Society, released by the Confederation of Indian Industry - at a reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, high ... read more

Mumbai | 19 days ago
Women's empowerment key to progress: Shabana Azmi
Mumbai, April 23 - The true measure of a country's progress is not just its gross domestic product, but its human development index in which the empowerment of women is an important constituent, actress and activist Shabana Azmi said Monday.Addressing a session at a seminar on 'The New Indian Woman', organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry -, Azmi said that India had evolved since indepe ... read more

New Delhi | 25 days ago
Let taxpayers fund political parties with democracy cess: CII
New Delhi, April 17 - The Confederation of Indian Industry - has proposed imposition of a democracy cess, according to which individuals and corporates can give 0.2 percent of their income tax to any political party of their choice for funding its activities and elections.The CII task force on electoral reforms presented its report to poll panel chief S.Y. Quraishi here Tuesday, recommending that ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
Media carnival greets Zardari
New Delhi, April 8 - Hordes of mediapersons, almost equalling the number of security persons present, thronged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 7, Race Course Road residence here Sunday to cover the luncheon meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.With the camera crews of almost all prominent Indian news channels pitching opposite the prime minister's residence since morning, the atmospher ... read more

1 month ago
New India-Pakistan checkpost to boost trade, travel
Attari -, April 8 - Trade and people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan takes on a new dimension with the Integrated Check Post - at the Attari-Wagah international border between the two countries to be formally inaugurated this week.The ICP will see its soft launch Sunday - coinciding with the visit to India of President Asif Ali Zardari - with passengers using the ICP terminal for the fi ... read more