Apr
19

India – ‘PM did not put India’s concern at the G-20 summit’ (Business Standard India)

‘PM did not put India’s concern at the G-20 summit’ (Business Standard India)
On 29 March 2009, I had addressed a press conference in New Delhi and raised the important issue of vast amounts of Indian wealth stashed away in secret Swiss bank accounts and other tax havens around the world.

Vodafone Raises Debt for Indian Expansion (Cellular-News.com)
Vodafone Essar, the company’s Indian subsidiary is reported to have sucessfully raised around Rs 10,000 crore (US$2 billion) in a 5-year debt financing for network expansion and the forthcoming 3G license auction. The loan was arranged by the State Bank of India Capital Markets.

India PM sees return to 8-9 pct growth from Sept (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
AMINGAON, India, April 19 (Reuters) – The Indian economy will return to growth rates of 8-9 percent as the global economy begins to recover from September, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday.

London Court of International Arbitration to set up India chapter (People’s Daily)
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) is due to set up an India chapter in New Delhi on Saturday for more a “cost-effective” and “efficient” solution to Indian and international companies, said local tabloid Mint on Saturday. LCIA India will be the first international arbitration forum to open its own office in India, said the report. Farhad Sorabjee, partner at J. Sagar and …

7/11 case: ATS wants Indian Mujahideen man released (The Times of India)
MUMBAI: This may come as a jolt for the Mumbai crime branch. The anti-terrorism squad (ATS) will be filing an application next week in the court, seeking the release of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Sadiq Shaikh from the 7/11 Mumbai train bombing case.

India to regain 8-9 per cent growth from September, Singh says (EARTHtimes.org)
New Delhi – The Indian economy should regain its annual growth rate of 8 to 9 per cent as the world economy begins to recover from September, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday. Despite three stimulus packages announced by the governmen…

2 militants, woman killed in gunfight in India-controlled Kashmir (People’s Daily)
Two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba militant outfit (LeT) and a woman were killed by troopers of Indian army Saturday in a gunfight in India-controlled Kashmir, Indian army said. According to details provided by Indian army spokesperson Saturday evening, the two militants and a woman believed to be their accomplice were killed by Indian army troopers and Indian police in Doda village, …

Pak seeks more details from India (Hindustan Times)
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Pakistan on Monday sought more specific information from India on its probe into the Mumbai attacks, saying the details provided earlier were not sufficient to carry forward its investigation.

Indian boys lose (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: The Indian boys lost 3-0 to Uzbekistan in the semifinals of the Asia-Oceania junior Davis Cup under-16 tennis tournament at Shepparton, Australia, on Sunday. India will play Australia in the match for the third place. The …

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-19 10:26 India PM sees return to 8-9 pct growth from Sept (Interactive Investor)
AMINGAON, India, April 19 (Reuters) – The Indian economy will return to growth rates of 8-9 percent as the global economy begins to recover from September, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday. Asia’s third-largest economy is expected to have grown slightly below 7 percent in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 and some private economists have said growth could be slower in the current …