Jul
04

India – EAM inaugurates Chancery Building of Indian Embassy (New Kerala)

EAM inaugurates Chancery Building of Indian Embassy (New Kerala)
Tokyo, Jul 4 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today inaugurated the new Chancery building of the Indian Embassy here and said India and Japan had agreed to work for steady implementation of the established Roadmap for enhancing bilateral relations across the board.

Ailing national carrier to test India’s reform zeal (Manila Bulletin)
NEW DELHI, July 4 (Reuters) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been confronted by a high-profile challenge less than two months into his second term how to fix the ailing national airline carrier, which has asked the government for a bailout.

India Joins Russia, China in Questioning U.S. Dollar Dominance (Bloomberg)
July 4 (Bloomberg) — Suresh Tendulkar , an economic adviser to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , said he is urging the government to diversify its $264.6 billion foreign-exchange reserves and hold fewer dollars.

Indian MBAs made in China (Hindustan Times)
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! An Indian executive from a Chinese B-school is still a rare product. But going to China and not the US for an MBA is fast becoming the next big career move as the recession shifts the world focus to China and India.

Launching India Business Network: Business + Networking with Indian Professionals Worldwide (PR.com)
Sanjay Dalal, Entrepreneur and Innovator, launches India Business Network: Premier network of professionals who connect, collaborate and do business with Indian professionals worldwide. [PR.com - June 29, 2009]

India-born pitchers make American baseball debuts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two Indian-born pitchers, Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, have made their American baseball debuts for the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie farm team.

Indian chartered accountants sign exchange programme with Australia (Calcutta News)
Indian chartered accountants can now practise in Australia with the inking of an agreement between the chartered accountants institutes of India and Australia at an event here.

Air India staff brave warning, stage walkout (New Kerala)
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 04 : Staff of the national carrier Air India (AI) have staged a walkout of work for two hours as a part of their movement in protest against delayed payment of salaries, despite a warning by the management.

Subash may join Indian football team’s Barcelona camp (Calcutta News)
East Bengal’s young forward Subash Singh has been put on the standbye for injured Sunil Chettri for the national football team’s camp in Barcelona. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has asked the All Manipur Football Associastion (AMFA) for Subash’s passport. ‘Nothing is sure as of now.

Indian Railway Budget by Mamata Bannerjee for the passengers and their safety (India Daily)
Indian PM Manmohan Singh said Banerjee had focused on ”making rail travel a desirable experience”. To ensure this, she had outlined a programme of modernising 50 railway stations to world class standards, he added.