Indian Government To Buy 12 Italy-Made VIP Helicopters (Bernama)
MUMBAI, March 12 (Bernama) — The Indian government has signed a contract to buy 12 advanced Italy-made helicopters for the president, premier and other very important persons (VIP), reports China’s Xinhua news agency cited the Indian newspaper The Times of India as saying on Friday.
Putin s visit to New Delhi very important for coop Indian FM (Itar-Tass)
NEW DELHI, March 11 (Itar-Tass) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin s visit to India is very important for Russian-Indian cooperation, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash told journalists on Thursday.
Russian PM Putin arrives in India for one-day visit (People’s Daily)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived here early Friday morning for a one-day official visit, reported local TV channel Times Now. Putin will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and will attend the signing of a series of cooperation agreements between India and Russia in the fields of defense, nuclear energy and trade, according to Indian officials. &$ Source: Xinhua …
UAE, India Strengthen Bond (Khaleej Times)
NEW DELHI Bilateral cooperation between India and the United Arab Emirates stayed high on the agenda of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, when the two leaders met here officially on Thursday.
Russian Prime Minister due in India for talks (EARTHtimes.org)
New Delhi – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was due to arrive in India late Thursday for talks and to sign a series of agreements, India’s IANS news agency reported. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was scheduled to meet Putin for talks on …
Malaysian carrier Air Asias Indian ops set to take wings (Express India)
The Malaysia-headquartered low-cost, no-frills air carrier Air Asia has set its eyes on the Indian aviation market in a big way. Buoyed by an encouraging response from Indian travellers over a period of time, Air Asia has decided to enlarge its operations in India by linking major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad in a few months.
Indian Oil starts naphtha cracker in north India (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
NEW DELHI, March 11 (Reuters) – Indian Oil Corp on Thursday started a naphtha cracker, its first such plant at Panipat refinery, its director for refineries said, a move which will help IOC make value-added products from surplus naphtha.
Hectic discussions to consolidate India-Russia ties in crucial areas (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: India and Russia will seek to consolidate their ties in crucial areas such as atomic energy, space and defence during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s interaction with top Indian leadership here on Friday.
Russia eyes $10b in deals with India (People’s Daily)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin began a visit to India Thursday in a bid to further consolidate bilateral ties since the Soviet era with $10 billion worth of wide-ranging military and nuclear deals. In the two-day trip, Putin is scheduled to meet with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and Indian President Pratibha Patil. “Putin’s visit serves to maintain high-level …
