Drishtikone
Starting today I will try to bring some select news with special emphasis to India that is both interesting and informative. I will be using multiple sources which you can go to for more details by clicking on the links. Hope you like this.
Slowdown? All bull. Stocks at 3-month high
‘Indian discourses on slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti are increasingly wearing the look of reveries — of dreams running ahead of time, which would ultimately would make enormous demand on Indian credibility.’
India to seek support for Tharoor at NAM Summit
With the date for election of the next United Nations secretary general drawing nearer, India is expected to utilise the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement Summit to garner support for its candidate Shashi Tharoor.
New rules take cover off insurance policy funding
You may soon have to furnish proof of income for buying a life insurance policy when the annual premium is above Rs 50,000.
United Western charms HDFC too
Housing Development Finance Corporation has joined hands with the Maharashtra government and State Industrial Investment Corporation of Maharashtra, its subsidiary, to bid for control of the troubled United Western Bank.
Choreographer Farah Khan recently taught Latina sensation Shakira a step or two. Farah talks about her famous pupil on Teachers’ Day.
Govt to give 3G a 55-Mhz launch burst
In a major fillip to telecom operators’ 3G plans, the government has chalked out a road map to vacate 75 Mhz of spectrum occupied by defence by 2008-09. About 55 Mhz of this are meant for 3G services.
Now, rapid-start your biz in India
A new report, “Doing Business 2007”, by International Finance Corporation reveals that setting up shop in India today takes as much time as it takes in China-35 days.
India celebrates national song’s centenary
Hundred years after it was adopted as the national song, Vande Mataram has now found itself mired in controversy.
Faulty component caused GSLV crash
The 15-member Failure Analysis Committee (FAC), investigating the failure of ISRO’s GSLV -F02 mission in July has submitted its report.
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