Indian company buys Hollywood firm

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Valuable group, a privately held media house of India, has acquired Hollywood-based media company MovieBeam, the first acquisition of a Hollywood media company by an Indian firm, Valuable group said here on Friday. MovieBeam special ...

India’s UPA leaders meet to face trust vote

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Top leaders of India's United Progressive Alliance met here on Friday to fine tune their political strategy as the ruling coalition braced towards a trust vote in the Parliament in the wake of the withdrawal of support by Left parties, plun ...

Major economies leaders committed to combating climate change

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

World major economies Wednesday pledged to combat climate change in accordance with "common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities". Leaders from Group of Eight (G8) nations and those from China, India, Braz ...

Major economies leaders meeting starts in Hokkaido

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Leaders from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea and the Group of Eight (G8) nations held a major economies leaders meeting on Wednesday to discuss climate change and energy. The meeting ...

G8 leaders meet counterparts from developing nations

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Wednesday met with their counterparts from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa for an outreach working session to discuss a range of global issues. This is the fourth annu ...

Nepali farmers irate over India’s alleged breach of accord

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Irate Nepalis threatened to resort to protests after the Indian government, according to their claims, failed to provide them with water from the Gandak canal as stated in an agreement, local newspaper The Rising Nepal reported on Monday. ...

Indian Government approves cruise shipping policy

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The Indian government Thursday approved the Cruise Shipping Policy of India that envisages a zero-tax regime for cruise ship operators, according to Indo-Asian News Service Thursday. Under the policy, cruise operators will be exempt ...

Indian FM: Double-digit inflation to stay for a period

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Double-digit inflation is likely to continue for a few more weeks in India before the government's efforts to ease the rate of price rise succeed, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday. In an interview with CNN-IBN, Chidamba ...