Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Monday said it has won an offshore contract worth Rs.894 crore from state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for additional development of the Vasai East project. L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has bagged the complete turnkey contract from ONGC to improve the recovery […]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The union cabinet Monday approved infusion of Rs.60 crore in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. to make it a government company by way of acquisition of preference shares from existing share holders, an official statement said. “The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the […]
Athens, Dec 29 (IANS) Four bodies were found Monday by rescuers in the waters off Corfu island near the Italian ferry Norman Atlantic which has been adrift since early Sunday after it caught fire, Greek Shipping Minister Militiadis Varvitsiotis said. In statements made in parliament in Athens on the sidelines of a vote for the […]
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Telecommunications infrastructure major Viom Networks, an over Rs.20,000 crore company, is considering expanding its overseas footprint by entering Africa to provide consultancy and managed services, a top official said. “We are evaluating Nigeria and Kenya in Africa. We would like to look internationally, said company vice chairman and managing director Sunil […]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The union cabinet Monday approved an ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act, adding five more areas which will be exempted from the requisites given in the act. “There is a need to strike a balance between farmers’ interest and industrial growth,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said at a briefing […]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and veteran actress Rekha have been named the hottest vegetarian celebrities by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Early leaders Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor as well as Amitabh Bachchan, R. Madhavan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Hema Malini put up a real fight. But after […]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The government Monday approved leasing of land owned by the state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) to the coast guard and navy for establishing surveillance facilities. The cabinet which met here said that owing to the illegal activities along the coast line, surveillance facilities are being developed by the coast […]
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Everything is fine in Goa but minorities elsewhere in India are anxious about “certain signs” which are causing “grave concern” to them, Archbishop Father Felipe Neri Ferrao said Monday. “…I say with anguish that elsewhere in India there are certain signs which are causing grave concern to the minority communities,” Ferrao […]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) In the wake of the low intensity blast in Bengaluru, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said if required the case could be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Rajnath Singh said that the central government is waiting for details about the incident from the state government. “Intelligence agencies […]
Seoul/New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday called on South Korean President Park Geun-hye and invited “bold investments” to benefit from the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ programme. Official sources said that during the discussions, Sushma Swaraj invited Korean companies to build on their success in India. She said the Make […]