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Mission 'Make in India': For Modi FDI Stands for First Develop India

PM unveils scheme along with a logo, a portal and brochures on 25 identified growth sectors before Who's Who of the corporate world

Sep 25, 2014

Forbes Richest Indians 2014: Mukesh Ambani Retains Top Rank; Dilip Shanghvi Overtakes Azim Premji

For the first time, top 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires

Sep 25, 2014

Narendra Modi Makes Independence Day Speech

LIVE: 'Look East' and 'Link West' ; Modi's Mantra at 'Make In India' Campaign

Top Indian industrialists hail India's Mars Mission as an example of the Make In India campaign,

Sep 25, 2014

UN Study: Indian Films Rank Third in Female Nudity

The study was conducted on female characters in popular films across the world, with the support of UN

Sep 24, 2014

Modi's US Visit: Satya Nadella, Indra Nooyi Among Top CEOs to Attend Modi's Madison Square Speech

Modi's US itinerary has about 50 political and business engagements, and he will meet several CEOs of Fortune 500 companies

Sep 24, 2014

First-ever veterans' football tournament held in Guwahati

Guwahati, Sep 21 (ANI): The first ever 'Challenge Veteran Football’ began in Guwahati to refresh and rejuvenate soccer players past their prime. The two-day event which was inaugurated by eminent journalist and writer, Homen Borgohainon, on September 20 was organized with the aim to encourage young footballers and also pay respect to the ex-players who contributed to the game. United Brothers Club (UBC), the main organizer of the tournament, said that the event has given players a platform to sweat it out at 40 plus and a motivation to stay fit and healthy through playing this game. The tournament will be a prelude to the Indian Super League which is scheduled to begin in October. A player, Abdul Azim Lashkar said that playing at this age was a challenge but pleasure.

Sep 21, 2014

Special screening of Khoobsurat for Make a Wish Foundation Kids

Mumbai, Sept 20 (ANI): Bollywood stars Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan hosted a special screening of their recent release Khoobsurat for Make a Wish Foundation' Kids in India s showbiz hub Mumbai recently. They had a gala time with kids and also posed for pictures with them. Produced by Rhea Kapoor and Anil Kapoor, Khoobsurat has received good reviews from the critics as of now.

Sep 20, 2014

Bill Gates meets PM Modi and Venkaiah Naidu

New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates along with his wife Melinda Gates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at his office in New Delhi to discuss the sanitation projects that his foundation has undertaken in India. He also met Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. Earlier in the day, Gates met Transport Minister Nitin Gadakari at his residence.The key areas of their discussion were rural development and sanitation. Gadkari had thanked Gates for his contribution and said that the poor people will definitely benefit from their foundation. Earlier, Gates praised India for the pioneering work in polio eradication and said the country's plan to achieve its target of reducing the newborn mortality rate to single digit before 2030 was possible.

Sep 19, 2014

China's Alibaba to Make a Foray into India through Snapdeal

With China's heightened interest in Indian e-commerce, will Modi's vision of making India a manufacturing base take a hit?

Sep 19, 2014

Bill Gates meets Nitin Gadkari over sanitation projects, to meet PM Modi today

New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates on Friday met Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari over sanitation projects his foundation is undertaking in India. Gadkari thanked Gates on his works in the country and said that he along with his wife Melinda Gates will now meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gates said that rural development and sanitation were key areas of discussion. He said that they also discussed many projects that the foundation and India will be working on together.

Sep 19, 2014