India and the Maldives Thursday agreed to “amicably resolve” all differences, including over cancellation of Indian company GMR’s contract to run Male International Airport, as visiting Maldivian President Abdullla Yameen held talks here with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the two sides inked three MoUs. Prime Minister Singh said in his talks he has requested […]
India Wednesday terminated the Rs.3,600 crore (about $770 million) deal with AgustaWestland for the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers over allegations of kickbacks having been paid to fix the deal. In a statement, the defence ministry said: “The government of India has terminated with immediate effect the agreement that was signed with Messrs AgustaWestland International […]
India and Pakistan Wednesday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and facilities as also one listing the names of their nationals in each others’ jails. The list of nuclear installations and facilities is simultaneously exchanged by both countries on Jan 1 every year as part of the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear […]
India’s tallest Air Traffic Control tower, the height of a 30-storey skyscraper, was commissioned at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here Wednesday, an official said. The ATC operations here have been taken over by the new tower, which stands at 83.8 metres, over 20 metres higher than the existing structure. The new tower, built at […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year and called upon the countrymen to work unitedly towards the collective goal of inclusive development and growth. In his message, the president said: “On the joyous occasion of New Year, I convey my warmest greetings and good wishes to all my […]
As India set up a group of experts, including on international law, to examine how to pursue the case against the US in the arrest and strip-search of envoy Devyani Khobragade, a number of former Indian staff of US consulates in India have complained they have been underpaid. As a measure of reciprocity following the […]
The new president of Maldives Abdulla Yameen would be visiting India Jan 1-4 on his first official visit abroad after assuming office in November this year. The president, the half-brother of former long-time president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, is the sixth president of Maldives. The Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) leader won the presidential run off […]