Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call urging Indians to increasingly choose destinations within the country for leisure travel, conferences, weddings and events has opened up a major economic opportunity for India’s tourism and hospitality sectors, according to the Hotel Association of India (HAI). The industry body said the Prime Minister’s push for domestic tourism comes at a crucial time when geopolitical instability, slowing global growth and changing travel p…
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New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Portugal’s Secretary of State for Economy, Joao Rui Ferreira, said on Monday that the India-EU free trade agreement will mark the beginning of a new phase and strengthen the strategic partnership between India and the European Union by creating a stable and predictable regulatory framework.In an exclusive interview with IANS, Ferreira said, “Portugal has supported this agreement since day one. We are confident that it will happen soon, hopefully, by 2027.”He pointe…
Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Commanders of the three Services to remain future-ready by drawing lessons from ‘Operation Sindoor’ and adapting to the evolving global security landscape, while stressing the need to strengthen India’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, cyber resilience, autonomous systems and multi-domain warfare.Addressing the second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur, Rajnath Singh described ‘Operatio…
Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Commanders of the three Services to remain future-ready by drawing lessons from ‘Operation Sindoor’ as well as the evolving global security landscape.Addressing the second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur, he described ‘Operation Sindoor’ as a short-duration, deep-penetration, high-intensity and high-impact operation that showcased India’s ability to compel its adversary to surrender.”Operation…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) India’s journey to becoming a developed nation by 2047 is anchored in informed academic and policy discourse, India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, said while addressing a major conference in Texas.Kwatra made the remarks during his virtual address at the inaugural Austin India Conference, themed “India at 100: Decades of Decisions”, hosted by the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin.Commending the organisers for bring…
New Delhi/Gwalior, March 7 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday wrote to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, requesting that major cities in his parliamentary constituency of Guna in Madhya Pradesh be connected to the proposed ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’.The ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’, also referred to as the ‘Nagpur–Bhopal–Gwalior Green Corridor’, is a major proposed 746-km expressway in Madhya Pradesh designed to connect Betul to Morena, passing t…
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has emphasised that constructive plans should be envisaged to invite investments from the leading global companies and promote Telangana as a manufacturing hub. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister at the latter’s residence here on WednesdayShantanu Narayen, who is also a member of Telangana Rising-2047 Vision Board, and the Chief Minister discussed the steps to be taken by the state government on…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) Odisha aims to become a net exporter of compute and develop population-scale Odia-language applications to strengthen last-mile public service delivery. To realise this vision, the state government has forged a strategic partnership with Sarvam AI, an Indian artificial intelligence company, to develop a sovereign AI capacity in Odisha.Informing about the landmark development in a video message, Odisha’s Electronics and Information Technology department minister, Mukesh…
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) A US-based disability advocacy non-profit welcomed India’s Union Budget 2026, saying new schemes focused on skills, jobs, and assistive support mark a major step toward empowering persons with disabilities.The Voice of Specially Abled People (VOSAP) said the budget strengthens efforts to bring Divyangjan into the economic mainstream through targeted programmes and policy support.“Our long-term roadmap, ‘Vision 2047 for Divyangjan,” has received a strong boost with …
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has sent a clear message that pragmatism has prevailed and that both sides have agreed on a framework for a bilateral economic partnership for the mid-21st century, according to a new report.The report, published on www.prfworld.org, says the deal “represents a pivot for New Zealand toward deeper engagement with the world’s most populous nation and fastest-growing economy in the world”.For India, the trade pact build…