New century belongs to India, claims Scindia

October 14th, 2009 BHOPAL - The state governments should leave it to industrialists to acquire land for their projects, especially for special economic zones (SEZs), Minister of state for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said here Wednesday. Priority should also be given to make use of barren land in setting up of SEZs and industries, he told reporters.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy is among many high-profile leaders the Congress has lost in the prime of their political careers in two decades.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Raising the foreign equity cap in the insurance sector to 49 percent will not lead to losing management control, the government informed parliament Monday. "Increase in foreign equity holding limit to 49 percent in the insurance sector would not result in change in management control automatically," said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 50 Indian companies will participate in the first major Indian trade fair in Indonesia, whose economy is growing at a fast clip, to promote Brand India. Organised by the commerce ministry and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the roadshow, titled 'Made in India', in Indonesian capital Jakarta will be inaugurated by Minister of State for Commerce Jyotiraditya Scindia and Indonesian Minister of Industry Fahim Idris.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday took over as the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. On assuming the charge, Scindia discussed about the present foreign trade, Special Economic Zones, issues relating to the World Trade Organisation and industrial scenario, with the Commerce Secretary, G.K.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The key challenge before the new government is to bridge the rural-urban gap, new Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said Thursday night. The key challenge is to bring rural India to the mainstream, Scindia said soon after the portfolios of the new ministers were announced by the Prime Minister's Office.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The strange ways of old boys networks are not clear to everyone, but they sure seem to work. At least six ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new council of ministers are from St Stephen's College and several from the elite Doon School as well.

May 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress leader and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that Rahul Gandhi has all the qualities and capabilities to be the Prime Minister. "I am not undermining anyone but I am saying that Rahul Gandhi should be Prime Minister.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday sought an explanation from Communications and IT Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for distributing letters highlighting the achievements of the UPA government and also pulled up Andhra Pradesh Congress chief D. Srinivas for his comments about Varun Gandhi.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday sought an explanation from Communications and IT Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for distributing letters highlighting the achievements of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. The Election Commission has asked him to file a written reply by Wednesday.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer makes his mark on the bestseller list as his 'Stranger to History' tops the charts in the non-fiction category this week, while the king of racy fiction Jeffrey Archer tops the fiction category with his new 'Paths of Glory'. The top 10 in each group are: Non-fiction 1.

March 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Suave, educated and secular with a reputation for honesty, former minister and veteran Congressman Madhavrao Scindia, who died in an aircrash in 2001, did not conform to the conventional image of the Indian politician, a new book on his says. The scion of the royal family of Gwalior, the Scindia clan, Madhavrao was a Maharaja with a difference, says the biography, 'A Life- Madhavrao Scindia', jointly authored by journalist-commentaor Vir Sanghvi and columnist Namita Bhandare.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will soon launch a new rural postal life insurance scheme at a monthly premium of Rs.1.25 for the rural people, Minister of State for Communications and IT Jyotiraditya Scindia said here Wednesday. 'The new policy will be of Rs.100,000 of sum assured in which a person has to contribute only Rs.1.25 per month or Rs.15 per year as premium.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Communications and IT Jyotiraditya Scindia Tuesday said the government has accepted the calling card proposal, which would offer flexibility to consumers to choose their carrier for making long-distance calls. 'The calling cards for both STD and ISD calls have been accepted, making it flexible for consumers to switch their carriers for long distance calls,' Scindia said at a conference here.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite a demand slowdown for steel during the current fiscal, Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday said the target of producing 124 million tonnes of the commodity in the country annually was being advanced by eight years. 'The country aims to produce 124 million tonnes of steel annually by 2012 compared with the earlier target of 2020,' Paswan told the golden jubilee celebrations of the state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) here.