Jet pilots end agitation, flights to resume immediatelySeptember 12th, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - Normal flight operations of Jet airways will resume Sunday after the airline's pilots decided late Saturday to end their five day old agitation following successful talks with the management, the airline said. Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal said in a press statement that an amicable agreement has been arrived, effective Sunday.
Indo-Pak trade can reach 10 billion dollars if bilateral talks resume: GhaniSeptember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistan's Commerce Secretary Suleman Ghani has said that trade between India and Pakistan can go up to 10 billion dollars per annum in 5-6 years if both the countries resume their dialogue. "If everything goes right then once we resume dialogue, it should not take more than 5-6 years for trade to reach 10 billion dollars from the current 2 billion dollars," The News quoted Ghani as saying.
Manmohan Singh meets visiting WTO trade ministersSeptember 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting trade ministers of more than 30 countries including US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and WTO director general Pascal Lamy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here. During the meeting, the ministers held a discussion regarding various vital issues.
Delhi 'breakthrough' will restart Doha trade talks: Anand SharmaSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Top officials of the 153 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will meet in Geneva later this month after a breakthrough was reached to resume the Doha round of trade talks, India's Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Friday. We have reached an agreement to intensify negotiations.
Delhi 'breakthrough' will restart Doha trade talks: Anand Sharma (Roundup)September 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Top officials of the 153 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will meet in Geneva later this month after a "breakthrough" was reached to resume the Doha Round of trade talks, India's Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Friday. "We have reached an agreement to intensify negotiations.
US urges WTO members to engage in multilateral talks to conclude Doha roundSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - US Trade Representative Ron Kirk has urged World Trade Organisation members to engage in multilateral talks, and move beyond what was agreed upon earlier in order to reach a successful conclusion of the Doha round. "More is required to get us to a successful conclusion or else Doha round would have succeeded in 2008, 2007, 2005.
'Breakthrough' in Doha trade talks achieved: Anand SharmaSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 153 members of World Trade Organisation (WTO) will resume formal talks at its headquarters in Geneva later this month to conclude the Doha round of trade talks after a breakthrough here, India's Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Friday. "There has been a breakthrough in negotiations.
India looking forward to hosting September trade talks: Anand SharmaJuly 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said he was looking forward to hosting the September meeting among global trade ministers to put the derailed global trade talks back on track. India had proposed to host the mini-ministerial meeting of the 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the G20 Summit in London, which was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, where leaders agreed to give a political push to trade talks.
Patna-based family horrified over Geneva store placing shoes on Budhha statueJune 28th, 2009 GENEVA - An Indian family has expressed its shock over a footwear store in Geneva trying to attract customers by hanging shoes on a statue of Lord Buddha. Patna-based Prabhat Choudhary, who is currently on a tour of Switzerland with his family, said that his 15-year old daughter noticed the footwear garlanded statue of Buddha in the store.
Bharti, South African telecom firm resume talks to swap stakesMay 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Bharti Airtel and South African telecom giant MTN have resumed talks to hold stakes in each other's companies, restarting the negotiations that had collapsed last year. Thr two groups are discussing options under which Bharti will acquire 49-percent stake in MTN and the South African company will buy 36-percent stake in the Indian company, the two firms announced Monday.
Pillai says delaying Doha talks will hinder global tradeMay 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce Secretary G K Pillai said on Thursday that the dilly-dallying over the Doha round talks will further hinder prospects of global trade. "They (WTO) are now saying that we now need a completely new approach.
Dialogue with Pakistan linked to Mumbai attack: PMMay 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - India will resume its composite dialogue with Pakistan only when it books those responsible for the terrorist attack in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday. 'Our minimum demand is that Pakistan must take effective steps ...
No talks with Pakistan, no pressure on restarting talks: PMApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday denied any US pressure on India to restart talks with Pakistan and made it clear that the stalled composite dialogue will not resume unless Islamabad shows 'sincere evidence' to prosecute all the pepetrators of the Mumbai carnage. 'Let me say, there is no pressure on us to resume dialogue.
Poll panel prescribes 11-point resume for candidatesMarch 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Election Commission has for the first time in the country's poll history prescribed an 11-point resume for all candidates in the Lok Sabha polls. According to Uttar Pradesh's Chief Election Officer A.K.
Reliance to start oil production by JanuaryJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The oil production in Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries will start resume by the end of January, a senior official said Monday. 'The oil production in the Reliance KG Basin D6 block is set to resume by January end,' Director General of Hydrocarbons V.K.
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