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Netanyahu hails new era in ties with India

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Benjamin Netanyahu hailed a "new era" in ties with India on Monday as he signed a series of deals during the first visit by an Israeli Prime Minister in 15 years. Netanyahu made the comment after talks with Narendra Modi, who made history in July when he became the first Indian leader ever to visit Israel. He is accompanied by the largest-everRead more

Netanyahu in India for first visit by Israeli PM in 15 years

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for the first visit by an Israeli leader to India in 15 years, promising closer ties with the regional power. Netanyahu and his wife Sara were welcomed at the international airport in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who made history in July when he became the first Indian leader to visit Israel. "ThisRead more

India allows 49% foreign investment

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Burnishing its reform credentials ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hard-sell of the India growth story at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos later this month, the cabinet on Wednesday unveiled measures to liberalize the foreign direct investment (FDI) regime in aviation, single-brand retail, power exchanges and real estate broking. The government allowed foreign airlines to buy a stake ofRead more

Rahul Gandhi takes over India’s opposition Congress party

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Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s most famous political dynasty, took over as president of the main opposition Congress party on Saturday while facing a stiff challenge from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalists. Gandhi, who took the mantle from his mother, Sonia Gandhi, at a party function, takes over the leadership of a party that has been losingRead more

Ivanka Trump a 'rockstar' in India

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Ivanka Trump on Wednesday pushed business leaders to change their attitudes toward women at an Indian summit where she has drawn mixed reviews amid criticism over her White House role and clothes brand. US President Donald Trump's eldest daughter stole the show at the summit in Hyderabad, where Indian officials feted the 36-year-old presidential adviser with a grand reception usuallyRead more

Ivanka Trump a 'rockstar' in India

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Moody's raises India rating, citing reforms

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Moody's on Friday upgraded India's credit rating for the first time in more than a decade, citing economic reforms introduced under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The move comes almost two months after the Moody's and Standar & Poor's lowered their ratings on regional rival China citing the country's ballooning debt burden. Moody's raised its rating on India to Baa2 fromRead more

Modi promises electricity ‘for every Indian house’

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed that every home in India will have electricity by December 2018 as he moves to shore up voter support amid doubts over his handling of the economy. The $2.5 billion scheme announced Monday would see the country’s 40 million households without electricity linked up to power for free. “Forty million of the total 250Read more

Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive

London - Muslimchronicle

India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws onto its sulphurous city streets in the coming weeks, setting it on the bumpy road to making new vehicle sales all-electric by 2030. India, one of the world's most polluted nations, has one of the most ambitious plans to kick its fossil fuel addiction. Analysts say the target is "daunting".Read more