PM promises to protect, promote investments as he seeks FDI

As many as six sectors, including defence industries, ports and coal production, have failed to attract any foreign direct investments during the April-December period of the current fiscal, Parliament was informed today.The other three sectors, which were ...

Several institutional investors were ineligible to invest in these companies as they failed to meet the disclosure norms The decision of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Bharat Dynamics, both defence public sector undertakings (PSUs), to withhold material information from public shareholders on security grounds is the key reason for tepid demand for their shares, particularly from overseas investors.   Several institutional investors were ineligible to invest in these companies as they ...

[Pakistan], Mar 20 (ANI): Former Defence Minister of Pakistan Asif Yasin Malik has suggested that a 'high-powered special envoy', working directly under the country's prime minister to hold talks with Afghanistan to remove "misconceptions and frictions", ...

[UK], Mar 15 (ANI): United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has asked Russia to "go away and shut up" when asked how the Kremlin should respond to the expulsion of 23 of its spies by London. The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Williamson's ...

London: Indias defence budget broke into the worlds top five, beating the UK for the first time, a new report by a London-based global think-tank has said, signalling a key shift in the military balance between the two countries. India overtook the UK as the ...

China is increasing its defense budget yet again, this time by 8.1% for the year ahead. China thus remains the second highest spender on its military in the world, eclipsing Russia but still far behind the USA. China's defense spending, announced on 5 March ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will have to scale up production of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), asserting that the government has not "ditched" the project for any other fighter jet. Sitharaman ...

[India], Mar 01 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday sought 14-day remand for Karti Chidambaram, citing lack of time for interrogation in connection with the INX Media money laundering case in a Delhi Court. Additional ...

Strengthening cooperation in the key areas of defence and trade will be high on the agenda when Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang arrives in India on a three-day visit later this week.This will be Trans first visit to India as president.He will be ...