Tokyo: India and Japan on Friday agreed to further strengthen investment and trade ties by ensuring faster implementation of ongoing projects. Both the countries have agreed to support planned initiatives and projects in this year designed for strengthening business partnership to be organized by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a joint statement by Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu said in Tokyo on Friday.
Sharma is here in Tokyo to attend "India Investment Roundtable" jointly organized by his ministry's department of industrial policy and promotion and Confederation of Indian Industry.
The statement both the countries have agreed to deepen discussion on concrete measures on India-Japan Investment Promotion, reaffirming the expansion of investment as being essential for the global, strategic and complementary economic relationship between the two countries.
The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Development Corridor (DMIDC) is the largest infrastructure project under implementation. Out of the 12 greenfield projects, eight are along the DMIDC and master plan for seven of them have been completed. ...
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05:35 AM, May 18, 2013
Sandnes (Norway): World champion Viswanathan Anand remains a contender for the title despite being 1.5 points behind the leader as he will take on the lowest-ranked players in the remaining two rounds of the Norway Chess 2013 Super Tournament here. Anand started with two draws and a fine victory against arch-rival Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. A loss in the fourth round pulled him back a little but then tormenting tournament...
10:35 AM, May 17, 2013
Sor Hidle (Norway): World champion Viswanathan Anand outclassed Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint third spot after the seventh round of Norway chess 2013 super tournament, here. It turned out to be a good day in office for Anand as he won an important game with black pieces adding to the woes of Radjabov whose slide in the world ranking continued. The full point also took Anand to...
11:43 AM, May 16, 2013
Banka: Cracking the UPSC is a difficult proposition, especially for aspirants who live in Naxal-infested areas, with no access to proper coaching facilities. But all that has changed in Bihar's Banka district due to the efforts of District Magistrate Dipak Anand and his deputy Sub-Divisional Magistrate Mithilesh Mishra. Together, they conduct free coaching sessions for students taking the UPSC exam from this region. With no proper guidance, the youth in...
11:02 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Kiran Rao, in collaboration with UTV, has decided to release director Anand Gandhi's critically acclaimed film 'Ship of Theseus'. The film tells a story though three characters, a photographer, a monk and a stock broker. ...
01:01 PM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: Praising her co-star Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor says only he has the 'innocence' to play the lead in 'Raanjhanaa'. "I think only Dhanush can become 'Raanjhanaa'. He has got the innocence. I think there is nobody who has that spirit that is as clean (as his) over here (Bollywood)," said the 27-year-old in an interview. "There is a lot of innocence and at the same time there is a lot...
05:58 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: 'Raanjhanaa' director Aanand L. Rai has also directed a non-commercial film 'Strangers' which didn't manage to garner much success at the box office. Rai said he has learnt a lot with time. "I also learnt with time. I won't say that I have learnt to become commercial but I have learnt to balance something for myself. You also learn and understand your audience. I want to stay selfless and...
12:55 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Being a celebrity comes with a price but Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor says she likes everything about stardom, including the constant attention and the odd hours. "I like everything about stardom. I don't mind being in the public eye. If anyone tells you that they want to be a film actor but they don't want to be a star, that means they are lying. I love acting and love...
10:29 AM, May 14, 2013
Bryne, Norway: World champion Vishwanathan Anand was in for a shocker as he lost to Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fourth round of Norway Chess 2013 Super tournament while Sergey Karjakin of Russia remained on path of creating history after he scored a victory over Levon Aronian of Armenia. Anand blundered his way from a level position and the concern about his white results remained. Out of the...
01:28 PM, May 13, 2013
Telugu actor Gopichand tied got married to Reshma yesterday. The wedding was a grand affair and took place at the N-Convention hall in Hyderabad. Several top notch film and politicians attended the marriage. Gopichand's wife Reshma is the niece of hero Sreekanth. The guest list included Muralimohan, Pawan Kalyan, Krishnam Raju, Prabhas, Jagapathi Babu, Allu Arjun and his wife, Balakrishna's wife Mrs Vasundhara, Sreekanth, Rana, Siddharth, Rajasekhar, Aadhi, Gopimohan, Brahmanandham,...
01:25 PM, May 13, 2013
Ravi Teja will be seen in a lead role in a film titled 'Balupu'. The film will star Anjali and Shruti Haasan as the heroines in the film. The film is directed by 'Don Seenu' and 'Bodyguard' fame Gopichand Malineni. The film is to be produced under the banner of PVP Cinemas, Param V Potluri is the producer of the film. Currently, the movie is been shot in Hyderabad and...
11:02 AM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The long-delayed sacking from the CPI-M of three staff members of Kerala's Leader of Opposition VS Achuthanandan was effected on Sunday at the two-day politburo and central committee meeting of the party in New Delhi. Those booted out were Achuthanandan's press secretary K Balakrishnan, additional private secretary VK Sasidharan and personal assistant A Suresh -- all were found to be leaking classified information about the deliberations of the...
05:13 AM, May 13, 2013
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08:30 PM, May 12, 2013
Telugu film 'Satya 2' trailer was released on May 11 and has garnered positive response from the audience. The film is directed by Ramgopal Varma. It will feature Sharwanand and Anika in leading roles. The film is produced by Samanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of Mammoth Media Entertainment. The film is being made in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. It is scheduled to be released in July. Ram Gopal Varma...
06:16 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, 'Go Goa Gone' is receiving the benefits of a positive word of mouth publicity. The film has earned Rs 8.05 crore in its first two days. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets, "#GoGoaGone Sat 4.30 cr." He had earlier tweeted about the film's business of Friday, "#GoGoaGone Friday 3.75 cr." The film is a zom-com and revolves around the friendship of three...
04:04 PM, May 12, 2013
Chennai: Telugu actor Harshvardhan Rane claims to be Dhanush's biggest fan in the industry and take inspiration from him. "He (Dhanush) is such an inspiring actor and I wish I could be him in my next life. He is one of those actors who is always at ease and doesn't like to go by any norm. I think, the only thing that comes between him and his performance is the...
01:13 PM, May 12, 2013
Bryne, Norway: Fresh from a brilliant victory against Bulgarian Veselin Topalov, world champion Vishwanathan Anand will next take on Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fourth round of Norway chess 2013 Super Tournament. The three rounds for Anand have been contrasting so far. It was a sedate start with an easy draw as white against Levon Aronian of Armenia and then kind of a moral victory when Anand gave...
12:18 PM, May 12, 2013
Telugu actor Sharwanand and Nithya Menon will feature as the lead pair in a film titled 'Yemito Ee Maya'. The film will be directed by three times National award winning director, Cheran of 'Naa Autograph' fame. The shooting of the movie is complete and the film is currently in its post production stage. The film is set to be released in the month of June. The film is produced by...
11:45 AM, May 12, 2013
Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush's first Hindi film 'Raanjhanaa' is all set to release and the actor says he has still not been able to learn Hindi. The 29-year-old, who even took classes from the Hindi tutors to learn the language for the film, is finding it tough to learn it but is hopeful to live upto everyone's expectations. "I don't think I actually got it yet. I tried my best,...
10:03 AM, May 12, 2013
