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| India's Lower House Clears Crucial Nuclear Bill | | By NIRMALA GEORGE | | | indiawest.com | September 02, 2010 02:22:00 PM |
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NEW DELHI — India's lower house of Parliament approved a crucial nuclear liability bill Aug. 25 aimed at attracting foreign companies to invest in the country's potentially vast atomic energy market.
Lawmakers from the ruling Congress and main opposition parties cleared the bill, which caps the liability of foreign firms at $320 million in the case of an industrial accident. It will also have to be cleared by the upper house of Parliament before it becomes law.
Prime Minister Manmohan Sing | | | | | Read More . | | |
| FIA Organizes Independence Day Parade in Chicago | | By - | | | indiawest.com | September 02, 2010 02:21:00 PM |
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CHICAGO — Nearly 35 artfully decorated floats participated in the Grand FIA Independence Day parade here Aug. 15 at Devon Ave., also referred to as Mahatma Gandhi Marg, organized by the Federation of Indian Associations.
The event was set in motion with the hoisting of the Indian tricolor and singing of the Indian national anthem, said a press release.
The parade kicked off with a group of Indian American youth waving the Indian tricolor alongside a star-spangled American flag from the c | | | | | Read More. | | |
| Weeks Out, India's Commonwealth Games in Crisis | | By RAVI NESSMAN | | | indiawest.com | August 26, 2010 02:28:00 PM |
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NEW DELHI — An international sporting event which India hoped would herald its emergence as a regional power and serve as a springboard to an Olympic bid is instead struggling with a host of issues as the clock ticks down to opening ceremonies.
Less than seven weeks before New Delhi is to play host to the Commonwealth Games, venues are still under construction, top officials have been forced out in scandal, costs have soared and many are questioning the wisdom of holding the event in a nation | | | | | Read More. | | |
| PM in I-Day Speech Offers Dialogue to Kashmiris | | By - | | | indiawest.com | August 19, 2010 05:30:00 PM |
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NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Aug. 15 asked agitating Kashmiri youth to end violence, saying it would not benefit anyone even as he offered to carry forward the dialogue process within the framework of the state being an integral part of India. (See separate story.)
Addressing the nation on the 64th Independence Day against the backdrop of recent unrest in Kashmir, he said Indian democracy has the "generosity and flexibility" to address concerns of any group.
In his 35-minute s | | | | | Read More. | | |
| India May Drag U.S. to WTO for Hiking H-1B Fee | | By - | | | indiawest.com | August 19, 2010 05:24:00 PM |
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NEW DELHI — India may drag the U.S. to the World Trade Organization for its new "protectionist" move in hiking professional visa fees, a step that will make Indian IT companies less competitive in the American market.
Under the Border Security Bill, the U.S. has hiked the fee for certain categories of H-1B and L1 visas by at least $2,000 for the next five years.
India "cannot keep quiet" on an issue that hurts its commercial interests, Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said Aug. 17 | | | | | Read More. | | |
| 500 Missing After Flash Floods Hit Kashmir | | By AIJAZ HUSSAIN | | | indiawest.com | August 12, 2010 02:02:00 PM |
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SRINAGAR — Rescuers dug through crushed homes and piles of mud Aug. 8 searching for 500 people still missing after flash floods sent massive mudslides down remote desert mountainsides in Kashmir, officials said. The death toll rose to 132 with about 500 others injured.
The dead included at least five foreign tourists whose nationalities were not immediately known.
Bhim Sen Tuti, the region's police chief, said: “Their bodies are lying on a trekking route outside Leh town, and efforts are o | | | | | Read More. | | |
| Deadlock in Parliament over Price Rise Ends | | By - | | | indiawest.com | August 05, 2010 02:13:00 PM |
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NEW DELHI — The week-long impasse in India’s Parliament over the price rise ended Aug. 2 with the opposition giving up its demand for voting and agreeing to pass a resolution after a discussion expressing concern over the issue in both Houses.
As per the consensus reached at an all-party breakfast meeting convened by Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee, the Lower House will discuss the issue Aug. 3. This will be followed by Speaker Meira Kumar reading out a resolution expres | | | | | Read More. | | |
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