While a few months back the Indian Hockey Federation was in the lime light for all the wrong reasons (corruption charges against top officials), today it is in the lime light to promote Indian hockey and ensure that the Hockey World Cup is held in India.
The President of the Indian Olympic Association sensing the need to pay more attention towards hockey has stated that seven Foreign coaches have been short listed for the men's hockey team.
The Indian Automobiles industry will soon touch a new high with major players gearing up to make their place in the market of the middle and upper middle class Indians.
As if endorsing such a thought the Vice-President (marketing) Honda Siel Cars India , the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese Car Makers 'Honda' Mr. Jneswar Sen said "We are designing a small car which will be launched a few years down the line".
New Delhi, Oct. 16 : The Indian Government has reportedly taken a decision to deploy a naval warship in the Gulf of Aden to ward off pirate attacks on merchant vessels flying the Indian tricolour.
"The government today approved deployment of an Indian Naval warship in the Gulf of Aden to patrol the normal route followed by Indian flagships during passage between Salalah in Oman and Aden in Yemen," a Defence Ministry spokesperson announced in New Delhi.
Chakan Da Bagh (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct. 16 :A nine-member panel led by T. S. Raghavan, Joint Secretary in charge of the Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan desk in the External Affairs Ministry, reviewed the progress of the under-construction trade terminal at Chakan Da Bagh on the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan on Thursday.
Work is going on at a hectic pace to ready the trade terminal and immigration centre in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Oct. 16 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today praised the free and peaceful presidential polls held in the Maldives last week.
In a statement issued here, Mukherjee said India was heartened by the peaceful and fair manner in which the first round of multiparty Presidential elections in Maldives had taken place recently.
New Delhi, Oct. 16 : Australia''s Trade Minister Simon Crean has said that his country is interested in a comprehensive pact with India that covers all the sectors, including services.
"I think that is a matter of discussion following feasibility study. I expect it to say there will be bigger benefits to both countries if the agreement is comprehensive," Crean said.
He said that Australia is keen on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India, but the agreement needs to be comprehensive and covering all sectors.