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International News

India, Pak step closer to group tourism

India and Pakistan have inched closer to introducing, for the first time, a category of tourist visa for travel between both countries with the latter agreeing to a two-year-old suggestion by New Delhi for permitting group tourism between both countries.

ISRO’s quantum jump: PSLV takes reusable vehicle into space, boosts plans for mission to moon
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a major milestone today when its 10th flight, PSLV-C7, successfully placed four satellites in space.

Business

With Sarin in India, race for Hutch stake gathers momentum

Posted online: Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 0000 hrs

New Delhi/Mumbai, January 10: The race to take over Hutchison Essar Ltd (HEL) has gathered pace. UK’s Vodafone, Essar and Reliance Communications today stepped on gas in hot pursuit of what is turning out to be India’s most sought after deal this year, with the British company’s CEO holding parleys with Cabinet ministers and others on the deal.

Portugal to begin an economic rediscovery of India

Lisbon, january 10: As the Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva visits India this week, the European country hopes to begin an economic rediscovery of the sub-continent. Silva is accompanied by a 70-strong business and trade delegation, who appear to be bullish about entering into new partnerships and trade agreements with India.