INTERNATIONAL 'Rich nations have failed to open up their markets' London: Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon on January 24 cautioned that prospects of a fair and principled round of trade negotiations were "fast fading" due to failure of developed countries in delivering on their promise to provide market access to developing countries.
NATIONAL Iran offers 2.5 million tonnes of LNG to India New Delhi: Iran on January 25 offered 2.5 million tonnes of Liquiefied Natural Gas (LNG) to India although the fate of Indo-Iran gas pipeline, passing through Pakistan, remains uncertain due to security consideration.
All incoming calls on mobile phones to be free New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) on January 25 proposed to make all incoming calls on mobile phones from any source (mobile, landline or WLL (Wireless in Local Loop)-Mobile) free of charge.
'Foreign exchange reserves should be used in time' Chennai: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Shourie on January 25 called for concerted efforts to utilise the growing foreign exchange reserves of India.