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The richest Indian ever in the world who ranks in top ten richest personalities of the world is no body but Lakshmi Narayan Mittal. Born in 1950 in Indian state of Rajasthan Lakshmi Mittal gave India a separate identity not only in the Industrial sector in the world but also a higher sense of dignity and prestige in the international market. This steel tycoon of India is the richest Non resident Indian living in London for more than forty years is the owner of Arceller-Mittal, the largest steel maker in the world. Mittal was graduated at St. Xavier?s College, Calcutta in Commerce which paved way for him in erupting his interest towards entrepreneurship that he realised in restoring the steel business and industry of his father. Mittal gathered the ground with large success in occupying the loser steel companies and his fortune was hidden in turning the loser companies into profit making bodies. Thus his business proved to be heavily successful. Mittal has his business and Foreign direct investments through out the world. His industrial out put and business proves to be a grand triumph. Mittal has been honored with the accolades worldwide. He is the supreme Indian who proved to be most successful in his business and helped the nation to boast of him. For his properties he has been placed in Fortune magazine and Forbes list of the most powerful men of the year. His total property account is US $45billion. For being the outstanding industrialist in the world Mittal has received Padma Bibhusan- 2008, Person of the year-Financial times-2006, European business of the year-Fortune magazine-2004 and many more.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Stephen Harper, today visited the Gurudwara Khalsa Diwan in Vancouver.
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New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Chiefs of Indian and foreign telecom companies Wednesday met key ministers and officials and voiced their concerns over the regulator's proposals, especially the high base price of the spectrum to be auctioned.
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New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Union Telecommunications Minister Kapil Sibal is likely to meet the chiefs of four telecom companies-Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Telenor-on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday reported a 28 percent decline in consolidated net income at Rs.1,006 crore for the quarter ended March 31, owing to higher costs on account of 3G licence fee amortisation, forex fluctuation losses and tax provisions.
As newly elected chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had hinted soon after his oath ceremony to made govt. media friendly,
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) How to create a media-friendly environment in government offices and make maximum information available to journalists? This is a key task for the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh, which is working out measures to facilitate media persons, who had "not so good" a time during the previous Mayawati rule.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal retains the top spot for the eighth straight year in the annual UK's wealthiest rich list of Sunday Times.
Bathinda (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday hinted at an impending hike in fuel prices saying that there is need for such an exercise to balance the effects of the spiralling oil import bill.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday awarded a 3-year jail term to a former judge in a 26-year-old graft case.
Bhatinda, Apr 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday dedicated the Guru Govind Singh Refinery at Bhatinda to the nation.
Bathinda (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday inaugurated the Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Punjab's Bathinda district.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Indian Railways Friday said it plans to deploy over the next 18 months a software to track the movement of all trains over its network.
Mumbai, April 27 (ANI): Sunidhi Chauhan got married to her childhood friend Hitesh Sonik on Thursday evening.
Slamming to veteran Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari for continuously disobeying Delhi High Court's order of giving blood sample for DNA testing, Delhi HC on Friday once again stated that if Tiwari continues to refuse to give blood sample, it can be made compelled for him to do so..................
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) In a move that signals the rapid progress in normalising relations, India is considering a request from Pakistan to supply rail engines to help improve its rickety train service.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Social activists in Maharashtra Tuesday flayed amendments in the state's Right To Information (RTI) rules which could bestow discretionary powers on officials to deny information to the public.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday said that his party has not yet decided on the candidate for the President's post.
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who starred in 14 celluloid classics of Satyajit Ray, says working with the master filmmaker was an exciting learning process. And he continues to inspire, even 20 years after his death.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi, who divorced five years ago, were seen leaving the memorial of Christopher Hitchens together in New York on Friday.
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) A middle-aged shopkeeper, his wife and their teenage daughter were found brutally murdered at their house in Bandepur village of Haryana's Sonipat district Friday morning, police said.
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda town - the largest investment in Punjab since independence - will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh April 28, Punjab officials said here Thursday.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in July the petition by Ranjan Dwivedi - an accused in a bomb attack at then railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 - seeking quashing of charges and criminal proceedings against him, in a trial hanging for more than 37 years.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A belligerent opposition Monday mounted pressure on the government to table in the assembly the official auditor's report on controversial land allotments in Maharashtra.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) In a first major initiative, the government has reached out to India Inc to involve itself in rural developmental works involving the tribals in central and eastern India.
Bhopal, April 13 (IANS) Saba Farooqui, an accused in transparency activist Shehla Masood's murder here last year, alleged Friday that Bhopal's Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh masterminded the crime and the CBI was shielding him.
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) China-based Renminbi 220 million turnover LMW Textile Machinery (Suzhou) Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Coimbatore-headquartered Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, has decided to expand its operations there, said a top official.
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) China-based Renminbi 220 million turnover Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) Textile Machinery (Suzhou) Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Coimbatore headquartered LMW Ltd has decided to expand its operations there, said a top official here Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 11 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik chaired a high-level meeting here on Wednesday to ensure that systems are in place in case of any earthquake or tsunami warnings.
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Termed Venice of the East for its intra-city waterways, China's Wujiang city is inviting Indian investment in information technology (IT), bio-technology, new materials, solar power and food processing, said an official of Wujiang Investment Promotion Bureau (WIPB).
Kolkata, Apr 10 (ANI): Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today launched the country's first ever fourth generation mobile services in Kolkata.
Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday launched India's first broadband wireless access (BWA) services based on 4G technology in Kolkata. Airtel Inc. has become the first telecom player of India that is offering this service in the some selected circles..........
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Launching Airtel's 4G services in Kolkata Tuesday, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal admitted that 3G services have not been as popular as 2G due to lack of liquidity in the market to invest in the infrastructure and the devices required.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) It'll be yesterday once more when 15 Bollywood movies including "3 Idiots", "Ishqiya" and "Fashion"
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) With the mercury rising and the fizz getting louder, beverage makers are launching new products and campaigns with catchy taglines to grab a share of the $10 billion Indian marked, amid growing consumer base and fierce competition.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Though 60-80 percent of traffic in Indian cities is non-motorised, planners have not kept them in mind while laying out roads, resulting in such road users accounting for more than 60 percent of fatalities in accidents, experts said.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Switzerland-based hospitality brand, Swiss International Hotels & Resorts Tuesday announced its launch in India and South Asia.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With just 88 days left for the 2012 London Olympics, Indian shooters Joydeep Karmakar and Heena Sidhu, who have qualified for the Games, Saturday rued the delay in getting government funding as it would hamper their training schedule.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Indian wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt (60kg) and Amit Kumar (55kg) booked their London Olympics berths Friday while Beijing Games bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (66kg) failed in the Asian qualifying event in Astana, Kazakhstan.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt booked his London Olympics berth after he qualified for the final of the Asian qualification event in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Chandigarh, March 29 (IANS) The Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda town in southwest Punjab will be formally inaugurated next month, a senior official said here Thursday.
Bhopal, March 25 (IANS) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood, Sunday recovered the home-made revolver and the motorbike believed to have been used in the crime, agency sources said.
Bhopal, Mar.25 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday claimed that it had recovered the country-made gun used to murder Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood in her car outside her residence last year.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India's female discus thrower Seema Antil qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after she achieved the 'A' qualifying standard with a throw of 62.60 metres at the University of California (Irvine) Open Championships.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Harsh Pati Singhania, managing director, J.K. Paper Ltd and Rajan Bharti Mittal, vice chairman and managing director of Bharti Enterprises, have taken over as the president and vice president of ICC India respectively.
Bhopal, March 23 (IANS) Amidst fears of poaching, 30 newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators of Uttarakhand have been sequestered in Ujjain town in Madhya Pradesh ahead of a trust vote on March 29.
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Talks to secure the safe release of two Italians taken hostage by Maoists since over a week in Odisha's Kandhamal district resumed here Friday amid a demand by the interlocutors that a top jailed Maoist leader be included in the negotiations, official said.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 21 (ANI): The Maoists have suggested the names of social activists BD Sharma and Prafulla Samantra as mediators after the Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik rejected Narayan Sanyal.
Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): Marijuana-like chemicals set off receptors on human immune cells that can directly inhibit a type of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) found in late-stage AIDS, a new study has revealed.
Now there is good news in the treatment of HIV affected people.
Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): Marijuana-like chemicals set off receptors on human immune cells that can directly inhibit a type of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) found in late-stage AIDS, a new study has revealed.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 21 (ANI): The Maoists have suggested the names of social activists BD Sharma and Prafulla Samantra as mediators after the Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik rejected Narayan Sanyal.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (ANI): Terming the abduction of two Italian tourists by Maoists in Orissa to be a sensitive issue, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said the state government should intervene and take effective measures to deal with the situation.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (ANI): Terming the abduction of two Italian tourists by Maoists in Orissa to be a sensitive issue, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said the state government should intervene and take effective measures to deal with the situation.
New Delhi/Bangalore, Mar 16 (ANI): Indian industry experts on Friday echoed that the Union budget, though balanced, does not appear to be simulating growth while raising serious concerns to reduce fiscal deficit.
London, Mar 16 (ANI): Padma Lakshmi has just lost a messy battle with her former partner, Adam Dell, over their two-year-old daughter Krishna.
London, Mar 16 (ANI): Padma Lakshmi has just lost a messy battle with her former partner, Adam Dell, over their two-year-old daughter Krishna.
New York, Mar 15 (ANI): Padma Lakshmi's former partner Adam Dell has won the bitter battle against the 'Top Chef' host over the right to their daughter Krishna.
New York, Mar 15 (ANI): Padma Lakshmi's former partner Adam Dell has won the bitter battle against the 'Top Chef' host over the right to their daughter Krishna.
With start of the inaugural speech of the Union Budget 2012-13 by President Pratibha Patil, the opposition raised several voice during the speech regarding various issues.
London, Mar 8(ANI): Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has slipped to the 20th position on the Forbes list of the world's exclusive billionaires' club with a 20.7 billion dollar wealth, after losing 10.4 billion dollars in the past year.
London, Mar 8(ANI): Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has slipped to the 20th position on the Forbes list of the world's exclusive billionaires' club with a 20.7 billion dollar wealth, after losing 10.4 billion dollars in the past year.
Amritsar, Mar 5 (ANI): As Punjab gets set the counting of votes on Tuesday, the district commissioner of Amritsar along with the city's police commissioner reviewed preparations and security at the vote counting venues.
Amritsar, Mar 5 (ANI): As Punjab gets set the counting of votes on Tuesday, the district commissioner of Amritsar along with the city's police commissioner reviewed preparations and security at the vote counting venues.
Bhopal, Mar 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh in connection with the murder of Right to Information activist Shehla Masood.
Bhopal, Mar 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh in connection with the murder of Right to Information activist Shehla Masood.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): The precise height of Mount Everest has been disputed ever since the first measurement was made in 1856.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): The precise height of Mount Everest has been disputed ever since the first measurement was made in 1856.
London, Feb 25 (ANI): A billionaire who once dated Princess Diana has left his trust fund for his former girlfriend's daughter, even though he is not the father of the child.
London, Feb 25 (ANI): A billionaire who once dated Princess Diana has left his trust fund for his former girlfriend's daughter, even though he is not the father of the child.
New Delhi, Feb.6 (ANI): Two women were arrested on Monday in connection with the Baby Falak abandonment case.
New Delhi, Feb.6 (ANI): Two women were arrested on Monday in connection with the Baby Falak abandonment case.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Engineers, including one of Indian-origin, have been aiming high-speed video cameras at butterflies to figure out how they flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility so that it may help small airborne robots mimic their manoeuvres.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Engineers, including one of Indian-origin, have been aiming high-speed video cameras at butterflies to figure out how they flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility so that it may help small airborne robots mimic their manoeuvres.
New Delhi, Jan.30 (ANI): The Delhi Police has said that it has launched a massive manhunt to locate the tormentors of two-year-old Falak, adding that two teams have been sent to Mumbai and Bihar to search for the key accused Raj Kumar.
New Delhi, Jan.30 (ANI): The Delhi Police has said that it has launched a massive manhunt to locate the tormentors of two-year-old Falak, adding that two teams have been sent to Mumbai and Bihar to search for the key accused Raj Kumar.
Nevada (US), Jan 22 (ANI): Germany based firm Yogistar has reportedly withdrawn from its website yoga mats carrying the images of Hindu deities, which upset Hindus had called inappropriate and asked for immediate withdrawal.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Perturbed Hindus have asked for the immediate withdrawal of yoga mats carrying images of Hindu deities sold by a Germany based firm Yogistar, calling it inappropriate.
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Jan.20 (ANI): Residents of Bhubaneswar, Orissa, staged a demonstration on Friday against the state government's decision to hand over fertile land to foreign capitalists like POSCO and Vedanta.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Perturbed Hindus have asked for the immediate withdrawal of yoga mats carrying images of Hindu deities sold by a Germany based firm Yogistar, calling it inappropriate.
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Jan.20 (ANI): Residents of Bhubaneswar, Orissa, staged a demonstration on Friday against the state government's decision to hand over fertile land to foreign capitalists like POSCO and Vedanta.
