India Mauritius

Flood Fury in Jammu and Kashmir: Over 100 Killed; Home Minister Visits State

More than 100 people have died in rain-battered Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing its worst flood in nearly six decades. Nearly 10,000 people are stranded across the state where the Army is assisting National Disaster Response Force or NDRF personnel in rescue operation.

06 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu

India and Japan Pursue Closer Ties to Counter China

The leaders of Japan and India pledged to step up defense and economic cooperation Monday as the two Asian powers aim to build a strategic counterweight to China.

02 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu

India's Narendra Modi Launches Bank Accounts for All

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a plan to provide a bank account for every household, in a landmark initiative to help the poor.

30 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

India: Five Unusual Messages from Narendra Modi's Speech

Narendra Modi has addressed Indians in his first Independence Day speech as prime minister.

15 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Offshore : La Haute Cour Indienne Valide le Centre Financier Mauricien

Bloomberg TV India en a fait une « breaking news ». Il s’agit du verdict de la High Court of India, qui a débouté le fisc indien sur ses réclamations de ‘Capital Gains Tax’ auprès d’une entreprise indienne qui a vendu ses actions à une entreprise offshore mauricienne.

07 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Nine Reasons Why India's WTO Veto Shocked the World

India's tough diplomacy blocked a landmark world trade treaty late on Thursday, despite last-ditch talks to rescue what would have been the first global trade reform since the creation of the World Trade Organization 19 years ago.

04 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Mauritius-Routed Global Investments Into India Dip Below 10%

New Delhi/Port Louis: As a revision of the bilateral tax treaty hangs in balance, India’s share of investments made by global companies through Mauritius has slipped to a historic low of less than 10 per cent.

04 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

NRIs move Mauritius Supreme Court against ICICI Venture; Accuse PE firm of misleading them

Agroup of NRI investors have filed a case in the Supreme Court of Mauritius against ICICI Venture Funds Management Company accusing the PE firm of misleading them while raising a real estate fund that eventually underperformed while they had been promised a certain return.

26 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Education Agreement Signed in Mauritius with Association of Indian Universities Signatory in Mathura

NEW DELHI: Even though the HRD ministry has not yet confirmed if an official of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) was made to sign an agreement with Tertiary Education Commission in November 2013 while sitting in Mathura when a full-fledged Indian delegation was already in Port Louis, TEC has said the AIU signatory was not in Mauritius.

25 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

BRICS Nations Launch New Development Bank

A new international development bank and multi-billion emergency lending pool are set to be launched by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The move comes at a summit meeting of BRICS leaders in Brazil.

16 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Amit Shah Named President of India's BJP

Close Aide to Prime Minister Modi Overrides Opposition Linked to Murder Charges

13 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Jaitley's Budget Promises Higher Growth, Tax Breaks, Affordable Housing

Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley’s maiden Budget on Thursday put more money in the hands of salaried employees, made aspirational goods cheaper for the poor and set up a fund to counter spikes in food prices.

11 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Resolve Indo-Mauritius Tax Issues to Boost Sentiments: FSC

Seeking to dispel concerns about Mauritius being used for round-tripping of Indian money, the island nation's financial sector watchdog has sought a quick resolution of tax related issues between the two countries.

06 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

More Missing Links Emerge in Mauritius Education Agreement

NEW DELHI: As international cooperation goes, a history was created last November when Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) of Mauritius and Association of Indian Universities (AIU) signed an agreement. The venue was Mauritian capital of Port Louis but the Indian signatory was not present there. He was somewhere in India.

06 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Wallet Drop: World's Least Honest Cities

Four continents, 16 cities, 192 "lost" wallets. That's the basic formula for a recent sticky fingers experiment by Reader's Digest.

04 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Selon le Times of India : Les Diplômes de l’EIILM Reconnus à Maurice Uniquement

Voilà de quoi relancer la polémique entourant l’EIILM (Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management).

04 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

India-Mauritius Education Agreements Comes Under HRD Ministry Scanner

NEW DELHI: On June 13 when the full meeting of the University Grants Commission referred the January 2014 agreement between Tertiary Education Commission (Mauritius) and UGC to the HRD ministry, it did not realize what closer scrutiny would reveal. What has emerged threatens the fate of the latest agreement.

03 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

ICICI Bank to Open Branches in Australia, South Africa and Mauritius: Chanda Kochhar

Indian largest private sector lender ICICI Bank today said it plans to open branches in Australia, South Africa and Mauritius.

02 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

27 Dead, More Trapped in Rubble in 2 India Building Collapses

The death toll in two building collapses in different cities in India over the weekend has climbed to at least 27, with more victims still trapped in the rubble, officials said.

01 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

15 Tough Steps PM Narendra Modi May Announce to Repair the Economy

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned of tough measures to repair the economy. There is no denying that restoring the economy would require some unpopular decisions, but the tough talk could also be a calibrated move to tone down expectations.

17 Jun 2014, business.mega.mu