Coinciding with Menon's visit, special troops of China
and Pakistan carried out anti terrorism exercises in China's
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which has a substantial Muslim

Praising the "impressive" new airport, UPA Chairperson
Sonia Gandhi said quality is not something to be reserved for
prestigious projects but it should become part and parcel of

New Delhi, July 3 (PTI) India's Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Saturday said regulatory and policy framework needs to
be aligned with the requirements of the civil aviation

The Prime Minister pointed out that analysts predict
that domestic traffic in India can increase up to 160 to 180
million passengers every year and international traffic to

New Delhi, July 3 (PTI) India's Civil Aviation
Minister Praful Patel Saturday said Mumbai required a second
airport urgently as the existing one was on the verge of

New Delhi, July 3 (PTI) Delhi on Saturday got a
spanking new world-class Rs 9,000 crore airport that will
integrate domestic and international operations and is

New Delhi, July 3 (PTI) Indian Government's regulatory
and policy framework should be aligned with the requirements

Observing that the new airport establishes a new
global benchmark, Singh stressed that "all concerned agencies
should now focus on improving passenger connectivity between

Mumbai, July 2 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India Friday
raised key short-term policy rates by 25 basis points in an
unscheduled announcement to tame doubled-digit inflation, but

New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) India Friday strongly condemned
the terrorist strike on a famous Islamic Sufi shrine in Lahore
which killed at least 45 people.