India has broadened its Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveler Program (FTI-TTP) to include 13 major international airports, aiming to streamline the immigration process for both arriving and departing travelers. Originally launched in 2024, the program was first implemented at key metro hubs. FTI-TTP is designed to reduce wait times...
Rajnath Singh: Minister for Defense, India, 2019
Born to a farmer’s family in a village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on July 10, 1951, Rajnath Singh began his career as a professor in Physics. He served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state and a Cabinet Minister in the Atal Behari...
Walmart Ups the Ante in India
Arkansas-headquartered Walmart is planning a threefold increase in the pace of opening stores by 2020 in India. It plans to open 50 new stores by 2022 to take the total store count to 70. "We are opening five to seven stores next year. Eventually, we want to open 15 a...
USTDA to Work with Airports Authority of India
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airports Authority of India to support a 20-year master plan aimed at expanding the operational capacities of the Kolkata and Lucknow international airports, two of the fastest growing airports in India. State-owned Airports Authority of India selected...
Ram Nath Kovind Will Be India's 14th President
Ram Nath Kovind, the presidential candidate proposed by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, won 66 per cent of the votes cast by an electoral college of Ministers of Parliament and state lawmakers, defeating the opposition's candidate Meira Kumar, and will be the next President of India. He will be...
Wal-Mart Is Clearing a Wider Passage to India
After a two-year hiatus, Wal-Mart, the $476-billion Bentonville, Arkansas chain, is getting ready to open its 21st store in India. The new store will be located in Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, in November 2015, Bloomberg reported citing two people familiar with the matter. Wal-Mart is also considering opening...