The central government will take a decision on hiking the cooking gas and kerosene prices on the lines recommended by Kirit Parikh committee, an  official said Saturday.

Singapore President S.R. Nathan Saturday agreed in principle to import fruits and vegetables from Andhra Pradesh, the chief minister's office said.

 Calling nuclear power as the "next frontier" where investments in India will come, Rajan Bharti Mittal, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), hopes the
controversial civil nuclear liability bill goes through India's parliament to bring in more foreign companies.

After a range of top fighter aircraft and other weapon systems, the US has now offered another sophisticated system to India, the Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), whose capability has been described as "unmatched" by a former US navy official.

 Nordic carrier Finnair has deployed an all-new fleet to India even as its passenger load factor on the Helsinki-New Delhi route has seen a major spurt this year after the turbulent past season due to the global slowdown.

Pearls trade in Dubai has crossed the record $27 million mark last year, registering 30 percent increase in the import of the precious gem from several countries including India and Australia.

West Bengal received Rs.7,000 crore of investment in 2009, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here Saturday.

State-run overseas oil and gas exploration company ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) wants to bid jointly with Russian companies for hydro-carbon projects in that country, a top government official said Saturday.

 The Indian government will soon invite bids for  exploration of oil and gas blocks under the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP-IX), Petroelum and Natural Gas Secretary S. Sundareshan said here Saturday.

Japanese car maker Toyota is aiming for more than 25 per cent growth in India in the current calendar year (2010) as it targets to sell a minimum of 70,000 units.