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Meeting with Business Delegation from Hungary
17th Oct 2013 – Federation House, New Delhi
We are delighted to inform you that a high profile 70 members business delegation from Hungary is visiting India in Oct 2013. On this occasion FICCI is organizing business to business meetings with the visiting delegation as per the following schedule:
 
Date: Oct 17, 2013
Time: 9:30 A.M.  -  12.30 P.M. ( Followed by Lunch)
Venue: Federation House, New Delhi
 
The Business Delegation is drawn from the Sectors like: Renewable Energy, Information Technology, Automobile, Construction, Infrastructure, Engineering, Agri Machinery, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Sports, Education, Defence & Aeronautics, Food Products, Legal Services, Banking & Finance, Chemical, Water Management, Healthcare & Beauty Products, Gems & Jewellery, Tourism, Rubber Products, Environment, Consultancy etc.
 
There is a registration fee of INR 1500/- (Cheque/ DD in favor of “FICCI”) to attend the meeting. There is no registration fee for FICCI B2B Portal Paid Subscribers.
 
Kindly log on to http://ficci-b2b.com/buyer-seller-meet/ to REGISTER your name ONLINE. You can also view the composition of the delegation from this link.
For any further details, your office may please feel free to get in touch with my colleagues Mr. Amit Tyagi or Mr. Samrat Soo,FICCI at Tel: +91-11-23736313 (D), 23738760 – 70 or E-mail: amit.tyagi@ficcci.com, samrat.soo@ficci.com.
 
Looking forward your confirmation at the earliest.
 
With best regards,
 
Nirankar Saxena
Senior Director
FICCI
New Delhi



 

AirAsia X Officiates X-citing Route to Maldives

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AirAsia X Officiates X-citing Route to Maldives at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport


Offering Great Deals from as low as MYR199* (USD76) to Colombo and MYR399* (USD129) to Male
Photo 1 - Maldives Release.jpg Photo 2 - Maldives Release.jpg
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Photo 1 (R-L): The Managing Director of Maldives Airports Company Ltd, Mr. Ibrahim Saleem and the CEO of AirAsia X, Mr. Azran Osman-Rani flanked by AirAsia X Flight Attendants at the welcoming ceremony of AirAsia X’s flight to Male, Maldives from Kuala Lumpur.

Photo 2 (1st row seated L-R): The Ambassador of People’s Republic of China, Mr. Yu Hongyao, The Honourable Minister of Defence and National Security; Colonel (Rtd) Mohamed Nazim, The CEO of AirAsia X, Mr. Azran Osman-Rani,  The Honourable Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture; Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor and The Managing Director of Maldives Airports Company Ltd, Mr. Ibrahim Saleem.

MALE, 8 October 2013- AirAsia X Berhad, the leading low-cost, long-haul carrier, today received a warm welcome at the official ceremony held at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport today in commemoration of the airline’s presence in Maldives.

The AirAsia X’s flight D7 184 from Kuala Lumpur received a surprise water salute welcoming upon landing at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport.

Also present at the ceremony were The Honourable Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture; Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor, The Honourable Minister of Defence and National Security; Colonel (Rtd) Mohamed Nazim, The Honourable Minister of State for Tourism, Arts and Culture; Mr. Ahmed Shameem, Managing Director of Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), Azran Osman-Rani, the CEO of AirAsia X, distinguished guests and members of the media from Malaysia and Maldives.

The inaugural flight to Male from Kuala Lumpur commenced on 28 September, 2013 via Colombo, Sri Lanka. AirAsia X is serving four weekly flights into Male, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur.

In conjunction with the official celebration of its new destinations, AirAsia X is offering hot deals from as low as MYR399* (USD129) on Economy and MYR959* (USD299) on Premium to Male, Maldives and from as low as MYR199* (USD76) on Economy and MYR959* (USD311) on Premium to Colombo, Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur. Bookings are available online between now and 13 October 2013 for travel between 14 October 2013 and 29 March 2014.

Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X said, “AirAsia X is pleased to be part of this celebration, organized by Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL). We are truly grateful for the support that the government, airport and tourism bodies in Maldives have given us and hope our partnership brings more traffic into Maldives from Sri Lanka and Malaysia in future. Similarly, we hope to increase tourism traffic from Maldives and Sri Lanka into Malaysia.”

“In addition to our affordable fare offerings, our new Fly Thru destinations for the route would also enable Maldivians to connect seamlessly via our Kuala Lumpur hub to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and Osaka in Japan. This would further stimulate feeder traffic within the AirAsia X network,” concluded Azran.

The AirAsia X’s Fly-Thru service allows guests to easily connect between two different flights via the Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal without having to worry about checking in twice.
Ibrahim Saleem, Managing Director of Maldives Airports Company Ltd said, “Today is a very special day for all of us as the much anticipated star airline AirAsia X has launched its direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Maldives. We are indeed honored to have such a reputed airline and we are confident that AirAsia X will add values to our airport and we will fully support Air Asia X in every way. I would like to convey our special thanks on behalf of Maldives Airports Company Ltd to AirAsia X team for choosing Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in their route expansion and I wish AirAsia X all the best in their future endeavors. AirAsia X’s new route to INIA would boost the Maldivian tourism and trade benefiting the economy.”
Also on offer on AirAsia’s online travel portal, AirAsiaGo is its 4 days 3 nights deal which includes Return flights, and Hotel stay including taxes from as low as MYR 1459* per pax to Maldives from Kuala Lumpur. Guests from Maldives may also fly to Kuala Lumpur for 5 Days, 4 nights from as low as USD329 per pax.The offer is available for online bookings between now and 20 October 2013 for travel between 14 October 2013 and 24 January 2014. Log on to AirAsiaGo.com for more details.
Sri Lanka once being colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch and British, has the advantage of offering a diversity of culture on a single island. Famed for its natural beauty, the island is famously known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean. Being a tropical country, it makes for a perfect holiday destination all year around. The climate is tropical and warm, due to the moderating effects of ocean winds. Colombo, located on the west cost of the island, is the largest city and the commercial, industrial and cultural capital of Sri Lanka. The tiny island is also home to the first known Buddhist composed writings. Sri Lanka has declared 24 wildlife reserves, which are home to a wide range of native species. Visitors are spoilt for choice when visiting this island with the option to scuba dive, visit an elephant orphanage and a lagoon of singing fish, or explore a variety of jungle sites, shrines and temples. Situated just 20 miles off India, the island formerly known as Ceylon is home to six world heritage sites.
Male’ is interesting to visit mainly for a taste of Maldivian life more than for its inherent wealth of things to see and do. Guests will find that this is a place for the -pleasant and pleasingly quirky – its bars and restaurants jostle with its incredible array of shops and lively markets with the general hubbub of a capital. This is a chance to get a real feel for the Maldives, what makes its people tick and to meet Maldivians on an equal footing.

Maldives main attraction is the sea and hence it can be referred as ‘a treasure trove of marine life’, a collection of low-lying choral islands, situated in the Indian Ocean. It is a heaven for those who love beautiful sandy beaches, great resorts and scuba diving in the blue sea waters. Various fish and plant species are found around the coral reefs. More than 700 species of fishes are found around these reefs, such as Trevally’s, Dogtooth Tuna, Tuna, Jacks, Sweetlips, Butterfly fish, Wahoo and Fusiliers. This small country has a highly developed tourism sector and many great tourist attractions.

AirAsia X was the first long-haul, low fare carrier to introduce Premium Flatbed seats, which have standard business class specifications of 20” width, 60” pitch and stretch out to 77” in full recline position.

The Premium flatbeds feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen. Premium seat guests also enjoy premium complimentary products and services including Pick A Seat, Priority Check-in, Priority Boarding, Priority Baggage, 25kg Baggage Allowance, Complimentary Meal and Pillow & Duvet.

AirAsia X was awarded the World’s Best Low Cost Airline Premium Seat and the World’s Best Low Cost Airline Premium Class titles at the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards which took place at the Paris Airshow. The AirAsia Group also received its 5th consecutive year title as the World’s Best and Asia’s Best Low Cost Airline at the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards.


 

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USHA NORTHERN INDIA LADIES & JUNIOR GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 to get Underway at the CLASSIC GOLF COURSE in GURGAON
Country’s top two Amateur Lady Golfers Gurbani Singh and Aditi Ashok set to Resume Rivalry
Gurgaon, October 8: Usha Northern India Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Championship, an Indian Golf Union (IGU) categorized event, is set to get underway at the Classic Golf Course in Gurgaon, Haryana. This is one of the four zonal events that Usha sponsors. The other three zonal events are: Usha Southern India Ladies Open, Usha Western India Ladies Open and Usha Eastern India Ladies Open. Usha International (UIL) is strongly committed to the development of sports in the country and has been a major supporter of Golf for the last 25 years. The event which has seen a record 61 entries this year will be played over three days and 54 holes in the stroke-play format.
Gurbani Singh of the Delhi Golf Club, the current Order of Merit leader of the IGU Ladies Amateur Golf Tour, who is in splendid form this season and is coming off a facile victory in Chandigarh last week, will again start as favourite. She will however be wary of her fiercest rival on tour in recent years, Bangalore based Aditi Ashok, who missed the Chandigarh event but has been drawn to tee off at Gurgaon. Both have held the distinction of being the youngest winners of the IGU Ladies Tour and last year, Gurbani piped Aditi to the post to win the tour. They are again among the top two this year and are clearly looking to pull away decisively from the chasing pack. The tournament will see the winner emerge of Friday, October 11.
Other participants to look out for in the tournament will be the likes of GAURI MONGA, MILLIE SAROHA, RIDDHIMA DILAWARI and SEHER ATWAL, regular top 10 finishers and who will be eager to make their move up MERIT list.
The Ladies will also look to log some valuable points to make it to the Indian National Squad. With Golf being included in the 2016 Summer Olympics, this will be important to give them the much needed international exposure, if they ultimately make it to the Indian team for the Olympics.
Usha’s unwavering support to Golf has encouraged many promising young talents across to the nation pursue the sport in a professional manner. USHA covers the entire spectrum of the game in the country – from juniors, to ladies, to professional golf. USHA also sponsors golf training programmes and has been associated with the Junior Training Programme at the prestigious Delhi 
Golf Club since 2006. USHA sponsored the 33rd Queen Sirikit Cup Championship in New Delhi in 2011. It is the most important women’s amateur golf event in the Asia Pacific region.


 

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The Ambassador of Italy , H. E. Daniele Mancini
The Director of Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Angela Trezza

cordially invite you to the inauguration of

XIII Edition of Italian Language Week in the World
(14th - 20th October 2013)
under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy
dedicated to
Research, Discovery, Innovation – The Italy of Knowledge
with a Talk 
FROM WEB TO CLOUDS
Social impact of ICT developments in High Energy Physics
(An Italian perspective)
by
PROF. ALBERTO MASONI
Research Director, INFN- National Institute of Nuclear Physics – Italy
Scientific associate at CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics)

Special Participation of

PROF. S. V. RAGHAVAN
Scientific Secretary to Principal Scientific Adviser
Government of India

Monday, 14th October 2013, 6.30 p.m.

Tessitori Hall
Istituto Italiano di Cultura- New Delhi 
50 – E, Chandragupta Marg,
(Entry from Nyaya Marg)
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110 021

The event is organized in association with the Office of Scientific Attaché of the Embassy of Italy

Inauguration will be followed by a reception

You are requested to kindly bring a print out of the attached invite.




Regards,

Istituto Italiano di Cultura- New Delhi
(Italian Cultural Centre)
50-E Chandragupta Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021


 

Net direct tax collections rise by 10.7% in Apr-Sep FY14

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Gross direct tax collections during April-September 2013-14 has increased to Rs. 3,01,250 crore as against Rs. 2,72,221 crore during the corresponding period of last year with a growth of around 10.6%. The gross collections of corporate taxes has also scaled up to Rs. 1,92,308 crore from Rs. 1,78,173 crore during the same period, with a growth of around 7.9%.  Gross collections of personal income tax posted a growth of about 16.2%, which stood at Rs. 1,06,231 crore during April- September 2013-14 as against Rs. 91,463 crore during the same period last year.

Net direct tax collections increased to Rs. 2,50,959 crore during April- September 2013-14 as against Rs. 2,26,653 crore during corresponding period of last year posting a growth of 10.72%. The collection of wealth tax registered a growth of 5.3%, which stood at Rs. 499 crore in Apr- September 2013-14 as against Rs. 474 crore during the same period last year, while the collection of securities transaction tax (STT) stood at Rs. 2,210 crore with growth of 6.4% during Apr- September 2013-14.


Warm regards,

Dr. S P Sharma
Chief Economist

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