F M Mr Pranab Mukherjee has said that the Govt is negotiating with Swiss bank and other banks abroad to get the information about the Indian money parked with them.

He said, the Swiss Bank authorities have agreed to divulge information in this regard on account of the clause of double taxation issue pressed by 76 countries.

Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha , Mr Mukherjee said, the government is taking several punitive and deterrent measures to unearth black

At a colourful ceremony this morning, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade in Paris, France. An Indian contingent participated in the parade, and was the first contingent to march past the dignitaries on the saluting stand at the Place de la Concorde.

In remarks after the parade, the Prime Minister noted the particular honour that this represented, and spoke of the global significance of Bastille Day, and the ideals of the French Revolution of liberty, equality and fraternity.

Minister of State in the ministry of Tourism Shri Sultan Ahmed has said as per the latest estimates, the share of India in the international tourist arrivals during the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 was 0.49 percent, 0.52 percent, 0.56 percent and 0.58 percent respectively.
"Visit India 2009" Scheme has been announced by the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with all stakeholders including airlines, hotels, tour operators, state Governments for incentivising travel to India during the current year.

Despite stiff competition from private Tv channels, there was an increase in net revenue of Doordarshan during the previous financial year.

In a written reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni said that while the net revenue for the public broadcaster was Rs 726.07 crore and Rs 724.42 crore in