Murdoch proposes big investment in India

On his trip to Bangalore, he said he was excited by the developments in the city and “I have come to see them for myself.” Murdoch, who arrived here around noon, held “internal meetings” today, a spokesman for him said.

The media magnate is slated to meet key IT players including N R Narayana Murthy (Infosys) and Azim Premji of Wipro tomorrow in what was described as his “IT focussed trip”.

Murdoch is also likely to meet Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on Monday but confirmation of appointment was awaited, the spokesman said. From here, Murdoch will proceed to Mumbai on Monday and to Delhi on Wednesday. Efforts were being made for a meeting of Murdoch with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the spokesman added.