India, Singapore lift ties to strategic partnership, ink 10 pacts

India and Singapore on Tuesday elevated their ties to the ‘strategic partnership’ level and signed bilateral agreements for enhanced defence cooperation and in areas like cyber......

MEA to induct 500 officers to meet acute shortage

With India's international engagements expanding at a rapid pace, the ministry of external affairs is facing an "acute shortage" of personnel and is planning to induct 500 officers in the next few......

Chinese media: Half a step towards openness?

Like everything else in China, its largely State-controlled media too is changing, and changing rapidly,feels Nitin Gokhale.Last weekend, as China's legislature the National People's Congress met......

How Kalam wants to fight corruption

Terming corruption as a matter of serious concern, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday favoured the setting up of an independent commission comprising officials from various government agencies......

Budget Good 1st Act. RBI's Monetary Policy 2nd

Let's wait for the monetary policy on February 8 -- to see how it complements the fiscal commitments, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the FICCI......

Bankers see huge challenges in next financial year

The country's leading bankers are optimistic about the long-term prospects but are unanimous in their opinion that the next financial year will be challenging. The biggest challenge was the large......

China vs India: It's a real estate hunt

India and China are similar in many ways. Rapid GDP growth, huge urbanisation, growth in middle-class spends, a boom in housing, organised retail malls and a growing choice of products.Most......