A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'.
Her appointment as World Health Organisation's deputy director offers an opportunity to push for improving the medical research environment in India.
The colour image shows atmospheric features on Jupiter, including the famous Great Red Spot, and three of the massive planet's four largest moons.
Many say N R Narayana Murthy returned to Infosys only because it was floundering. Ironically, that itself can be interpreted as the great man's biggest failure.
The national capital woke up on Tuesday morning to 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze, as pollution levels breached the permissible standards by multiple times.
'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon.
Trump on Wednesday said he offered 'arbitration or mediation' on the Kashmir issue to the leadership of India and Pakistan during his meetings with Modi and Khan and the two nuclear-armed neighbours have to 'just work it out'.
'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'
The more one thinks about it, the more difficult it is to see how India will be able to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend, says Aakar Patel.
Honoured at British Council's Study UK Alumni Awards, Ruchi Shah's illustrations are now part of children's books across nine Indian languages.
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The Sensex was around 18,600 by the end of August.
Gimmicks such as appointing high-profile brand ambassadors like Sachin Tendulkar will not work.
'If you are playing someone whom Shah Rukh loves in the film, that's enough for me!' 'I am obviously not his phone texting buddy, but I'd like to believe we are friends!'
'A key trend that one should expect to see is tonnes of failures.' 'Several blockchain-focused companies will fail.'
'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.
How do we get back to higher trend growth? The heart of the problem lies in private corporate investment, recommends Ajay Shah.
Talking corporate heads are a barometer of the business community's engagement with the economy. If they have nothing to say now there should be cause for concern.
How a swanky Mumbai cultural venue was transformed into a contact-less facility to combat coronavirus.
Coal India achieved a staggering production of 536.51 million tonnes during the financial year ended March 31, 2016
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
UPSC's female topper, All India Rank 5 Srushti Jayant Deshmukh, tells us how she cracked the tough exam.
The investment will be made through a joint venture with Toshiba and Denso. The battery is the most expensive single part of an EV.
'Jobs will exist at very high levels or low levels of skill sets.' 'People, who are in middle level jobs, are the ones who are facing the problem as such jobs are fast disappearing because of technological advancement.'
Managing human resources remains a major and under-appreciated challenge for most start-ups.
Arvind Kejriwal will monitor the work of various departments. Adarsh Shastri might also aid Kejriwal in this task. Somesh Jha reports
'By ruffling dignified feathers, and by polarising its audience, Kabir Singh has put movies and art back into our public discourse,' says Sreehari Nair.
PM Modi inaugurates the second phase of Rashtrapati Bhavan museum.
With many exemptions and caveats, the road-rationing system may be another disappointment in reducing Delhi's pollution woes.
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said banking sector will see major changes in the coming years.
Kick It Out said it was 'sickened by the disgusting racist abuse' and suggested UEFA should have taken stronger action.
If you're looking for immediate returns, it is unlikely to happen in today's environment
Our governments are easily prone to arbitrary decisions but if you are dealing with international firms, such arbitrariness can turn back and bite you, says T N Ninan.
'As an actor, I am open to all possible characters.' Television actress Rubina Dilaik gets candid.
'It was immoral to cut the trees at Aarey, says Delhi law student Rishav Ranjan.
He expressed hope that it will also benefit a large number of Hindi-speaking umpires and those giving training in this field, to whom the rules in English are hard to understand.
London has been spectacularly lit up as the Lumiere festival returns to the capital. The city's largest light festival, commissioned by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and produced by Artichoke, started on January 18 and will continue till January 21. Here are some of the highlights from the festival.
Calling for availability of all necessary equipment for medical professionals, she said the onus lies on the government to ensure that the spread of infection and casualties are not caused owing to lack of infrastructure or preparedness.
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