The French have been rewarded for their obstinacy with exactly what they wanted -- an order for fully built Rafales without technology transfer.
As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.
Internal documents suggest the city may not require a Metro till 2025
FIFA's Sepp Blatter may have been banned for eight years from the game but he is still receiving his president's salary from world soccer's governing body, a spokesman for FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee told Reuters on Monday.
SBI, the country's largest lender, had recently issued public auction notices to sell Gopinath's pledged properties
Winners from the Big Picture photography competition
'It was India's good fortune to have a Vajpayee lead the government at this crucial moment in history.' 'By taking the N-decision he saved future generations of Indians from being 'Kosovoed' or 'Iraqed',' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Like Modi, Keshav Prasad Maurya worked at tea stalls. Dinesh Sharma, on the other hand, is a professor at Lucknow university.
Kalanithi Maran claims deal with Ajay Singh is dead; SpiceJet spokesperson says Maran's claims are baseless and false
he 4G version of the device would compete with the likes of Lenovo's A6000.
While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend
Elated over winning the Nobel Peace prize, renowned child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi on Friday dedicated the coveted award to people of India and vowed to work with renewed vigour against exploitation of children and to ensure their welfare.
In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply.
Indians must remember that Pakistanis hate losing to India, at war or in cricket, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
From the UK to Poland, each of these festivals attract the best of crowds. Have you booked your tickets yet?
Renewable energy is mistakenly restricted to electricity.
Demand among several pre-Budget representation by BSE Brokers' forum
These natural wonders are all under threat.
The two sides inked nearly two dozen pacts in key areas of defence and civil nuclear cooperation after "productive" talks between Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the nation's capital.
Agreement between Bharti Airtel and Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai, expired on October 31
The omission of historical responsibilities, implying the build-up in the atmosphere of 165 years of greenhouse gas emissions from industrialised countries, is a body blow to the notion of climate justice, sums up Darryl D'Monte, reporting exclusively for Rediff.com from COP21.
Even though HMT has survived for over 50 years, it failed to find a new peg to sell itself even as later entrants captured market share.
A CBTR pertains to transfer of funds through various channels abroad.
While government/PSU procedures focus on piece meal & individual tenders taken on standalone basis, avoiding delays and cost of not doing things becomes a primary consideration in PSC procurement
Global Food Price Index showed a sharp jump in June.
There is a huge opportunity for foreign investment in India as the government focuses on rapid infrastructure development in the country, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.
SBI, ICICI Bank and PNB reduce interest rate for loans above Rs 75,00,000
'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.6% and 1.3%, respectively to touch their fresh lifetime highs.
On January 31, the US Federal Trade Commission cleared the merger.
Did Jayalalithaa, who was also in jail then, know about these transactions?
'If we chose to do the right things, it is possible to avoid job losses at a mass scale,' ABB MD Sanjeev Sharma tells Raghu Krishnan.
India's indigenous paper manufacturers are forced to use a variety of raw materials.
'He totally gets the Gandhis...' 'If anything, he pays too much attention to the Gandhis.' 'I feel that in places like UP, where the Congress doesn't matter, he often spends time blasting the Gandhis.'
Six football officials were arrested in Zurich early upon request from US authorities, suspected of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars, Swiss authorities said.
The sudden resignation and almost-immediate announcement of a successor came as a surprise to many.
Parents always want to give the best to their children.
With PM Modi's visit, the time has come for a relook at India-Myanmar ties, and elevate the relationship to higher levels, says Dr Rahul Mishra.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
What the railways need to do is to establish a clear link between higher fares and better service, says T N Ninan.
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