India will make a strong pitch for new initiatives with ASEAN countries to collectively respond to challenges thrown up by the global economic meltdown and climate change during the two day India-ASEAN and East Asia Summits beginning in Thailand tomorrow.
Over 1.3 million, or 49% of passengers flew to the US via airports in the Gulf in FY16
Kingfisher Airlines flagged off services between Hong Kong and Mumbai with its inaugural flight taking off from Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport on Wednesday.
'Every single case is a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, a brother, sister or friend'
Our civil administration is organised in a way that is not performance-based, says Pranab Bardhan.
In an attack carried out by the armed militants of the ULFA-I a Hindi-speaking businessman and his daughter were killed in the interior Bijulibon area in Assam on Tuesday night.
Marking a historic trip to Myanmar, a senior United States lawmaker on Saturday met pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the country's military ruler Than Shew and secured the release of an American, who had been jailed for secretly visiting the residence of the detained leader. Democrat Senator Jim Webb became the first senior US official to meet the reclusive Myanmar general in the capital Naypyidaw.
Manmohan Singh and Yusuf Raza Gilani hold the key to South Asia's progress, observes Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor to the Prime Minister.
Tiruchirapalli was AirAsia's first destination in India since its inception on December 1 last year.
Other than India, China and Mexico, the top 10 recipients of remittances include the Philippines, Poland, Nigeria, Romania, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Remittance flow to South and East Asia has continued to post strong growth, largely on the fact that the gulf countries, a major destination for Asian migrants, have not significantly reduced hiring migrants.
The Women's Tennis Association, which has turned to Asia to grow its sport, is unclear how the International Tennis Premier League is going to pan out. 'We are still learning about it, just as the world and the media is,' said Melissa Pines, Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, on the sidelines of its new announcement to bring the season-ending BNP Paribas WTA Championships to South East Asia for the first time this year.
Apart from emphasising the importance of India's economic development, and its re-integration into the global economy, Dr Singh has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the ideas that define the Indian civilization and the Indian Republic for global peace, security and challenges, ranging from terrorism to pandemics.
'I was fortunate to have served as India's ambassador to Indonesia and witnessed on several occasions, the incredible performances of the Ramayana and episodes from the Mahabharata in Jogjakarta and in Bali,' recalls former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
Describing the boundary question with China as a "complex issue", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said it cannot be "wished away" and both sides have an obligation to maintain peace and tranquility pending a solution.
Before migrating into the theatre command concept, it would be worthwhile to study the shortfalls experienced by the Tri Services Command in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and make good the deficiencies, suggests Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
State-run Oil India Ltd, which got listed on the bourses on Wednesday, is looking at acquisition of assets or companies in Australia, South-East Asia, Africa, Russia and Latin America.
Here's a round-up of the hottest outfits showcased on the last two days of the Kolkata Fashion Week.
The airline, which was formed through a merger of international carrier Air India and domestic carrier Indian Airlines announced in 2007, has accumulated losses of Rs 4,334 crore till March 31, of which fiscal 2008-09 will account for almost Rs 3,000 crore.
Google has donated over $100 million in grants.
'They also agreed that for the overall development of bilateral relations it was essential to maintain enduring peace and tranquillity in the border areas,' the MEA said in a statement.
'This visit will further the convergence of our political, economic and strategic interests,' Modi tweeted.
Indonesian authorities have cancelled a soccer friendly against New Zealand in April because of security reasons, it was announced on Wednesday. New Zealand had agreed to play the Indonesians at Jakarta on April 1 as part of a two-match tour of south-east Asia.
Continuing his tirade against Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Friday said RBI Governor's policies have finished small industries and are anti-agriculture.
After the latest spike in crude oil prices, petrol prices could potentially go up to around Rs 90 a litre making a dent in the consumer's wallet. This, the analysts fear, will push the cost of vehicle ownership in the country, further reducing the demand potential for the industry.
Jio has been allocated spectrum in 28 gigahertz to run 5G trials.
According to a report by Greenpeace and AirVisual, air pollution will cause around 7 million premature deaths globally next year.
Aiming to give fillip to India's Look East policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to announce new initiatives to take forward ties with the ASEAN by setting up a mission and appointing an ambassador for the 10-member grouping.
The highest domestic offer stood at Rs 24 lakhs (Rs 2.4 million) made by an investment bank based out of Mumbai. Though this is a decrease from what was achieved last year, the institute managed to minimise the impact on both the average salary and the median package. Despite the global economic slowdown, IIMK students ended the placements with an average annual salary of Rs 10,56,000.
It's the first time in its 178-year-old history that the iconic British motorcycle firm owned by the Bloor family has got into an alliance. Three years after announcement, the two companies formally signed on the dotted lines on Friday for a long-term partnership, which aims to achieve global scale in a segment in which Royal Enfield has head-start.
'...but from those who control the narrative.' Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building. Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.
The decision to go abroad for the MBA was made, but when the time came to decide where exactly to go, the number and variety of options was baffling me, to say the least!
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars previewed its two-door, four-seat Phantom Coupe in Mumbai on Saturday, its fourth new model in the Phantom series line-up.
Since 1975, the United States has welcomed more than 3 million refugees from all over the world.
Spanish media paid tribute to Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta after he starred in his side's 5-0 thrashing of Sevilla in the King's Cup final on Saturday.
National men's singles champion Arvind Bhat of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board was knocked out by beaten 19-21, 16-21 by unheralded Andhra Pradesh shuttler K Tanishaq in 40 minutes in the opening round of the second Tata Open All India Badminton Tournament at the CCI in Mumbai on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Myanmar is aimed at transforming the arch of Bay of Bengal into the Circle of Southeast Asia, says Anirban Ganguly.
While star gazers in north-eastern, eastern and southern parts of the country will witness a partial eclipse of the sun, those in southern parts of Africa, Antarctica, South East Asia and Australia will be treated to a rare annular solar eclipse.
Intel Capital has announced an investment of $23 million (about Rs 1.15 billion) in three Indian companies -- Indiamart.com, One97 Communications and Global Talent Track. However, figures were not disclosed. The funding will come from the $250 million Intel Capital India technology fund. The fund invests in Indian technology companies to help stimulate local technology innovation.
India will not be signing the ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the 10-nation economic bloc, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at the 4th East Asia summit to be held in Thailand on April 11 and 12. Commerce Minister Kamal Nath will be attending the summit, where the seventh India-Asean meeting is also scheduled at the same venue.
It became increasingly clear that the real negotiations the government had to conduct were with Indian business which was wary of yet another free trade agreement, points out T N Ninan.
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