It is also for the first time ever that so many Indian-Americans have been roped into a presidential administration ever before the inauguration. Biden, a Democrat, is still quite far away from filling all the positions in his administration.
The dates for the crucial assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have been finalised and will be announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday.
The term of President Pranab Mukherjee ends on July 24.
Legal experts said fresh proceedings would have to begin in the court in Islamabad and the judge would take some time to acquaint himself with the details of the case.
Simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies can help reduce difficulties in terms of expenditure and management, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday and asked the Election Commission to take the initiative in bringing political parties on one platform to discuss the issue.
Class of '83 is no Ardh Satya and Bobby Deol is no Om Puri, notes Sukanya Verma.
The aviation sector needs $30 billion worth of investment over the next 15 years to keep up with booming passenger and cargo traffic, Secretary Nasim Zaidi said on Friday.
Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul talks about his famous father who was never around, and other details of his association with the LeT operative David Headley.
'The bond between Rahul and David was a powerful one. While Rahul saw a father figure in Headley, the latter saw Rahul only as a codename for Mumbai. Rahul had spent approximately 1,000 hours with Headley and planned to spend more, when Headley was finally busted in the US. Rahul was devastated. He had lost a father figure for the second time in his life...' Exclusive excerpts from S Hussain Zaidi's latest book, Headley and I.
Muslim voters in Uttar Pradesh could have voted in significant numbers for the BJP, endorsing its stand on issues like women's rights.
Syed Zaidie, a first year PGDIM student at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Powai shares some crucial last minute tips for CAT aspirants taking the test on November 22.
American companies should explore the wealth of opportunities in the areas ranging from airport modernization and aerospace to maintenance, repair and overhaul and cargo, he said while inaugurating the third US-India Aviation Summit in New Delhi.
The Election Commission has a fight on its hand as candidates use ingenious methods to smuggle in money to Voters.
A section of Air India pilots, who threatened to go on strike from Wednesday demanding pay parity and better working conditions, on Tuesday night deferred their agitation till March 15 following tripartite talks with the carrier's management and chief labour commissioner in New Delhi.
Parents across the country, and the world, are grappling with an unprecedented challenge of dealing with their children who are too old to be shushed or placated and too young to understand the inexplicable situation the world has found itself in. PTI journalists across India shared experiences and conversations with their children aged 2 to 13, which ranged from cute to poignant and heart-wrenching to humorous, and some with sagacity far beyond their age.
A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan observed that there were several other mosques in Agra and the non-residents could offer the customary prayers there.
His ministers's conduct may lead to a distancing between the army leadership and Prime Minister Imran Khan reveals Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
The poll panel had ordered for 67,000 additional paper trail units in 2015, out of which 33,500 have been supplied, according to the law ministry.
There has only been a boom in the cinema industry in Pakistan in the last few years because of the release of latest Bollywood and Hollywood films if there is any permanent ban you can expect lot of cinema houses and multiplexes to close down.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a sub divisional engineer of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd of Roorkee, Ashok Chaudhary, and four private persons of Faridabad (Haryana) and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), including an NRI kingpin based in Saudi Arabia, Sayeed Zaidi, for running a racket to cheat BSNL to the tune of several crores of rupees by illegally activating unmentioned ISD facility to local landline numbers.
Kabir Khan's Saif starrer Phantom releases close on the heels of his Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi.
The National award-winning MS Sathyu film has been digitally restored for a re-release.
The crucial devices of Air India Express aircraft that crashed on Saturday, including the Cockpit Voice Recorder, which could provide vital clues were brought to New Delhi on Monday night to analyse the cause of the accident that claimed 158 lives.
The court also ordered arrest of cleric Tahirul Qadri by November 17 in connection with an attack on the PTV headquarters in 2014.
A lady seeking the insurance amount from Life Insurance Corporation of India after her husband died of illness within 12 days of the commencement of a policy has failed to get relief from a consumer court.
The consumer body passed the order on a plea of one Deepak Gupta, seeking compensation for the deficiency in service by Air France as he lost two baggages during transit which contained his homoeopathic medicines.
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As returns decline, with extent and time horizon uncertain, some of these investors look to shift to safer zones
The challenge would be held in the first week of May and could continue for ten days.
Muntazer, 30, was initially sentenced to three years for assaulting a foreign head of state but had his jail time reduced to one year on appeal.
Two dead flies in a soft drink bottle proved costly for a beverage company with the Delhi State Consumer Commission directing it to deposit Rs 1 lakh (Rs 100,000) with the State Consumer Welfare Fund on account of negligence.
'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'
Appellant Puneet Tondon approached the commission seeking damages from Jagson Airlines on account of alleged mental agony undergone by him when he was not allowed aboard the flight despite having the ticket.
The probe into the near-collision between a helicopter belonging to the Presidential fleet and an Air India aircraft at Mumbai airport in February has found that the Indian Air Force chopper landed on the runway without clearance from the air traffic control.
Over 90 militants were killed in raging battles in Pakistan's lawless northwest, as security forces on Wednesday pounded Taliban positions, to provide crucial back-up to a tribal militia taking on the insurgents. The military said troops had engaged militant positions at Janikhel in Bannu district with heavy fire and a 'clearance operation' was underway in Zaidi Akbar Khan area. There was no official word on the exact number of casualties in fighting in this region.
While forwarding her copies of the petition, the commission asked her to respond by February 28 "failing which it will be presumed that you have no comments to offer and the commission will take appropriate action in the matter".
The National Disaster Response Force has mounted the rescue operation along with the police and the fire department.
'He would never make fun of the person asking the question, however way-out the question may have been,' says Meenal Baghel, former editor, Mumbai Mirror.
Independent directors were supposed to safeguard the interest of all stakeholders.
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