The document titled 'Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order' stated that the process as laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure-2013 has been followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft.
This is the first time airwaves in 700 Mhz band will be put up for auction
'The debate is not whether the Indian defence apparatus is in a state of disrepair, but whether it is capable of securing the defence of the country if any envisaged threat becomes real.'
Nirmala Sitharaman has a God given opportunity to orchestrate a transformation in India's defence capabilities. One hopes she has her own counsel and does not overly let the PMO run her ship, says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
Rumours of which tycoon is close to which minister will soon start floating, and those could affect prices in the short term.
The big advantage that Jio is able to garner currently is its low cost of operations.
The telecom sector is in the midst of another major shift as voice gives way to data.
With their balance sheets under stress, private companies have lost interest in them.
Its says reconsider lower reserve price, uniform usage charges; GSM players to bear the brunt.
Seeking to boost the strategic ties, India and the US finalised the text of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement.
A brief report card on Modi's ministers.
Duty cut on raw material imports are not likely.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
They cited precedents where no picture of Mahatma Gandhi was used on such KVIC material.
Why did Modi bypass the Cabinet before he committed India to the Rafale deal?
'If your paper writes something you don't agree with, will you criticise it?' Nitin Gadkari asks Aditi Phadnis when quizzed about demonetisation.
Bandhan Bank is the first bank to be launched in eastern India post Independence.
India's biggest jewellers' association has asked members to stop selling gold bars and coins.
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his first trip to New York as leader of the world's most populous democracy, will draw perhaps the largest crowd ever by a foreign leader on US soil when he takes the stage on Sunday in Madison Square Garden before a crowd forecast to total more than 18,000 people.
'The government's proposal to store citizens' data including Aadhaar data under its Digital India initiative on cloud is violative of the citizens' human rights because the cloud is admittedly beyond India's jurisdiction.'
India on Monday got the backing of Switzerland in its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.
'The armed forces have been given clear indication that they have to give priority to Make in India and indigenisation and dependence on foreign source should be reduced.' 'Almost Rs 90,000 crores contracts have been signed during my tenure. Another almost Rs 70,000 crores are in the pipeline.'
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's style of functioning, his preconceived opinions and lack of patience has distanced him from the party cadre. Anita Katyal reports.
'No private project will take off at such high interest rates'
The upcoming Budget gives Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a chance to let states boost spending.
'IAF is expanding at a rapid pace'
After many false starts, India may well be at the inflexion point that Deng Xiaoping took China to post-1978. The window of opportunity is wide open right now, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
With over 40 million active subscribers (as of March 2013), DTH has grown tenfold from just 4 million customers six years ago.
Trade between India and Indonesia stands at $20 billion.
The entire selection process of the IOC chairman was shrouded in mediocrity and mystery.
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