This is the first visit by diplomats to the newly carved out UT.
Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
Goldman Sachs forecasts real GDP growth to accelerate to 7.9 per cent in FY17 from a projected 7.5 per cent in FY16.
Iran can now unlock $4.2 billion of payments for its oil stuck with major clients including India, China, Japan and South Korea after it reached an interim deal with six world powers in November over its nuclear programme.
'Both India and Japan can find themselves in a win-win situation if they draw some lessons from each other's strengths,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
In line with Sensex, the broader indices also saw hefty losses. Large cap index tumbled 0.79 per cent, midcap 0.87 per cent and smallcap 0.57 per cent.
Sources said Adani had not been able to tie up any financing for the coal project
'Not one single country, anywhere in the world, is corruption-free,' the report said.
The G20 meeting of the finance ministers and central bank governors beginning July 19 will also be attended by Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao and Deputy Governor Urjit Patel.
Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
India seeks greater market access for its products including textiles, pharmaceuticals and bovine meat.
Micromax will invest Rs 300 crore on constructing new factories
A national cyber crime and coordination centre meant to fend off such attacks is still awaiting approval
The government expects the economy to grow by 7-7.75 per cent in the current fiscal.
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
So long as there are concerns about world trade, growth and oil prices, the domestic market will remain volatile.
India lost 0-1 to Spain, while South Korea thrashed England 5-1 on the opening day of the Rabo Bank eight-nation hockey tournament
The NSE Nifty, comprising 50 shares, breached the 8,300-mark for the first time to hit a new lifetime high of 8,330.75.
The prime minister said a stable global economic and financial system is imperative for growth as it promotes inclusive and sustainable growth.
With Modi's international image seriously damaged -- perhaps, irrecoverably -- and Indian foreign policy finding itself in drift, we move on to the New Year in a depressing scenario, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Jeev Milkha Singh produced a bogey-free round of 66 to take an outright lead into the final round of the Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open on Saturday.
'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'
Ravi Gopalakrishnan, head-equities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, tells Ashley Coutinho that earnings growth will pick up once the benefits of reform initiatives accrue.
"We have the toughest sanctions ever imposed. But on oil, we want to go a little bit slow because I don't want to drive the oil prices in the world up," Trump told reporters.
The GST will be a national sales tax that will be levied on consumption of goods or use of services
India was ranked 12th among the large economies in 2008, and moved up to 10th by 2013, overtaking Canada and Spain.
Parliament proceedings were washed out for the fifth straight day, as members from parties including the Telugu Desam Party and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, continued their protests on various issues.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Chanda Kochhar said a large section of youth, mainly underprivileged have little access to training that can increase their employability.
Chinese shares opened lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 1.8% and the CSI300 index down 2.2%.
With just 11.8 per cent, the nation lags behind its neighbours and peers when it comes to women's representation in national legislatures.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
More opportunity awaits in India, thanks to decent economic growth with a rising middle class that's just discovering the web through smartphones
Under the ambit of probe is how former exec Eric Alexander obtained medical records of woman who was raped by an Uber driver in Delhi in 2014
Raghuram Rajan's exit reminds Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Kafka's The Trial.
A day after her World record-equalling feat, Deepika Kumari made a shock quarter-final exit from the individual events of the Archery World Cup, first stage at the Yuanshen Stadium, in Shanghai, on Thursday.
Australia's federal and Queensland governments are eager to see the mine built following the loss of more than 4,000 coal jobs over the past two years, but analysts and project finance experts believe Adani may have underestimated the challenge of raising funds for the project.
India is perceived to be a powerhouse for investment in coming times.
'Once you resume economic activities, life will be normal.' 'The younger people will tolerate the virus very well. So, life will become normal very soon.'
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