A stern articulator with outspoken views and a dignified personality, Sitharaman now bears the responsibility of steering the economy which has witnessed sluggish growth in recent quarters.
The attacks that left at least 120 dead in Paris are the deadliest in Europe since the Madrid train bombings in March 2004.
The final hearing in the case at the London magistrate's court to extradite Mallya to India is scheduled later this month.
There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020.
Parts of the world on Friday witnessed a solar eclipse
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The winners will split an eight million Swedish kronor (USD 924,000) award funded by the Swedish central bank.
Chelsea got their Premier League campaign on track after 20-year-old right back Reece James helped them to a 3-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion with a spectacular goal on Monday.
Formula One rookie George Russell's earliest motorsport memory is of pedalling a toy tractor around Britain's go-kart paddocks.
An astute thinker of the game with copybook technique of the famed 'Bombay School of Batsmanship', Wadekar was more than just the captain, who led India to twin series victories in England and the West Indies in 1971.
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to "fight back" to crush the unrest that spread to central and northern cities from London, even as the focus on checking violence on Wednesday night shifted to Birmingham, where the killing of three Asian-origin men generated racial tensions.
Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) was ranked 16th and Nariman Point 32nd on the list of Top 50 Costliest Global Office Markets.
The Central Buraeu of Investigation on Tuesday claimed success in its evidence accepted by the district court of London for extradition of the 2006 War Room Leak accused Ravi Shankaran, a Navy commander who fled India since registration of the case in March 2006. It hopes to get him in India next month to stand trial in the case.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Wintry weather has caused disruption across parts of the United Kingdom, with roads blocked by snow and services suspended. Motorists were urged to put off all non-essential journeys on Thursday as Britain braced itself for further snow and icy conditions. Forecasters have warned more snow is expected after blizzards disrupted travel and closed schools - and it could be the coldest spell for two years. Rain and strong winds battered the country while many areas have been blanketed in snow, while tornadoes have damaged home and cars in Cronwall, Pembrokeshire and north London.
The project holds strategic significance as Zojila Pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway and remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall.
'We don't need to hinge India-UK relations on shared hostility toward China,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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With the fast-spreading London riots raising massive security concerns, Indian and English cricketers have been asked to confine themselves to their hotel rooms ahead of the third Test starting in Edbaston on Wednesday.
For investment bankers, a Brexit vote is more than just about volatile prices on a screen but also about where they may end up working and living.
Indians are the biggest non-Arab investors in Dubai's real estate market.
The arrest of top Dawod Ibrahim aide Iqbal Mirchi in London has give Indian agencies plenty to smile about. The man who is said to have been handling Dawood's drug syndicate handler spent the last decade in Essex in London, controlling the business before he was finally arrested.
A summary of Saturday's matches in the Premier League.
Suhasini Kejriwal's art is born of the streets of working class Kolkata and Mumbai.
When done well, these horror movies do pretty well at the box office.
The bosses of SBI, Union Bank and Central Bank have been driving down to their offices everyday to take stock of the biggest loan drive ever undertaken for MSMEs, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
From the Syrian civil war to the Ukrainian crisis to the terror unleashed by the dreaded Islamic State, there was no lack of news in 2014. In this five-part series, rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.
The new arrests came as the injured toll doubled from 59 to 119.
Kenya's marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian jumper Caterine Ibarguen were honoured as IAAF athletes of the year at athletics' annual awards ceremony on Tuesday.
India launched their campaign in the Champions Trophy with a resounding 124-run victory over Pakistan, in Birmingham on Sunday, extending their dominance over the arch-rivals in major International Cricket Council tournaments.
'The foundation is grateful to both central and state government for establishment of these sports facilities after many years of struggle since its inception in 2006'
The Kerala High Court, had on Friday, directed the central government to ensure participation of Chitra in the World Athletics Championships in London next month.
Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
With United unable to sign a replacement, the pressure will be on 21-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford to deliver the goals in a more central role than he has previously operated in.
In an attempt to preserve a crucial piece of Indian history, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's followers have sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help in buying the London apartment, which was once the social crusader's home.
A leave vote means the future of Britain's financial services industry is now hanging in the balance.
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Trump also announced that the US will end special treatment of Hong Kong in response to Chinese imposition of new controls.
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