Foreign direct investment in India has increased by about 35 per cent to $13.6 billion during the first half of 2013 with merger and acquisitions accounting for the bulk of inflows, says an UNCTAD report.
Modi said India and Russia have been friends for a long time and thanked Putin for inviting him for the first-ever informal meeting at Sochi.
India went through some anxious dying moments before eking out a close 5-4 win over hosts Malaysia and registered their second consecutive win of the eighth junior men's Asia Cup hockey tournament, in Kuantan, on Sunday.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
Says India stands to gain by setting up a level playing field instead of creating trade barriers
The total value of holdings of domestic institutional investors as a percentage of the value of FII holdings has reached its highest level in four years.
Indian reserves stood at $343 billion at the end of March 2015.
Attractively low prices, rising demand and a favourable ratio to gold point to better days ahead for the white metal.
A long term solution to reduce India's Current Account Deficit will be to increase India's share of global merchandise exports, so that we are able use our exports to fund our imports, points out Chidambaran G Iyer, Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
A summary of Friday's play at Wimbledon.
Magsaysay Award winner Sonam Wangchuk speaks to Claude Arpi about his journey, his fights, his hopes and how he became an inspiration for the Bollywood blockbuster.
To give relief to Delhiites, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd has started selling onions at Rs 55 a kg through its five retail outlets and two mobile vans in the national capital.
oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.
Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei was a relieved man on Monday after being handed a backdated eight-month ban for doping by the Badminton World Federation, leaving him free to go for gold at the Rio Olympics next year.
The best-ever medal haul at the 2018 Asian Games is a leap forward for India sport after the Commonwealth Games medal spurt.
Meru Cabs is in talks with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Mahindra & Mahindra is in talks to buy a majority stake in Pininfarina.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Indian employers reported the strongest hiring plans while the weakest Asia Pacific forecast was reported in mainland China.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
The polytechnic graduate is on the front line of our war to establish a vibrant manufacturing sector in India, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
When President Obama lands in New Delhi later this week, this spirit of accommodation must reignite a strategic economic relationship between the two countries.
'If the volume of ceaseless chatter causes surprise, so does the boorishness of many mobile users.' 'The richer an Indian, the more s/he rates phones over politeness. It screams status,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
RBI Governor has been under pressure from Finance Ministry.
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
Across all industries in India, almost 87 per cent of respondents plan to allocate a larger portion of their budget to high performers
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