A quick scan of prime ministerial speeches at the PBD going back to 2009, another election year, reveals no political utterances by either Modi or his predecessor, Dr Manmohan Singh.
'That the two sides allowed such a situation to arise exposed the level of inaction and inefficiency in China-India border management.' 'The Modi-Xi meeting in Xiamen initiated a process to to avert such contingencies in the future.'
The first task before him is to get used to the idea of working with the Monetary Policy Committee
Tejaswi Yadav spoke with Rediff.com about how he plans to wash clean the 'jungle raj' tag that has stuck with his father and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The markets gained nearly 7 per cent in the 4 trading sessions of March.
'Shooting is number one.' 'Archery, wrestling, badminton and boxing.' 'These are the five where we stand the best chance of winning a medal.'
Subject to finance & tech from rich countries through an ambitious, fair Paris deal
Least affected by the recent controversies around her, India's pistol ace Heena Sidhu's primary target is the World Championship
It was an extraordinary turnaround for an Olympics that was expected to be held without major issues by a country known for public safety and economic stability. It also revealed a fatal miscalculation by Japanese and IOC officials of public sentiment at a time of heightened fears over the coronavirus.
Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot.
In a permanent commission, women officers get an opportunity to rise to the rank of Lieutenant General and retire at 60 with full benefits like the men do. Sources say it is given to women on a case-to-case basis.
'At the premiere we got a 4-minute standing ovation...' ...'Strangers hugged me, sobbing...' ...'Some just sat in their seats still immersed in the experience.' Nandita Das captures the magic of Manto at Cannes.
The draft regulations in this regard are expected to be approved by the board during the meeting.
No one expects the government to publicly concede policy mistakes. But it can shed denial; and, stop the point-winning debating style to the formulation of public policy, says Rahul Khullar.
The central bank will auction Rs 220,00 crore (Rs 220 billion) of government cash management bills every Monday, it said in a statement, without specifying for how many weeks the sales would last.
These simple changes can add a significant thrust to your overall money management over time.
The insurance brokerage had experience of settling claims in Jammu and Kashmir and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh during natural catastrophes earlier this year.
'Where is the analysis that we need to spend at least Rs 4 trillion to keep India safe?'
RBI will cut rates in its next policy announcement on June 2.
Several nuclear power projects held up for the lack of such an insurance pool can now be expected to move forward.
A rising rupee is a tailwind for dollar investors.
ADB projected China's growth to decelerate from 7.4 per cent
India will have the presidency of the BRICS' $100 billion New Development Bank for six years with headquarters in China that will become operational in about two years, a major step for reshaping the international financial system dominated by the West.
With RBI likely to make credit costlier and banks to follow, some ideas on switching money to be able to do this.
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar speaks to Prasanna Zore/Rediff.com.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day.
The belief that the Fed knows something that lesser mortals don't is common.
As education loans are given on a floating-rate basis (and not fixed), one needs to account for probable spikes in the EMI while choosing the loan tenure. Loans are available for up to 15 years, which could lower your EMI and ease your repayment burden, advises Mohan Jayaraman.
Modi is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Xi on Tuesday.
'There is global appreciation of the fact that India has the capacity and courage to carry out structural reforms like demonetisation and GST,' the finance minister said.
The defence ministry has signed off on a national security plan that it cannot fund. Ajai Shukla reports
The distinction between "cheap" and "affordable" is a fine one, but no one understands this better than India's aspirational first-time car-owner, says Kanika Datta.
In an apparent snub to India, a Russian ground forces contingent on Friday arrived in Pakistan to participate in the first-ever joint military exercises starting from Saturday.
M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above
A bronze medal in wrestling gets brands talking about a potential endorser joining the ranks of past Olympics stars from India, Abhinav Bindra and Vijender Singh
'For a show that has been going on since 1948 one expected a certain standard of showcasing and showmanship, besides variety and a show of skill.' 'At the same time one felt pretty good about the standards of our own efforts -- Aero India -- at Bangalore once every four years and in business only since 1996,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd) after a visit to the Farnborough Airshow.
Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley's opined, in an article made public on his Facebook page, about the economic reforms in India's future and the potential opportunities in the nation's financial future.
'Flush with funds, lending became a cash management exercise.' 'Road projects, power generation plants, airports etc were financed left and right with apparently no regard for the projects' ability to repay,' explains S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
The unique pageant aims to show the world that beauty can have various meanings.
Party claims people in Mysore are very enthusiastic and are looking for a change, reports Gouri Satya.
