They will enable the people to access and enjoy the same rights, same privileges and same facilities as their fellow citizens in the rest of the country, he said.
Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.
Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata are cities of global repute.
The system envisaged under the FRDI Bill, if implemented properly, would help improve the efficiency of capital allocation without harming consumers, and without risking the stability of financial firms, says Ajay Shah.
Whether salaried or running your own business, it's about time to get your investment proofs in tax-saving instruments ready for filing your income tax returns later this year.
We are in this mess as the machinery of the government in a market economy is broken. We need technically sound banking regulation, so that capital is not misallocated, and the landscape does not get littered with zombie firms kept alive through evergreening, says Ajay Shah.
'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.
Diversify! Go for SIPs in equity MFs or buy debt funds! Don't time the market! Don't trade intra-day! So simple!
What better way to rekindle your passion than a road trip right? Anita Rao Kashi suggests these five routes:
De Rossi, who turned 36 on Wednesday, led Roma for the final time in a 2-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Olimpico in May and finished his stint in the Italian capital with 616 appearances in 18 years.
Europe reigns supreme among the world's most innovative nations.
Visa Inc, operator of the world's largest payments network, said on Wednesday it had signed sponsorship deals with all ten members of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) refugee team, essentially becoming their first corporate sponsor.
An unplanned trip to Hoi An in Vietnam turns out to be more fascinating and historic than the mainstream Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City says Anjuli Bhargava.
Are you debating between buying physical gold and investing in paper gold schemes or ETFs? Anil Rego has the answer
'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.' 'This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
The studio said it would soon announce the new release date for the film.
According to official details unveiled by Downing Street on Friday, Trump will arrive for the two-day "working visit" next Thursday afternoon straight from a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.
'We aren't so unreasonable as to demand that he should have fully reversed Indira Gandhi's worst economic legacy, bank nationalisation.' 'But he could have made a beginning by selling off the two most stressed small public sector banks, and then announced that each year for the next 10, one government bank with the most messed-up balance sheet will be sold.' 'It would have electrified the markets, shocked his other banks into better behaviour, and marked his name among the great reformers,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
In a first of a 12-part series, we list out all the places you should visit and all the festivals you should celebrate through the New Year!
Jaydeep Barman and Kallol Banerjee reveal how they built the company from scratch.
India's aggregate NPA as a percentage of GDP is far lower than that in Italy, Greece.
Subdued atmosphere at the Nou Camp after the deadly attacks in the Catalan capital and the town of Cambrils.
Brendan Rodgers has admitted that his job is on the line, but has pledged to keep working towards improving Liverpool's results whether he stays on as manager for "one day more, one month, another year, or whatever".
Most borrowers of loans against property pin hopes on future cash flows from their business, but in case of failure to repay the loan, the lender can repossess the property and sell it.
India should plan its strategies on the assumption that the rightward swing will stay and the West will retreat into an economic fortress, says Nitin Desai.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
The Budget would preserve macro-economic stability.
Fund manager Gautam Sinha Roy shares what he has learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway AGMs over the years
India needs to build an economic system that will provide adequate capital to budding entrepreneurs, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'The one sector where there is still a sense of crisis is banking, but the government has regrettably set its face against privatising any of the government-owned banks,' says T N Ninan.
Rediffusion took the industrial elements of the lion mascot to create a laman diya or lamp.
The 33-year-old actress is UNICEF's celebrity advocate for education in India.
President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee, who has been ailing for some time, passed away on Tuesday. She was 74.
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
If we value India, we must not only 'Make in India', but defend the idea of India, too.
Manchester City survived a late grilling by Real Madrid thanks to goalkeeper Joe Hart to hold on for a 0-0 draw on Tuesday that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League final for the first time.
Follow these 6 Cs of building good credit and your lender will never disappoint you!
The Indian economy can grow if it is delinked from the slow growth in the West and the deceleration in China, says Ashok K Lahiri.
Horlicks widens brand appeal in increasingly competitive market.
Vishal Kampani has big shoes to fill as his father is close to the Ambanis, the Wadias and the Ruias, says Dev Chatterjee.
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