Foreign Trade Policy: More incentives for exports, focus on ease of trading
Representatives of Apple appeared in a Shanghai court on Tuesday to respond to the case filed by Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co, the developer of a voice technology called Xiao i Robot.
Govt bosses in no hurry to exit from PSUs; many agencies, long process likely hurdles.
APAs are part of govt's aim to move to a non-adversarial tax regime.
Diamond exporters are considering stopping the import of rough diamonds.
Three IPO documents were recorded after the new govt took charge - Adlabs, Lavasa Corp and Monte Carlo Fashions.
Geetanjali Krishna looks at how one organisation's unique idea is helping marginalised communities to gain legal access.
In eight major MSME-centric product groups, imports from China grew the fastest.
The Oil Ministry has proposed raising natural gas prices by at least 60 per cent, a move that will result in rise in urea as well as power costs.
Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly -- a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water -- in those travelling to India and other tropical countries.
There may be shortage of drugs till pharmaceutical companies supply new batches with revised MRPs.
Import duty on PVC, at 7.5%, is far lower than that prevailing in comparable economies.
According to BJP strategists, PMJAY and the PM Ujjwala Yojana will form the nucleus of the Modi government's re-election campaign.
Kejriwal, who had joined International Yoga Day participants last year along with Lt Governor Anil Baijal and the then Union minister and now Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, was found having high blood sugar following his nine-day, arduous sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office.
The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially as opposition to gene-modified crops mount, says Shreekant Sambrani.
The Duncans Goenka group is in a spot of bother over the death of workers and non-payment of dues to employees.
The overall FDI policy landscape is changing and can do so faster, says
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
Think beyond engineering and medicine.
Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.
As he was giving evidence, Dr Matcheswalla peremptorily summoned the CBI representative over to the witness box and whispered something. Indrani Mukerjea's advocate Sudeep Pasbola immediately cut in, wondering what he was up to: "Please, please, please." Dr Matcheswalla, looking innocently startled, said: "I was asking if I can order for tea."
Complying with the Supreme Court directive, the Union home ministry has asked all states to ban across-the-counter sale of acid in the wake of rising incidents of attacks on women using the chemical.
Pasbola had a number of queries about the nails of the corpse found at Gagode Khurd. Did it have nails? Nails, in a case of strangulation, are key because they often have particles and skin beneath them to show the victim had been grasping something as s/he was strangled.
A doctor on Thursday told a local court hearing the hit-and-run case allegedly involving super star Salman Khan that the actor smelt of alcohol when he was brought for a blood test soon after the incident though during clinical examination the same day it appeared he was not under the influence of liquor.
A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.
The biological weapons convention is a non-starter in spite of the efforts of many states in the world for the last five decades mainly because the US is not ready to accept the 'verification protocol' which could allow the formation of some official mechanism for inspections, says Ajay Lele.
The farmers of Khentia are now working in tandem with the IIT team.
This demonstration of technology is exciting, as is the fact that it has been done with so little expense, says M N Vahia
Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.
A white powder was found wrapped in a paper close to the seat of the Leader of the Opposition Ram Govind Choudhry.
United States President Barack Obama faced stiff resistance from the opposition Republican senators and skepticism from his own Democrats, forcing the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to postpone the vote on military intervention in Syria.
Today, half the lakes in Bengaluru are encroached upon.
After being forced to resign as chairman of MCF, Mallya is now keen on increasing his stake in the company
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
Nikita Puri introduces the Indian teenager who has joined the league of innovators with celestial bodies named after them.
Modi government has to come up with a robust economic agenda to impress the masses.
Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
"The mountains I climbed, the butterflies I counted, the streams I swam, the jungles I walked along, all called me back. The urge to go back to nature was very strong," says Tibin Parakal from Trissur who quit a lucrative engineering job in Delhi to start a restaurant but then ultimately became a farmer.
Vijay Mallya has lost control of his companies.
Poor contract workers often have little or no access to safety equipment or health benefits in factories.
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