Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, who commands the 'Fire and Fury' 14 Corps, has the experience and talent to face down the Chinese challenge. The general is a rare combination of thinker and tough-minded doer, observes David Devadas.
European leaders on Thursday agreed to triple its naval search mission in the Mediterranean, restoring its funding to last year's level. The decision comes four days after up to 900 desperate people drowned trying to reach Europe from Libya.
'Open conflict would be a disaster for both China and India.'
Satyam Computer Services expects to boost its headcount to 3,000 in China, where it plans to open its fourth development centre, and is also looking at acquisitions in Japan.
The healthcare arm of Economic Technologies, Fulana Healthcentres has announced that the company would set up 5300 high-tech, globally interconnected network of health centres in 150 countries, including India, which would be accessible with a single
The lure of cheap bicycle components has been leading Indian bicycle traders to China, from where they are sourcing material for exports to countries in Africa and the Middle East.
'The role played by the Indian expatriate community in the US acted as the lever for the change of perception about India,' says Foreign Secretary Shashank.
The 21-year-old Tanzanian, who is doing her Bachelor of Business Management course, was dragged out of the car in which she was seated along with her three friends.
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HLL insiders say Baillie is lucky as HLL, after four years of lacklustre growth, has started showing momentum and energy in its sales performance.
Malaysian investigators had found the two pieces were consistent with panels from a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft.
Shiv Thakor, an all-rounder with the Derbyshire County Cricket Club and a former England captain of the Under-19 team, was labelled as "Shifty Shiv" by one of the victims after he exposed himself through a "gap" in his jogging pants.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Global leader in express transportation, FedEx Corp, on Thursday announced its service expansion in India aiming to connect 4,348 cities and towns across the country.
T20 World Cup-winning cricketer Joginder Sharma, Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning boxer Akhil Kumar and Asian Games champion kabaddi player Ajay Thakur are all full-time police officers, jobs which they got thanks to their sporting accomplishments.
The South African all rounder became the first player to score 8,000 runs and take 200 wickets in both Test and one-day cricket.
'Either China is building regional transport infrastructure long before it needs it, or this is in a chain of Chinese investments with more strategic than economic intent,' says T N Ninan.
'India should take up defence manufacturing in a more serious manner and encourage greater private participation.'
Low Internet penetration notwithstanding, Indian travellers come out as more Web savvy than their peers in South Asia, Middle East and Africa (SAMEA) when it comes to researching and booking travel via the information superhighway, says a survey.
Sonu Nigam, Mahima Chaudhary, Lesle Lewis and chef Sanjeev Kapoor attended the event.
We must see New Delhi's position as a signal of competition to the Chinese grand design for the 21st century world, says Nitin Pai.
India needs a National Trade Policy Council, chaired by a minister who reports directly to the PM, says Jayanta Roy, former economic advisor to the Union commerce ministry.
'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.
The decision to not attend the forum attended by 28 heads of state and 130 national delegations is a clear break from its usual policy of going along with the crowd.
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
Facebook has set up a task force that will have security specialists and content specialists, among others, who will try to understand all the possible forms of election-related abuse in the country.
After clocking $100 million in exports in 2005, LG Electronics India, on Wednesday said it would focus on developing India as a major hub for its exports to Africa, Middle East,
Global mobile vendor Nokia plans to open a global networks operation centre in India by the end of the year, strengthening its focus on one of the world's fastest-growing telecommunications markets.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge pledged to help Kenya prepare the bid.
Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which houses the offices of some of the biggest banks in the country, however, slipped to 26th position from the 16th position.
The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump
Canara Bank, celebrating its centenary year, is eyeing operations in South Africa, north America and the Middle-East as part of its overseas expansion plans, its chairman and managing director M B N Rao said on Thursday.
Overall Indian consumer confidence has dropped slightly says the second MasterIndex of consumer confidence survey conducted by MasterCard International across the South Asia, Middle East and Africa Region.
The article also said that the opposition Congress party has little to offer other than the dynastic principle.
The United States is the only western nation which ranked in the top 10.
