While business, humanities and engineering programmes at the undergraduate level start at 10,000 (annually), candidates should make provision of 8,000-12,000 (approx Rs 6 lakh to 10 lakh) towards living expenses annually, says Sushil Sukhwani.
'If a 'two-front war' develops, Iron Brother may only turn out to be a drag on the PLA, since Pakistan is in no position to wage a war with India,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
India on Monday got the backing of Switzerland in its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said some countries still use terrorism as "an instrument of state policy" and the world must act against radicalisation without any political consideration
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
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It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
Indian 'Vedas' have since thousands of years considered sun as at soul of the universe and a nourisher of life, the PM said.
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
'What is the ISI doing and why can't they understand for their own interest that bringing stability to the region will help all the countries become prosperous, whereas a continuation of incitement will only lead to misery for all.'
Modi also made a call for European Union unity and said India would play a positive role in enhancing that through Germany.
Air India shelves plan to acquire Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
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The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
The Sensex ended at a fresh record closing high of 28,889 while Nifty ended at a fresh record closing high of 8,730.
Opinion polls have suggested that while big business is broadly in favour of staying in the EU, small firms have been evenly split in what looks like a photo-finish.
India's exports shrank in January for the 14th straight month on continued weak demand from Europe
Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
Will voters in Ernakulam take to the Communist MP who asked 447 more questions and took part in 162 more debates than your average MP? Will Arun Jaitley's wish come true? Krishna Prasad, the renowned journalist and Outlook magazine's former editor-in-chief, reports from Kochi.
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'High denomination cash notes which was 1.4 lakh crores of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in 2004 became Rs 15.5 lakh crores in 2016.' 'If it had been allowed, by 2022, it would have been Rs 34 lakh crores, and that would have been the end of the Indian economy.' 'Demonetisation was a huge hit on the head of the economy, but without the hit, you could not U-turn the economy.'
The two governments have already set a target of increasing bilateral trade in goods and services to $500 billion.
Textile exports are expected to reach $50 billion by 2014-15 on the back of new markets.
Pharma major Lupin and mortgage lender HDFC were the top losers.
Air India to shut offices in Cairo, Tehran.
Two men and a woman were on Sunday pulled out alive from under the rubble of their homes in Nepal
'New Delhi and Washington are now on the same page, on dealing with growing Chinese assertiveness, across the entire Indo-Pacific region,' notes Ambassador G Parthasarathy, Chancellor, Central University of Jammu.
Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US. vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars around the globe.
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