'Rahul Gandhi accuses the Modi government of being in thrall to corporate fat cats at the expense of farmers and other common folk. But the facts do not bear out this argument, as Indian farmers are relatively better off compared to the really wretched of the earth, the unfortunate landless, often itinerant, labourer. And since Rahul's ancestors are the ones who failed them, it is a little disingenuous of him to ignore them in his rhetorical flourishes,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
The target of $500 billion in bilateral trade by 2020 is doable, feels Anand Sharma.
Apart from Smriti, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Ananth Kumar took over as law and parliamentary affairs ministers respectively.
RBI said inflation in the second half of the current fiscal is projected at 2.7-3.2%. It retained its GDP forecast for the current fiscal at 7.4%
'There are reports of political dissent mounting on Xi Jinping's handling of the Wuhan fallout.'
A Reuters poll showed only one out of 51 economists had expected a 50 basis points rate cut.
'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'
The NIT Sringar has agreed to many of students's demands but did not reply to another major demand that the HRD minister or the PM should hoist the tricolour at the campus.
'Gauri was a woman of great integrity and few people know how modestly she lived, generously sharing the little she had.' 'Her only asset was the home her mother built.' 'But she had even bigger riches -- her capacious heart,' remembers former husband and close friend, Chidanand Rajghatta.
'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.' 'The speed of execution is picking up,' says Union Minister Jayant Sinha.
The report said South Asia is expected to be the fastest-growing region.
Most Millennials do not realise the importance of having a critical illness insurance policy till they find themselves or their near ones in circumstances where they need it. A little extra caution -- by way of critical illness insurance -- can save the young professionals from a large hole in the pocket in the time of accumulation of wealth.
Over the weekend and Labour Day, a change seemed to have come over the former secretary and her memory had all but deserted her. Not unexpectedly, Kajal Sharma had lost much of her exactness. Her vocabulary had shrivelled to four or five words.
GST rate cut for real-estate, income transfer scheme, farm loan waivers execution and recapitalisation of PSU banks have the potential to boost India's growth in a few months, says Neelkanth Mishra.
We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.
Unless the judges factor in the ungovernability of technologies and their beneficial owners, present and future Presidents, prime ministers, judges, legislators and officials handling sensitive assignments may become redundant with reference to their age-old roles for securing 'national resources and assets', warns Dr Gopal Krishna.
'We are on the world map. Every country is watching this event.'
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The Modi government has not lived up to the muscularity the prime minister promised while campaigning, says Ajai Shukla
Every year Fortune honours 10 innovators, groundbreakers and game changers as 'Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs'.
Karachi is the world's cheapest cities to live in.
It was Obama's eighth and final address to the UN General Assembly as the US President
'The Modi administration has access to so much evidence that it can rip apart the Congress, not just the Nehru-Gandhis, but almost the entire leadership structure of the party,' says T V R Shenoy.
'The threat that India faces and the threat the United States faces is not just to the homeland, but to our people and to our institutions wherever they may be.' In an exclusive conversation with Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com, US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Desai Biswal outlines the importance of Prime Minister Modi's visit for America.
Some banks might charge you a nominal amount of Rs 100-150 for issuing the card.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the vote of thanks to the President's speech on the opening day of the Budget session.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday disagreed with those in the Congress who were dismissive of the challenge posed by Narendra Modi but asserted that the party would approach the 2014 Lok Sabha polls with self-confidence, irrespective of the results of the just concluded elections in five states.
Following is the full text of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's speech at FICCI's 86th annual general meeting on Saturday:
Economist Arvind Panagariya tells Suman Guha Mozumder that the rupee is doing a much-needed clean-up job, raising exports and cutting imports.
Progress on several parameters creates a tipping point situation.
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The present elections were held in states where the BJP has a strong presence and organisation and where it was pitted directly against the Congress. But the party's real challenge lies in states outside the northern belt where it has a negligible presence and has to contend with strong regional players, reports Anita Katyal.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his historic visit of the United States of America, here's a look at some landmark visits by Indian prime ministers to the United States of America.
Since taking office in 2014, the prime minister has been working tirelessly, a query through RTI reveals.
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
'This is a tragedy that must be stopped.'
North Korean pair given warm welcome on Pyeongchang debut
