'It's the first-ever US presidential visit which is specially planned for India.' 'The standalone visit itself has achieved something already. Don't underestimate it.' Sheela Bhatt gives us an exclusive glimpse of what the Modi government hopes to achieve from Trump's visit.
Nawaz Sharif was the last Pakistani prime minister to visit the US on an official trip in October 2015.
Police officers in Bihar are up in arms over the suspension of 11 Station House Officers for not enforcing the liquor ban in the state.
Swamy also seeks CBI probe against the government officials who had cleared the deal.
'If the strength of foreign terrorists can be brought to negligible levels there will be few takers for militancy.' 'That is why it is important to neutralise the terrorists at their launch pads,' advises Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
The powerful military establishment, which enjoys considerable influence over policy decisions in Pakistan, was also on board to ban JuD and other terror groups.
Maharashtra has reported 31 positive cases, Kerala 19, Uttar Pradesh 11, Delhi and Karnataka six each, Ladakh three, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Telangana two each; and Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab one case each. The total number of confirmed cases also includes 17 foreigners -- 16 Italian tourists and a Canadian, it said.
The Swiss National Bank, the country's central banking authority, has estimated the funds currently held by Indians in Swiss banks at a mere $1.98 billion. Fear of disclosure due to greater scrutiny of this illicit wealth has played the main role in the flight of capital.
The Enforcement Directorate moved a special court in Mumbai on Monday seeking issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi in alleged money laundering case registered against him.
The company releases documentary showing top executives of dozens of realty firms offering to launder black money.
The CBDT asks ministry of corporate affairs not to oppose its application to restore the companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies, as it would prevent the board from launching tax recovery proceedings against them.
Contributions made to public funded universities, IITs, national laboratories and autonomous bodies engaged in conducting research in science, technology, engineering and medicine has now been recognised as part of CSR by the government.
Juster, 62, is an old India hand who played a key role in the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
The India-Japan 2+2 dialogue added strategic heft to the special relationship in the wake of growing Chinese assertiveness on regional affairs, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
Dick Advocaat has stepped down as manager of Premier League Sunderland after less than seven months in the job, the club said in a statement on Sunday.
They also inked a pact for cultural exchanges through 2018-2020.
Leading brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev will pay USD 6 million (Rs 40.2 crores) to the American authorities for settling charges of making "improper payments" to government officials in India to push sales and production.
'India has ramped up infrastructure on its side, so the Chinese military is finding Indian soldiers in locations where they are not used to seeing an Indian footprint,' points out Harsh V Pant.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday underlined the threat posed by the 'Do it Yourself' breed of terrorists who gain information in bomb-making and suicide attacks over the internet to perpetrate terror acts.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The question really is whether the US can be persuaded to embark on a path of calibrated and stronger sanctions on Pakistan.
Indians at large harbour a notion that their country is cherrypicking out of the American basket of goodies, but the policymakers in Delhi and the political leadership are well aware that it can only be a pipe dream since a military alliance with a superpower is a profound irrevocable commitment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Two top United States lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives to designate India as a special global partner of America
Women in India cannot act as surrogates for more than three successful births, including of their own children, and it would be mandatory for surrogate mothers to have a minimum two-year interval between two deliveries to ensure they remain healthy.
Penalties for undisclosed foreign income and assets extend up to 300%.
The office of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara on Sunday, October 19, in papers filed with the US District Court in Manhattan strongly argued in favour of immunity for Prime Mimister Narendra Modi in a pending lawsuit against Modi that has been brought by an organisation based in the United States.
The Income Tax Department on Tuesday also raided 20 premises linked to Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi and suspected shell firms in connection with an alleged tax evasion case against them, official sources said.
The former finance minister's only child was arrested at Chennai airport.
The airstrikes struck a command centre, recruitment centre for jihadists, a munitions depot, and a training camp for fighters
United States President Barack Obama has condemned deadly shootings in Canada and offered assistance in the wake of the attacks in Ottawa that left 1 soldier dead.
Aziz said unilateral revocation of the treaty can pose a threat to Pakistan and its economy.
India will be informing Sri Lanka about an official working with the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo who was allegedly playing a key role in planning terror strikes at the behest of ISI on the US and Israeli consulates in the southern part of this country.
The apex court issued notices to the Centre, ministries and departments concerned, Jet Airways and United Arab Emirate's Etihad Airways on the petition challenging the deal and sought their responses within four weeks.
The next edition of attachments will be carried out under sections of the Criminal Procedure Code
When diplomat Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was indicted by a grand jury on January 9, she had full diplomatic immunity and the proceedings against her should have been dismissed, Daniel N Arshack, her attorney told the court.
"People in India are benefiting from the whole process of liberalisation," Finance Minister Arun Jailtey said.
Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Gautam Bambawale met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua in connection with the case of Jadhav, who has been given death sentence by a Pakistani military court for alleged spying.
In a fresh development in NSEL's Rs 5,600 crore scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday registered a preliminary inquiry into the payment crisis, suspecting large-scale money laundering in the beleaguered spot exchange, a senior official said.
This warrant will be sent to the ministry of external affairs which in turn will be sending it to the United Kingdom
The income tax department is asked to keep names of blackmoney holders under wraps.
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