Modi hailed the close defence cooperation between the two countries and welcomed the completion of the logistics agreement between the two navies.
Indian companies feel it will be difficult to take on the competition from Bangladesh, Cambodia and others, with their made-in-India products. Ethiopia offers ready-to-use sheds, income tax breaks, training subsidies, and a tax-free gateway into the US, Europe and China. Moreover, labour is available for $60 per month compared to $130-$150 in India.
More than 100 million new users added in just one year; mobile internet usage seen as next frontier.
President Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to the Pacific Island nation is path-breaking, but much more needs to be done, says Dr Rahul Mishra.
A Maharashtra MLC lost his cool and heckled Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly delaying his departure to the coastal town of Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district.
The final report was to be submitted in March but it got an extension till the second week of the monsoon session that began September 14.
When 17 million Indians seek their fortune abroad it only means people are losing faith in the government's ability to honour its promises, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The government is looking to plug loopholes in the Indian customs law provision that allows tax exemptions for gifts up to Rs 5,000 and trade samples up to Rs 10,000 sent to India from abroad.
Political controversies aside, Twitter's business in India is expanding, and creating opportunities for Indians, reports Neha Alawadhi.
India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the finals of the tournament.
Rediff readers share photographs from their travels across India.
Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.
Avoid thinking of investment as some 'become millionaire in a week' scheme, says Nikhil Sethi, founder and MD, Zuvomo, a crowdfunding firm. Always think of long term gains and plan your trades accordingly.
'I can tell shareholders we're going to be very responsible with our capital, we're going to be absolutely execution focused.'
From Covid to climate change, Shankar Acharya's look at some of the trends and events that might shape 2022.
'Our focus is not going to be metro to metro routes.' 'We will begin by focusing on metro to non-metro (routes).' 'Metro to tier-2 cities or tier-3 cities is where there is a lot of space for affordable, efficient carriers.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in Davos to showcase India as an investment destination at the World Economic Forum (WEF), on Wednesday promised India has a "lot in the pipeline" for global investors even as he plans to take up with Switzerland the issue of black money stashed in banks there.
Amid tax treaty uncertainties, India's share of the number of investments made by global companies through Mauritius has almost halved in the past two years even as Africa's share has surged significantly.
Following is the chronology of the 2003 twin blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar.
Why should India buy olives from Europe when it could do so from the world's largest producers?
A special Prevention of Terrorism Act court will today pronounce its verdict in the six-year-old Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case.
What inspires Designer Amit Aggarwal and why is his flagship Mumbai store so special?
Darbar is scheduled to release on Pongal (which falls in January) 2020.
US Senators want Obama administration to clarify what India's 12 agreements with Iran are all about.
The port is likely to ramp up trade between India, Afghanistan and Iran in the wake of Pakistan denying transit access to New Delhi for trade with the two countries.
Nearly 52,000 new hotel rooms are expected to be added in India over the next five years on rising demand from travellers as global economic conditions improve.
'If you transform your talent into determination to perform, no one can stop India from becoming a superpower,' Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh tells youngsters at the closing ceremony of the 19th National Youth Festival in Guwahati.
The move would help tax authorities get leads on evasion.
'If the government does its job of vaccinating all the population with the booster dose, and also monitoring the virus, and we do our job of wearing a mask and avoiding crowded places, we will be free of this virus in a few months.' time.'
Temperatures have soared to 50.3 degrees Celsius, but no deaths from the heat have been reported from Churu.
'Sholay wallah kahani hai: 'Gabbar Singh aayega, Gabbar Singh aayega.' 'But what is inside Gabbar Singh nobody knows.'
Shah Rukh Khan will bring in his birthday at his Alibaug bungalow.
SBI Cards on Tuesday launched a credit card especially meant for transactions on e-commerce websites.
Such service providers were given time until the end of October to follow the law of the land.
No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.
When Dhoni was surprisingly elevated to the top job in 2007, not many would have predicted the impact that the Jharkhand right-hander would have on Indian cricket as ended up winning two World titles, the ICC Champions Trophy and also guided the Test team to the No 1 ranking along the way.
Everyday consumerables, such as grocery and order-in food items are the key buyout sector, analysts say, and a major reason for kirana stores' digitisation push.
'We urge the government to have discussions with private labs on the actual cost of running a test.'
