Consider the credentials of our pro-farmer governments: almost half our rural households lack electricity connections, says Rahul Jacob.
'Even if the clinical trials are successful and we have a couple of vaccines by the end of this year, we still need the hundreds of billions of doses, which will take time'
Oath, the rebranded Yahoo, did not specify what information was at risk for the users, but said that hackers did not steal passwords, credit card numbers or bank account information.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Barack Obama on Monday held face-to-face talks on Syria on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Lough Erne, Britain.
Accusing United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of fabricating lies over the involvement of the virology lab in Wuhan, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying sought to deflect criticism over its role by highlighting its French connection.
Prime Minister Narandra Modi on Saturday said the government "chose" to take a tough stand in the recent WTO talks as it has to protect the interest of the poor people of the country rather than to look for good publicity in the international media.
The country is biding time to assess the mood of the next Indian government.
With the Bali deal settled, countries should now focus on long pending issues such as market access and reduction in green goods tariff
Ford plans on bringing in eight new models to India by 2015.
Formula One looks set to go ahead with a controversial decision to award double points for the last race of the season after the governing body announced various rule changes on Thursday, but not the one many fans had hoped for.
Consumers have to watch out for four marks on hallmarked gold jewellery: BIS mark, purity in carat, assay centre's name and jewellers' identification mark.
China said the study was "ridiculous" and based on "superficial" information.
Turkey's state-run Halkbank can only resume processing Indian oil payments to Iran once Western sanctions are officially lifted following an interim deal in Geneva last month, a senior Halkbank official said on Wednesday
The flame will be flown in special safety lanterns to Switzerland for a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva on Thursday
The Congress leader tweeted his request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Pakistan PM Imran Khan's announcement that the IAF pilot would be released on March 1.
Of all auto event, this one in Japan is favourite of car makers to unveil their concepts.
Please join us for a chat with Madhuri Bose as she answers your questions about her grand-uncle, Subhas Chandra Bose, on Monday, March 7, at 2.30 pm IST.
Whatever its apprehensions and concerns about the regime of the Rajapaksa clan, India must be ready with unconditional assistance when Colombo asks for it. Because it will, observes Aditi Phadnis.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Ahead of the crucial World Trade Organisation General Council meeting in Geneva next week, India on Saturday said it would not compromise on food security and livelihood concerns and demanded substantial changes in the draft framework to make it acce
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today met his United States counterpart John Kerry in Montreux for the first time after a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat as they committed to move forward bilateral ties and return to close partnerships on strategic issues.
This will be an area where bilateral or regional trade pacts may not be able to perform well.
Singh is accompanied by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju and Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy.
"For the last one month a rather strange broadcast is being heard over the radio...The broadcast only says 'Neta Subhas Chandra transmitter...wanted to speak," this was written by Netaji's nephew Amiya Nath Bose in a letter to his brother in 1949 as revealed by one of the secret files on the leader declassified by the West Bengal government.
Corporate giant Tatas announced on Wednesday that it would explore investment opportunities in Pakistan in areas like automobiles, hotels and software, saying a synergy between the neighbouring countries would be beneficial for the region.\n\n
The decision to release the Phaeton was, in part, a response to Mercedes' decision to compete directly with Volkswagen in the European marketplace with the low-cost A-Class.
In early February, at his first Tata Chemicals board meeting as group chairman, Mistry sat quietly as directors debated efforts to find synergies between interests dotted around the globe, from Wyoming to Gabon.
Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present.
New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
Sri Lanka has described the adoption of its periodic review of human rights at Geneva's United Nations Human Rights Commission sessions without a division as a victory and an acknowledgment of its rights progress.
French Open champion Stan Wawrinka warmed up for the defence of his title at Roland Garros with a 6-4, 7-6(11) victory over Marin Cilic to win the Geneva Open title on Saturday.
He is focussing on tightening the belt of the conglomerate left bloated by explosive growth under his predecessor.
Sri Lanka on Wednesday stoutly opposed a United States sponsored resolution coming up against the country at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council, terming it as "unfair and unjust".
While India has scored well on parameters like workforce and employment, it has fared poorly for health and wellness of its labour force, WEF said.
At the meeting of the 160-member World Trade Organisation in Geneva on Friday, India demanded a halt to the trade facilitation timetable till a permanent solution on public stockholding for food security is found.
While many are getting stranded because of lack of clarity regarding the visa rules following the novel coronavirus outbreak, others are stranded in transit as even OCI cardholders are being turned away
'I am not afraid of BJP. I am not armed with lathi or stone, let them come to me and reply to my questions which they will not'
