There was a plan to increase the Railways' revenue by augmenting carrying capacity. This target has, however, become the source of a bitter battle between two ministries - the railways and steel - and provoked serious arguments over the "Make in India" programme.
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
The Indian badminton ace beat Andreas Wolk of Germany to win the Volant d'or Toulouse Open Badminton tournament.\n\n
As many as 17 three star generals will retire before General Bajwa hangs his boots, says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Other Graded Response Action Plan measures like ban on diesel generators, hot mix plants, stone crushers and brick kilns, however, continue to remain in place.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a formal notification stating that these universities cannot establish off-campus study centres or offer distance education programmes beyond the territory of the state in which they are located.
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... And sometimes, that's enough, says Sreehari Nair.
Pointing to Bangladesh, new ICC chief Mani said the step-up from the ODIs to Test cricket is huge and difficult.
They beat Salgaocar 2-1 to join JCT, East Bengal and Dempo in the semis of the under-19 NFL.
India's Kidambi Srikanth played his heart out before going down fighting against two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the quarterfinals of the men's singles badminton event at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. The 21-year-old from Guntur, who had beaten the five-time World Champion from China in the 2014 China Open final, suffered a 6-21 21-11 21-18 loss against the World No. 3 Chinese in a nerve-wrecking match that lasted for an hour and four minutes.
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Declaring that the plans will come at less than one-tenth of global rates, Ambani said Jio Fiber plans will be priced between Rs 700 to Rs 10,000 per month "to suit every budget".
Guha's resignation letter makes it clear that Kumble-Kohli rift is a reality.
In 2012 Rediff.com had published a feature on the rare aspects of Hawking's life and work, based on a feature by popular edutainment website HowStuffWorks, which we reproduce.
Michael Clarke claims to have done nothing but 'smile' everytime he saw Sandeep Lamichhane bowl but Nepal's first Indian Premier League-contracted cricketer says he owes his growth to the former Australian captain.
'You have been surrounded from all directions, if you want the safety of your troops and your personal safety, we will give you eight hours to make up your mind to surrender.'
Did you know that 17% seats are reserved for girl students in every branch of engineering?
Office space on mill land in central Mumbai expected to reach 16 mn sq ft by 2021.
Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.
India will be the global host this year for World Environment Day, with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution".
Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
In a nearly 25-minute televised address to the nation, Modi said implementation of the lockdown will be strictly ensured in its second phase and detailed guidelines will be brought out on Wednesday to ensure that outbreak does not spread to new areas.
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'She already knows two vaults and now I am teaching her a third one. She can perform any two but which two, that we have not decided. The basic training (for Handspring 540) has begun and after two months she will start performing'
American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
Nikita Puri introduces the Indian teenager who has joined the league of innovators with celestial bodies named after them.
A city resident doesn't find Delhi to be livable anymore.
Briton Andy Murray will take over from Novak Djokovic as World No 1 when the rankings are updated on Monday after his Paris Masters semi-final opponent Milos Raonic withdrew with a leg injury on Saturday.
The death toll also saw a record single-day increase of over 350 fatalities to move closer to the 8,500-mark, more than one-third of which have been recorded in 11 days since June 1 -- the day that marked the beginning of a phased exit from most restrictions imposed under a nationwide lockdown with effect from March 25.
India's economy is not like Western ones, and thus needs restrained fiscal policy even during a recession, says Ajay Shah.
Like their international peers, Indian CEOs too have a significant portion of their incomes coming from stock options and performance-linked bonuses
'Many of the challenges of investing in commercial real estate get taken care of when an investor takes the Reit route,' points out Suraj Nangia.
Sanjay Kumar Singh draws up a mediclaim policy checklist.
The Canadian was expected to be Bolt's main rival for his 100 metres crown in the Jamaican's farewell championship but he suffered a hamstring strain in training on Monday and will miss the rest of the season.
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football.
'If better sense prevails, Muslims should offer the disputed land in Ayodhya back to the government.'
Indian cricket, it seems, pays overwhelming obeisance to a vapid, old adage: The more it changes, the more it remains the same.
'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep sense of dissatisfaction that I could have done better, and I lose my self-confidence.'
