Venture capital investments in India's start-ups nearly halved to $1.5 billion in fourth-quarter 2015
Tie-ups and access to infrastructure of a developed ecosystem prompt choice of venue.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday strongly defended the three new agri laws saying their benefits have begun reaching 10 crore small farmers instantly, and condemned as 'very unfortunate' the Republic Day violence and 'dishonour' to the tricolour during the tractor parade by the protesting farm unions in New Delhi.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
He said India has a rich tradition and a long history of both discovery and use of science and technology.
This survey also shows how things have moved forward since the last large-scale sample survey conducted by NSSO in 2012-13
It's the second time Nasscom has projected single-digit growth in a decade.
'This novel format of diplomacy -- the informal summit -- will not only facilitate bilateral communication and reduce miscalculations at the very top level of the two governments, but possibly open the space for China and India to speak in one voice on various issues of mutual concern,' note Feng Renjie and Ding Kun Lei
"I invite each one of you to become a partner in India's growth story. And once again assure you of our wholehearted support."
For easy and wide access, the government plans to market the bond through post offices and various brokers.
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus asked the Indian industry on Tuesday to get into micro-finance activities and the government to enable a legal framework for promotion of 'social business' in the country.
Subdued exports remain an area of concern.
The BRI, a pet initiative of President Xi, is aimed at promoting network of roads, ports and rail networks all over the world to spread China's influence.
'The first year of the Modi government's second term has laid the roadmap for the future and we will embark on it with gusto,' promises Gopal Krishna Agrawal, the BJP's national spokesperson on economic affairs.
The rally in index heavyweight ITC has boosted the sentiment across the board.
From the roll-out of GST to H1B visa problems, the government needs to quickly deal with various disruptions.
'It's a massive loss obviously but it's a loss that we can cover. We have someone like Trent Boult, who is a world-class fast bowler. He had a terrific season for the Daredevils (erstwhile) last year. With him coming to the side now, we think we can cover for the loss of Rabada quite well'
Africa is second only to West Asia as a net exporter of oil.
In a policy statement that otherwise deals mainly with macro issues, these are the measures that can impact your finances significantly. We have given our view on the points with a clear-cut action plan for the investor.
What the ceasefire does is to show the supporters of violence in the Kashmir valley an alternative to militancy, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
If India was able to provide additional and new information about people and entities that figure on stolen lists, they may consider it to exchange information
In a landmark move, India may allow its expatriates to trade in commodities. The decision is aimed at expanding the country's $750-billion futures market.
The Hyderabad-born Nadella says it's not the AI engine, but the teams that build it as well as the algorithms to make it intelligent have to be diverse and inclusive, so that the solutions they build do not show up any sort of 'unconscious bias' that they may have.
All eyes will be on 41-year-old Wasim Jaffer, who is only 853 runs shy of 20,000 first-class runs.
The formula for success of farm economy is very simple -- farmers should be able to produce more from the same piece of land at reduced cost while minimising risk and be connected to market to get higher realisation for their produce, points out Siraj Chaudhry.
Clouding the inflation outlook is the recommendation of the 7th pay panel for an average 24 per cent pay hike for millions of its employees, which would lift demand-driven price pressures.
The State Bank of India has proposed to the RBI to allow it to charge mark-to-market losses on its balance sheet.
Derivatives exchange DGCX started trading futures for the S&P BSE Sensex
Mallya will now be the Founder Emeritus of USL
Investors from across the globe are keen to invest in Gujarat.
The panel may include or seek inputs from former RBI Governor Urjit Patel, former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian, Sajjid Chinoy of the PM-EAC, Rathin Roy, among others.
In a noble move, a group of IT professionals has come together to raise funds for repaying loans of over 100 debt-ridden farmers in drought-hit Vidarbha region, notorious for farmer suicides.
'My brave JCO managed to get to the gun, sit on top of the dead man and fired away at the attacking aircraft till they melted away into the darkness.'
There was no relief for existing home buyers who are stuck in stalled projects and are paying both rent and EMI on their home loans.
The politicisation of ethnic sentiments in the state has coincided with the ascent of the BJP and increased activities of far right Hindu outfits, which organised rallies and other events on religious occasions such as Ram Navami a festival not very popular in West Bengal- unlike states in north India.
Modi is the first foreign leader to be invited to the palace by the Crown Prince, who appreciated the role played by Indian workers in the development of UAE as a modern nation, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
As of now, just about 10 lakh people, out of the total 40 lakh, who were excluded in the draft of the NRC have submitted applications for inclusion of their names in the list of Assam's citizens.
Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India's largest mortgage lender, says the exuberance in industry about the new government is justified but big ideas articulated by the prime minister need speedy implementation.
The deal brings the two start-up stalwarts - Bansal and Ola co-founder and chief executive officer Bhavish Aggarwal - together in the backdrop of growing foreign control in this space.
