The prime minister also welcomed convergence of views between India and ASEAN for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
You can get a lumpsum sanctioned, but you may draw only part of it and pay interest on the amount used.
Why must Indians adjust their time-tested system because of what the West needs, asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
He is accused of assaulting several of his young female acolytes
Drawing and painting can be employed to develop students into critical thinkers, problem solvers and communicators.
'This is a political case and police is being used here right from the day one.'
Long before he became one of the most wanted terrorists in India, Yasin Bhatkal, or Ahmed Siddibapa as he was known back then, was just another student at a school in Bhatkal, a coastal town in Karnataka.
'Today's kids are so tech savvy, which is good and fun, but they should also take time to service their body, move your muscles...'
A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'Child rape and sexual abuse have become a moral epidemic that haunts our nation and we can no longer remain silent spectators.'
A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'.
With future prospects being difficult to predict, hiring for a short period is proving to be cost-effective
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
'Was there an element of orchestration between Mukherjee and Mohan Bhagwat about their speeches to the effect that the former would leave out any reference to Muslims while the RSS chief will not talk about a Hindu rashtra?' asks Amulya Ganguli.
Girish Karnad lived several lives not only on the stage but also as a scholar, theatre personality, an actor and director in a career spanning over five decades.
'They don't always agree with our governments, their teachers or their parents, but it is the conviction of their ideas, and their determination to share them with the world that, I believe, is one of the greatest sources of hope for our planet.' 'The colonisation of space, understanding the very building blocks of matter and the universe, utilising our understanding of the human genome to conquer disease -- these are the tasks waiting for a fellowship of minds to realise new triumphs in our collective destiny.'
'If this is the India you're talking about, where there is no space for minorities, where you have hate, where people can enter universities and beat students up, let me be anti-national.' 'I'll carry that as a badge of honour.'
It's more common than majority of Indians realise.
Shareholders are slated to vote on July 18 on the $24.4 billion buy-back offer of Michael Dell and private equity firm Siliver Lake to go private. But reports suggest that there are, however, stiff opposition, with counter offer.
Protests demanding Jallikattu swelled on the streets of Tamil Nadu after agitators rejected statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and the state braced for a shutdown on Friday.
A slowdown in India's growth rate, the bank said, has also affected the growth rate of South Asia. As a result, South Asia has fallen to second place after East Asia and the Pacific.
The Indian ladies are no longer bogged down by the timidity of the past and are more than willing to embrace the temerity of the present, says Dhruv Munjal.
Teams of students and coders demonstrated in 24 hours diverse programmes impacting health and livelihood issues with use of a personal identity number.
An Afghan businessman is believed to be allegedly indoctrinating youth from Maharashtra to join the dreaded Islamic State.
'The BCCI is one of the best administrative bodies in the world.' 'In a democratic set-up there will always be a power struggle, that is part of every society or every association, but it does not mean we have done something bad.' 'We have done everything possible we could for the game.'
BlackBerry Passport, with a 4.5-inch touch screen and three-row touch-enabled physical keyboard, is priced at Rs 49,990.
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till September 17 the National Investigation Agency custody of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his close associate Asadullah Akhtar after the agency claimed they were involved in a deep rooted conspiracy and had executed various blasts in India.
Indian-American law student Niraj Antani makes history as he goes on to become the youngest sitting state representative. Rediff.com's George Joseph reports
Protests raging in Assam against lynching of rape accused Farid Khan in Dimapur in Nagaland on March 5
'In the long run, the boost to farmers' incomes must come from technological breakthroughs,' says Pratap S Birthal and Digvijay S Negi.
The NDA candidate tells the Election Commission that the Maoists plan to kidnap him.
The two-day rally will be one of the largest congregations of farmers in Delhi, the AIKSCC has claimed.
