Former India defender Ilyas Pasha dead, AIFF, East Bengal condole
'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the 1970s and shipping firms from the 1980s -- disappear.' 'Benchmark indices reward those who reinvent themselves in line with economic demands.'
The enduring relationship between the two countries have survived the disintegration of the erstwhile USSR in 1991, the end of the Cold War and the regime change in both countries, points out Rup Narayan Das.
'Instead of the government and telecom operators solving the mess of their own creation, they're telling us we need to give access to our phones perpetually.'
''Now the roads in Bihar are as good as any other Indian state. The power sector has improved.' 'Connectivity, law and order, gender justice...' 'Bihar now stands for all these things that were totally absent when it was under jungle raj.'
'As the team builds, each of them will bring in a different perspective, new thinking.'
'When you have the best market at your doorstep, international diversification is a distraction.'
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The political and ideological differences between the Congress and Shashi Tharoor is no longer a matter of whispers.
Starlink's application for offering satcom services in India had been held up for the company's inability to comply with mandatory ownership disclosure norms.
'It can position itself as a China Plus One solution, fulfilling the demands of developed economies.'
The bankmen proved too good for ITI in a National Football League match.
Following the conflict, Israel has banned the entry of Palestinian workers. The departure of several thousand other foreign workers, the Israeli construction industry has been facing a deep crisis.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned Rs 1032 crore (Rs 10.32 billion) for revival of Indian Telephone Industries, Bangalore.
Powell rose to claim the sprint double in the inaugural National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Allahabad in February 1963, winning the 100m race in 10.8 seconds and the 200m in 22.0 seconds.
The Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises will take up the case of ITI in its next meeting, on May 31.
BRPSE's new chairman Nitish Sengupta has suggested that at least three ailing companies, which have been referred to the board, hive off some of their land and get into real estate development to become profitable again.
'Only 20 per cent of families in India buy cheese twice once a year.'
Government's security concerns about Chinese equipment makers not a deterrent.
The Goa side beat ITI 2-0 to register their second victory ion the National Football League.\n\n\n\n
Ducati would like to develop a motorbike racetrack on the lines of the Buddh International Circuit.
Two late second-half goals gave the Goa side a 2-0 victory over ITI, Bangalore, in the national Football League.
'We have reached 70 million monthly active users during this festival season, which is another great milestone for us.'
They wasted chances galore and were held goalless by ITI in an NFL match.
Ednei Jose Damasio scored in the last minute to enable the Mumbai side beat ITI in an NFL match.
The Nigerian striker scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over ITI in the National Football League.
Despite being reduced to tean men, ITI rallied to hold Mahindra 1-1 in the National Football League.
'One of the aspects for transparency and fair governance is to give the industry being represented the chance of lobbying with the regulator.'
The Kolkata giants beat ITI, Bangalore, 3-1 in a National Football League match.
The club, best known for its football team, is shutting down because of dearth of funds.
The victory was Vasco's fourth in eight matches in the National Football League.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group - a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest shareholder in the UK's second-largest telecom company both in terms of market value and subscriber count. The shares are being purchased from billionaire Patrick Drahi's Altice UK through a combination of cash and debt .
'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what is needed is a large dose of removal of restrictions.' 'Government restrictions hold back universities in India from launching medical schools,' argue Ajay Shah and Vijay Kelkar.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.