Finance firms in these SEZs likely to get tax breaks.
Privatisation or consolidation into half a dozen large banks might not rescue public sector banks from the crisis they find themselves in.
India has been eyeing deeper energy ties with Iran and has already lined up $20 billion as investment in oil and gas as well as in petrochemical and fertiliser sectors there.
Flavia Agnes, lawyer and founder of women's legal aid group Majlis, provides a contrary view to criminalising marital rape.
Commerce ministry monitoring remedial measures to promote exports in key markets.
Like Air India, there have been recent cyber attacks on some major airlines, including one in Canada, and a global airlines alliance
'Strengthen hospital capacity, look after patients who need care, primarily ICU care...' 'Train doctors, get PPE, get ventilators, have treatment protocols in place.'
Modi said India and Russia have been friends for a long time and thanked Putin for inviting him for the first-ever informal meeting at Sochi.
FM he did not come down hard on Rajan to cut rates
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'For every act of terrorism on Indian territory for which there is credible evidence pointing to the Pakistan army and the ISI's involvement, carefully calibrated military strikes must be launched against the Pakistan army,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
'They are out there, singing about their socio-economic status, their family structures, their politics, the way the system treated them, what they would like to change... and the beauty is that they are positive.' 'They are not bitter or cynical.'
An MoU on sharing hydrological information of the Brahmaputra River by China to India and another pact on amendment of the protocol on phytosanitary requirements for exporting rice from India to China to include non-Basmati rice were signed after the Modi-Xi talks in the eastern Chinese port city.
Neutrality and jurisdiction in international trade need to be discussed threadbare before GST is implemented in India.
Many emerging economies have witnessed a flight of foreign portfolio capital and their currencies have slumped against the dollar.
Terrorism and Afghanistan were the focus points of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on his first visit to Central Asia.
The powerful United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution that endorses the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
The move is likely to impact Jet's operations out of Belgium and India.
Senior officials say the government might come up with an incentive package for the SEZs following the release of Foreign Trade Policy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United States President Barack Obama will meet in Washington on Thursday to chart a course for "future cooperation" in areas such as civil nuclear technology, trade, investment, defence and counter-terrorism, amid perceptions that bilateral strategic ties have plateaued.
Moody's earlier this week lowered its growth forecast to 7 per cent, from 7.5 per cent.
Paris attacks took the centre stage at the G20 Summit on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a united global effort to combat terrorism as world leaders joined a clarion call to eliminate ISIS network.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
The loan will be utilised in several developmental projects that Nepal wants to undertake. Nayanima Basu reports.
The negotiations started on Sunday, a day ahead of schedule.
The second half of June could be driven more or less by technical factors triggered by news flow from Greece, the US Federal Reserve and the monsoon. The technical picture seems bearish as of now, says Devangshu Datta.
Obama and Modi would primarily focus on climate change but will also review progress in bilateral relationship and discussion on regional and global issues including terrorism.
'Gloom is nowhere in sight, with healthy foreign exchange reserves, a strong rupee, healthy tax collections, corruption and crony capitalism under check,' argues Gopal Krishna Agrawal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday held talks at Hyderabad House
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan's decision to cut rates last week surprised even top officials.
The second-quarter GDP numbers are scheduled to be announced on Friday.
I admire Kejriwal's intelligence but pity the fact that he had to use all the ingenuity and scheming to achieve his revenue enhancement goal, says Sudhir Bisht.
US wants differentiation between developed and developing countries scrapped
The BJP's embarrassing rout in Delhi may affect Modi in many ways.
The combination of sanctions, and low fuel prices is really hurting the Putin regime.
Official talks were held between Modi and Seikh Tamim for multi-sectoral partnership and strengthening of Indo-Qatar ties following which the agreements and Memorandums of Understanding were signed on the second day of the Prime Minister's visit.
The RBI governor-designate may be economical with spoken words, but is known for his sharp and critical writings
The issues that figured prominently in these discussions included terrorism, Afghanistan and the situation in the Asia Pacific region.
Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
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