'Through a translator, I was able to speak with several of the detainees from India who are seeking asylum.' 'I was saddened to hear the detainees tell us that they are being confined in their cells for up to 22 to 23 hours a day.' 52 Indian are among the 121 asylum-seekers held in an Oregon prison. Rediff.com Senior Contributor Pottayil Rajendran reports from New York on the case that is making headlines in America, India, indeed around the world.
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The ball is now in the Reserve Bank of India's court to lift up demand, says Ajay S Shriram.
Throughout, Mekhail spoke calmly, with hardly an inflection making even the barest attempt to hijack his tone. His tone was so empty it made his narrative all the more touching. And ugly and grey, as the monsoon sky beyond the window.
It is not that platforms and products are something that Infosys has not tried earlier.
The legislation passed with 230 votes in the 300-seat chamber.
Need for much more investment; sector would like govt help
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
'In contrast to the generally buoyant tone of the Economic Survey in January, he sounds uncharacteristically pessimistic, saying that forces in the world economy -- slowing global trade, protectionism, robots -- will limit India's manufacturing to levels well below what propelled East Asia's economies decades ago.'
In February 2012, Laundry Project opened its first factory in Chennai. Initially, it catered to hotels - Taj, Oberoi, Marriot, Ascot and Radisson.
Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.
Before you apply to any internship, you need to clearly mention why and how your joining will be a win-win situation for the employer.
Dabhol's assets will be demerged into the power plant and the LNG terminal.
IndiGo's ascent is not without its risks, however.
Manipur needs an integrated politico, military, socio-economic approach, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Cashi Crisis: Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!
Faster normalisation of central-bank balance sheets will drive yields higher.
'Why do we continue giving them money when we know of all the bad things they are doing?'
COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space
Every competitor is eyeing the top slot that Flipkart holds.
Jaitley promised higher investment in roads and railways.
Of the five towns planned, work is progressing in two, Dasve and Mogao.
Ratan Tata was the first one to realise that Indian companies had become a prisoner to tradition and needed to radically innovate.
FIXES BY THE GOVERNMENT: Energy price fixed, tax issues linger.
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U B Pravin Rao explains how the company is executing the strategy.
Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.
Tax demands and regulatory hassles, coupled with low internet density and sundry other problems, would have kept Mr Ma awfully busy - and small.
'It was incredibly heart-wrenching to see people waiting to be evacuated -- children, parents and grandparents. Many families did not get to leave together. An order of priority was drawn up, and the first ones to be evacuated were pregnant women, single and/or older women and dialysis patients. Most were happy to be on the plane but also very distressed to have left behind family and friends.'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
The decision to not attend the forum attended by 28 heads of state and 130 national delegations is a clear break from its usual policy of going along with the crowd.
Economist Dale W Jorgenson declares that India is doing "very, very well" and forecasts that India might continue to outrun world economies, including China over the next many years.
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
Carlos Tevez is getting paid 615,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua, making him the world's best-paid player. His salary is now more than Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's!
CLP saw early that the pollution caused by China's rush for industrial growth would lead inevitably to demands for cleaner electricity.
If the high security notes introduced in 2015 were kept in the system, the pain due to demonetisation can be ameliorated to a certain extent. But unfortunately, such thought process have no place in the hasty demonetisation decision.
Parekh said divestment can unlock huge funds.
Despite their promised and announced reduction in power prices, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government may want keep the issue on the burner for sometime longer, since none of the concerned players are ready to give an inch, and seem raring for a fight, says Upasna Pandey
Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian discusses the Budget, goods and services tax, Centre-state relationship and larger issues facing the economy
It emerges that not only does the CIDR project fails the test of fairness, justness and reasonableness besides the test of not being fanciful, oppressive or arbitrary; it also fails the test of Arthashastra, Hadith and the Bible.
Indian economy about to take-off
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