There is anti-incumbency in urban areas. Rural Punjab, the Akali base, will hold the key.
Moving ahead with their new mantra -- Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation in every sector for the benefit of global stability and people's livelihoods over the next ten years.
India Inc has too much on its plate to ensure double digit growth in FY16.
Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments.
Once these banks start showing losses, they will not be able to pay dividends to the government nor pay taxes, which will further aggravate the situation for the government as its return on investment as an investor would be very negligible for the next few years, says M V Subramanian.
'Despite almost $30 billion of funding since 2001, all the US reaps today is unmitigated hostility of a Pakistan emboldened to flaunt its China card.' 'How can the US give credence to any offers from Pakistan, which has trotted out the standard alibi of non-State actors time and again, including dreaded terror outfits being out of State control, Pakistan itself being a victim and so forth?'
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
Critics have even suggested that India is doing this because it is not prepared to take on the requirements of TFA, with a relatively weak trade infrastructure.
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The ball is now in the Reserve Bank of India's court to lift up demand, says Ajay S Shriram.
'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.
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.
Need for much more investment; sector would like govt help
The legislation passed with 230 votes in the 300-seat chamber.
'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.'
'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 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
Jaitley promised higher investment in roads and railways.
Every competitor is eyeing the top slot that Flipkart holds.
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.
Tax demands and regulatory hassles, coupled with low internet density and sundry other problems, would have kept Mr Ma awfully busy - and small.
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.
'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.
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
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.
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