The defence ministry has signed off on a national security plan that it cannot fund. Ajai Shukla reports
'In 1981 when I had a project in Qatar, those in charge told me they would not like Indians in high positions; they felt Indians could work only as drivers, cleaners and labourers.' 'I challenged them and showed that Indians could do great work in all areas.' 'Today, in the Middle East, they insist on having Indians in all fields. Everybody believes Indians are capable, hard working and trustworthy,' Ravi Pillai, one of the most influential businessmen in the Middle East, tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
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Making a strong pitch before foreign investors at the World Economic Forum, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said the state offers great opportunities in areas ranging from technology to tourism to infrastructure to oil refineries.
'There's a huge need for advancements in current security incident logging and monitoring practices.'
The CJI also said the tribunals 'are not equipped and are lying empty and today a situation has come that no retired Supreme Court judge wants to head the Tribunal'.
Liberalising regulations on satcom technology could attract billions of dollars in foreign investment.
'We are warning that if you get these 3.5 lakh additional non-medical people with licence, our infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate will deteriorate'.
The shortage of skilled workers in India is one of the country's biggest challenges.
Top leaders from India Inc may be busy throughout the year, but they too have a very strong social life beyond work.
Close to 9 lakh registered companies are not filing annual returns with the ministry of corporate affairs and are a potential source of money laundering, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said on Saturday.
The BJP in its policy document stated that tourism plays a key role in socio-economic progress through creation of jobs.
A recent McKinsey report warns that unless IT professionals re-train themselves, they could become irrelevant.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
Kerala has recorded 24 cases including two foreign nationals.
Uttarakhand's Kumaon hills are setting new standards in dirt and poor solid waste management, sys Anjuli Bhargava.
'Above 2,000 metres the gradient of the Himalayas is very steep and if you build any infrastructure (roads, dams, hydro power projects) in these regions, it will not be able to sustain these events (the onslaught of debris that comes down with great speeds).'
In 2016, one in two companies is planning to increase head count with hi-tech, shared services and life sciences leading the pack
India's plan to buy futuristic tanks and infantry combat vehicles -- estimated to be worth Rs 80,000 crore to Rs 100,000 crore each -- will certainly intimidate Pakistan which already feels threatened by our vast tank strength.
The EC currently follows a system of random counting of VVPAT slips in one polling booth per assembly segment of a Parliamentary or assembly constituency.
'The ISI is bound to exploit narcoterrorism.'
'Since each chief single-mindedly pursues his service's interests in the competition for turf and in core matters such as budget share. The CDS, therefore, must act as an "honest broker" whose decisions serve the broader national purpose, rather than narrow service interests,' says Ajai Shukla.
India's premier Space Research Organisation is targetting up to 10 launches a year by 2016 , a top ISRO official said on Monday.
Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan, who was earlier against the merger of the two fashion e-tail companies, is learnt to be meeting each Jabong employee one-to-one.
Improving economy and investment in Indian carriers and hotels by global companies is likely to lead to hiring for aviation and hospitality sectors witnessing up to 40 per cent growth in 2015, according to experts.
'She must first change the Rules of Business 1961 that makes the defence secretary and not the defence minister responsible for the defence of the country!' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd.)
From educating people about the internet, connecting far-flung areas with a high-speed net, promoting entrepreneurship, building start-up incubators, women empowerment, to even running a voter registration campaign, cybersecurity and counter-terrorism, Facebook and Google have done it all for the government.
Regional connectivity will bring development to tier-2 and tier-3 cities which are becoming "growth engines", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating the first flight under UDAN.
'If you consider only demonetisation and GST as my government's work, it will be a big injustice to me.'
Undisclosed income to the tune of Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) was detected during 2013-14 in various searches and surveys conducted by the Income Tax department, a top official from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said.
On International Tiger Day, India is still a long way from making sure that the future of our national animal is safe.
A Pakistani family which arrived here to visit the Haji Ali dargah to pray for their mentally challenged son was refused accommodation by several hotels in the city following which they spent the night on a pavement.
The new army chief's highest priority must be to address the critical hollowness in the Indian Army's operational preparedness, says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
The airport security market, which comprises segments like security, disaster response, identification, manning and cyber security is currently growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 25 per cent, according to a study titled 'India Homeland Security Market: An Emerging Opportunity'.
PM to launch works on Zojila tunnel, other infrastructure projects.
Maharashtra has reported 31 positive cases, Kerala 19, Uttar Pradesh 11, Delhi and Karnataka six each, Ladakh three, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Telangana two each; and Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab one case each. The total number of confirmed cases also includes 17 foreigners -- 16 Italian tourists and a Canadian, it said.
Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama - with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time.
'If we cannot handle an epidemic of that strata, (causing that kind) of excessive calamity, then we really have to prevent it.' 'If we become complacent in even preventing it, then we are in for a disaster.'
'The only idea -- the only idea -- of the shutdown was to buy time.'
