Biju Janata Dal members had staged a walk-out while NDA ally Shiv Sena did not participate in the voting.
The challenge ahead for central and state governments remains enormous.
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
'... For the India-US relationship to continue its positive trajectory, it will require India to adapt to a different approach.' Nisha Desai Biswal -- who as the Obama administration's point person for South Asia was in the inner circle of all the Obama-Modi Summits -- tells Rediff.com's Monali Sarkar why she is hopeful that India and the US are on an irreversible forward course.
Mondelez India promotes cocoa cultivation in India.
The apex court had last month handed over the case to CBI and asked the state governments to provide all logistical help to the CBI team probing the matter.
The Genie will contain lots of gamified apps.
'The past year has yielded extraordinary results in the strategic, commercial, and people-to-people components of the India-United States partnership, US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com in an exclusive interview.
Modi, in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, wrote that the US and India are forging a deeper and stronger partnership that extends far beyond the Beltway and the Raisina Hill.
'Is Trump going to play a mediating role? Can he play a mediating role? It's out of the question.' 'Kashmir is an Indian responsibility.'
Under the policy, the US recognises and has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which China sees as a breakaway province to be reunified with the mainland one day.
The farmers of Khentia are now working in tandem with the IIT team.
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
The Smurfs 2 is a film rife with cleverly marketed mediocrity, writes Sukanya Verma.
The new ordinance on land acquisition will allow land grabbers to deprive millions, destroy agriculture, horticulture, rivers, forests, tree cover and mangroves to extract minerals as well as ground water, without replenishment at a pace that will not leave anything for the next generation, warns activist Medha Patkar.
Helping UK outlets get wearable devices, robotics; apps to identify empty kitchen jars and auto-order likely soon
Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com reveals the good, bad and ugly of the latest MPV from the Mahindra stable.
Trade between India and Indonesia stands at $20 billion.
Uber is present in over 250 cities in 50 countries.
'During his visit to Vietnam on September 3 -- the first visit by an Indian prime minister in 15 years -- Modi will notice the widespread anti-China sentiment in that country.'
Jaitley's team presents a quintessential mix of foreign-educated, intellectual technocrats and seasoned bureaucrats
While Congress-ruled states such as Kerala, Karnataka and Assam expressed fears about the sudden demise of the planning process and wondered what it would be replaced with, also worrying about the immediate implications on annual Plan outlays, Andhra Pradesh said it was considering setting up its own NITI Aayog.
The data-generation ability of technology can not only provide real-time feedback on its return on investment but also evaluate education programmes.
The private discoms that join the scheme would only benefit in terms of operational efficiency and there will not be any financial bailout
'The Modi government's lurch toward America has not brought it any dividends so far. The Western world is simply not in a position to make big investments in India... India needs to take a leap of faith vis-a-vis China.'
Both Obama and Modi have taken bold steps towards laying the groundwork to give a big push to Indo-US trade, and now it's time to execute, says Bikash Mohapatra.
Why is the government ignoring the advice of its own Economic Survey?
The startling story of how a bitter ex-girlfriend helped capture artifacts raider Subhash Kapoor.
'Making the railways better is a different type of a challenge.'
Parth Gupta quit a good corporate job to work for the welfare of farmers in rural Madhya Pradesh.
Here's an analysis of the style and strategy of the man who did the magic for Narendra Modi and then Nitish Kumar and whom the Congress has now hired.
The new government has to make conscious efforts to rebuild social equality and bring the people together.
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
Holding that transparency, predictability and upholding the rule of law are essential for better ties, a senior American diplomat today said the US is keen to restart work on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with India for deepening economic relationship.
With a slew of product releases this time, Apple has made it very difficult for its competitors to survive in the market with its state-of-the-art products and software. It will be interesting to see how competition answers with their upcoming products.
The upcoming Budget gives Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a chance to let states boost spending.
This compact SUV comes packed with the best in class features, variants, power, fuel-efficiency, interiors and even space
Senior advocate S Ganesh, appearing for Roy, submitted that it may not feasible for the group to dispose of its Indian properties as the real estate prices have crashed down since June this year.
For the first time the Ford Foundation is placed under a watch.
Himanshu Juneja takes a closer look to find out what the phablet from Xiaomi is all about.
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