'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'
About 76,000 H-1B visas were issued to people in computer occupations in 2014.
The arrest of an Indian Army Major for allegedly killing a fellow officer's wife he was "obsessed" with is not the first incident of alleged inappropriate conduct in the history of the country's armed forces. In the past, a number of such cases have hogged the limelight at different points in time. Here are some of such cases.
IT services firm HCL Technologies on Friday reported a 16.7 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 2,014 crore for the quarter ended September 2016.
The Modi government's e-auction policy for coal, meant to shield the consumer against hike in electricity charges, has already led to serious allegations of cartelisation among the bidding corporates. Matters came to such a pass that the government at one point last week was considering inviting the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the matter, reports Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.
'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'
Yulu founder Amit Gupta believes bicycle sharing is the next big thing.
Compared to a third party insurance buying comprehensive insurance makes more sense, says Neeraj Gupta
The car which has a 30 kmph cruising speed, can travel a distance of 150 kms on a fully charged battery.
A pod-like vehicle, which can touch top speeds of close to 1,200 km an hour, will make this amazing feat possible.
'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'
Facing stiff resistance on the Land Acquisition Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government will not re-promulgate the Ordinance which expires on Monday and declared readiness to accept any suggestions to benefit the farmers in the pending bill on it.
'He is wily and has everything that a political leader needs to succeed at that level.' 'He would be outstanding as a counter to Modi in the Lok Sabha, if he had the Opposition benches behind him,' says Aakar Patel.
Power firms can pass on burden to consumers, stocks rise up to 2%
The Tamil Nadu government had, on May 28, ordered the state pollution control board to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns.
R-Power had produced the test certificate claiming March 30, 2013, as the date of commissioning.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the states were free to announce farm loan waivers if they had the fiscal space and that there would be no shortfall this year in divestment and non-tax revenues.
A fresh scheme is likely to be released in the upcoming Budget
The economic growth fell to a decade low of 5 per cent in 2012-13 fiscal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have secured a rare concession from Pakistan that 'terrorism' and not the issue of Kashmir be the central theme of the India-Pakistan dialogue.
Lukewarm response from private investors and turf battles between government agencies have resulted in delaying Modi's ambitions. Sahil Makkar reports.
The challenge for BMW is to overtake Mercedes-Benz, which bounced back three years ago to become king of the hill.
'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'This novel format of diplomacy -- the informal summit -- will not only facilitate bilateral communication and reduce miscalculations at the very top level of the two governments, but possibly open the space for China and India to speak in one voice on various issues of mutual concern,' note Feng Renjie and Ding Kun Lei
Read the fine print carefully lest your claim gets rejected, advises Tarun Mathur.
'You can never bring about a change if you only bring in outsiders. Consultants will never feel what changes are necessary and where,' says Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
The implementation of the GST will indeed be a landmark reform.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
Tata, Adani, Lanco to be hit as Indonesia may ban export of low-grade coal
The aircraft has to fly through five consecutive days.
The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved a hike in gas prices from April 2014.
'The number of first-time investors into MFs can grow four times more than the current rate if we are able to accept the bank KYCs.'
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It has forced some institutes to slash their tuition fees by up to 25 per cent.
Her project aims to clean waste water by flowing through different layers of corn cobs which is a cost-effective and simple technique of cleaning water.
Women pilots will soon fly fighter jets of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Thursday.
If gender disparities are eroded with more women being better-educated, that pool also becomes smaller.
The company is excited over the pact, which it says marks the 'start of a new relationship' between the two countries.
Two hundred years after George Stephenson built the steam-powered Blucher, Open Knowledge pays tribute to 200 years of rail transport.
Rishi Mehra on the home work you need to do before opting for one
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