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.
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.
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.
Tata, Adani, Lanco to be hit as Indonesia may ban export of low-grade coal
The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved a hike in gas prices from April 2014.
The aircraft has to fly through five consecutive days.
It has forced some institutes to slash their tuition fees by up to 25 per cent.
The implementation of the GST will indeed be a landmark reform.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
'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.
Sellers, beware! Here are the risks involved
Read the fine print carefully lest your claim gets rejected, advises Tarun Mathur.
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.
'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.'
If gender disparities are eroded with more women being better-educated, that pool also becomes smaller.
Women pilots will soon fly fighter jets of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Thursday.
The company is excited over the pact, which it says marks the 'start of a new relationship' between the two countries.
'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
'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
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
India is currently considering two corridors for high speed trains.
The challenge before TCS is to be totally at home with the IPR regime of developed economies.
A simple explainer to the Indus Water Treaty.
Kinesiology, best described as the science of movement, is complex yet holistic.
'If they succeed in silencing this great university, it will be a tragic day for the nation.'
India will need an annual investment of Rs 15 trillion in infrastructure over the next five years, says Chandrajit Banerjee, DG, CII.
'In the last 55 years India and Pakistan have gone to wars, but nobody spoke about scrapping the Indus Waters Treaty.'
The Wuhan meetings signify an incremental shift in China's position on India as well as each country buying time for the next phase of bilateral relations, says Srikanth Kondapalli.
PSUs will get direct allotment.
'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.' 'It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
Santosh Kamath, partner (infrastructure and government services), KPMG in India, expects an extension of a tax holiday for the sector.
India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.
It would be a good idea to create independent oversight committees for each regulatory institution and indeed, even for their appellate bodies, says A K Bhattacharya.
India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine is a considerable achievement -- and should have an impact on security strategy
The Nepal earthquake has driven home the importance of home insurance. What are the factors you need to keep in mind before insuring your property? Indrani Roy offers a checklist.
'Ex-servicemen engineers and technicians are true professionals worthy of being 'Make in India' agents. They can be trusted to bring long term dividends -- it is in their character to be long term loyalists!' says Air Marshal P V Athawale (Retd).
Mercedes Benz brings sportier S63 AMG sedan to India
Young IIT engineers have come up with an affordable solution to the wastage of agricultural produce by developing a unique solar-powered cold storage system which works at almost zero running cost.
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