Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
It will take years for faster Internet to reach this population and those who aren't even connected so far
United States President Barack Obama said goodbye to his nation in an emotional address enriched with wisdom and optimism.
'It was difficult, but we wanted to show an honest portrayal.' 'I was not trying to tear him apart.'
'It was the first document he had seen that asked him about his past in such detail; it was the only interest this country (America) had shown in his origins, and it was most inconvenient. To get ahead, he had to find out where he had come from.'
India had 14 out of the world's 20 most polluted cities, the World Health Organization reveals.
In November alone businesses created 314,000 new jobs, Obama said.
'This is a book written by a man who has seen it all and done it all and can now laugh about it,' says Vir Sanghvi.
Iran signed a $3 billion deal with Boeing, backed Qatar against the Saudis, scored a big victory in Syria and reached out to Hamas. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar examines how the Qatar versus Saudi Arabia standoff is quickly changing alignments in the Middle East.
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song, Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers.
A Internet sensation, she has over 2.1 million followers on Instagram.
Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'Our passionate love for our nation as seen in our anger at slogan shouters does not extend to caring for the nation in other ways. We are one of the dirtiest people on earth and even our holiest river the Ganga can only be cleaned if the Supreme Court orders it, and even then with difficulty,' says Aakar Patel.
E-commerce has become a success in China as it overtook the US as the world largest online retail market.
The momentous occasion came when the House of Representatives passed the $1.5 trillion (Rs 96 lakh crore) tax reform bill for the second time by 224 to 201 votes to clear the technical snag in the passage of the bill, which was passed by the Senate and House earlier.
After high-profile exits in the past couple of months, Infosys, the country's second largest information technology services company, has undertaken a top-level management restructuring.
Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick. Sukanya Verma tells us why.
Nearly a thousand people from different faiths gathered today to pay homage to the six Sikh worshippers gunned down inside a Gurdwara by a white supremacist here last year, as a sea of candles and emotional tributes marked the tragic incident's anniversary.
'If the US-Pakistan relationship continues to suffer, Pakistan may feel it has less to lose and decide that it need not keep a leash on LeT in order to appease America.' 'A tougher US policy toward Pakistan could lead to an emboldened and strengthened LeT and JeM, resulting in more terrorist attacks in India.'
Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Italian Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg joining the Briton on the front row of the grid.
While Indian IT has known what is coming and has a strategy ready to combat it, the same can't be said about the country and the government.
On Friday, November 17, Washington, DC will see a new museum open its bronze doors and invite the world to hold dialogue on one of the most read books in the world -- the Bible. Welcome to the massive Museum of the Bible where ancient scripts and rocker Elvis Presley's Bible will be on display along with everything else Bible-related.
It is not every day that one of the planet's richest men is arrested by his government.
At a time when major economies have increased spending, India will have to do the same.
The GSAT-31 is a 'high power' communication satellite going to serve and replace some of the satellites that are going to expire soon.
United States President Barack Obama will visit Asia in April next year, to push closer ties, but India is unlikely to be part of his stopovers given that the country could very well be in the middle of a general election.
The Budget has changed the rules for Indian citizens and persons of Indian origin visiting India. Instead of 182 days, the number of days has been reduced to 120. You will be treated as a resident of India for tax purposes if you stay in the country for more than 120 days in a financial year and 365 days in the past four years. One consequence of the change will be that people of Indian origin who reside outside India will be able to spend a smaller number of days in the country if they wish to keep their non-resident status intact, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Trump lauds Modi, saying he has been working successfully to bring the vast country and its people together.
If all goes on well, the NISAR satellite will be launched in 2021 from India using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
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United States Secretary of State John Kerry's much-awaited visit to Pakistan has been postponed once again after his original travel plan was leaked to the media, official sources said on Monday.
World leaders are reacting with caution to Donald Trump's jaw-dropping victory in the US presidential election, with some of them reminding him of the democratic values and the global responsibility he carries.
Yara Shalaby set up the Middle East's first women's rally team, the Gazelle Rally which has seven drivers and has secured sponsorship for 2016.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Tillerson, is currently on top of the list of Trump's Secretary of State because of his contacts with the world leaders, in particular Russian President Vladimir Putin, media reports said.
Trump said his visit to Saudi Arabia will include a gathering of leaders from 'across the Muslim world' to unite against extremism.
'It might get worse. We don't really know what is it that is resulting in the high value of R now.'
This is the project to turn municipal and agri-waste into fuel sources like diesel, jet fuel, naptha and petroleum. It is called IH2.
Kushner would testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday.
Manchester United's on-loan striker Radamel Falcao hinted he could leave the club at the end of the season in search of more regular football.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
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