Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget has not disappointed but vision and details, particularly for the revival of agriculture, are missing.
All four contenders from the host country were shown the door in the quarter-finals of the US $25,000 event.
In a bid to generate funds for protecting and renovating neglected religious places, Rajasthan government on Monday said it would privatise temples.
The MEA said Singh's visit to Pyongyang was at the invitation of North Korean government.
The ninth seeded Indo-Romanian rallied to shock the three-time champions 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(9), 7-6(5) in their quarter-final match.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan says global markets are at risk of a "crash" should investors start bailing out of risky assets created by the loose monetary policies of developed economies.
Nuwan Zoysa has been recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for the seven-match tour of India
'Terrorism continues to be the overwhelming threat to security and stability in the SCO region and therefore Dr Jaishankar strongly pitched for 'collective action',' observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
The massive mushroom cloud over North Korea was due to a planned demolition for a power project, said officials.
Iran beat North Korea 2-0 in Pyongyang in a match that ended with angry scenes on Wednesday to take the outright lead in their World Cup qualifying group.
Most human cases have been traced to contact with sick poultry, but experts fear the virus could mutate into a form that is easily transmissible among humans, sparking a global pandemic.
The arrest was made at the coastal town of Veraval in Junagadh district on the basis of information provided by a mafia don Dawood Ibrahim aide.
Brazil made a strong statement with a 2-1 victory over Spain in their opening Group D clash on October 7, and they would now look to build on the winning momentum.
In April, RBI had projected retail inflation to be around 5 per cent.
South and North Korea will also begin talks about fielding a unified team for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
After months of investigations, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Saturday filed a charge sheet against former chief minister Prakash Singh Badal and his family in a disproportionate assets case in a court in Ropar.
The prime minister had a puja at his residence followed by breakfast with his deputy Advani and his family.
Korean veteran Choi Sang-ho thwarted a brave bid by Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand to lift the Maekyung Open by three strokes.
Korean stalwart Choi Sang-ho leads the field after two rounds in the Asian Tour Maekyung Open golf.
In women's singles, both Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu climbed up the ladder despite not playing in any recent tournaments.
Elder son Amitabh Bachchan lit the funeral pyre at the Ruia Park crematorium in suburban Juhu.
Korea's Ryu Seung-min upset Wang Hao to win gold in the men's singles final and disrupt China's domination of Olympic table tennis.
The Indian ace was two shots behind Korea's Chung Joon in the Maekyung Open.
The President said that because of the policies of the government foreign investment has increased from $36 billion to $60 billion during the period.
'Suspect all, fix all.' 'It is this mindset that begins at the very top of an establishment and then trickles down and across,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
The government also proposed promoting 'one product one district' for better marketing and export of horticulture crops. It also called on states for early implementation of three key central model laws on land leasing, agriculture produce and livestock marketing and contract farming.
Korea's Chung Joon held off the Indian ace to secure a one-shot triumph at the Maekyung Open.
More than 750 constituencies spread across four states and one union territory will go to the polls on Tuesday
The government has the upper hand in the ongoing negotiations, and it is unclear if a real debate will happen, observes Tulika Narayan.
The cyber attack affected the internet-connected televisions at the media centres and also shut down the official Winter Olympics website for around 20 minutes.
Aniruddha Rajput, 33, is among the 34 individuals elected by the General Assembly as members of the International Law Commission, the UN organ tasked with the progressive development of international law and its codification.
