Breakdancing, considered one of the pillars of hip-hop culture, will also make its Asian Games bow in 2022, two years before it features in the Olympics for the first time in Paris.
The official also said the government's official app helped generate information about 697 potential hotspots in the country.
Make in India campaign has huge potential.
'Trump will do significant damage in the short term'
The government said that the massive amount of political donations were earlier made in cash by individuals or corporates using 'illicit means of funding'.
In MP, the Congress is hoping for a comeback, while in Mizoram, the BJP looking to defeat the Congress in its last bastion in the Northeast.
'This has to be seen in the context not only of the legacy we inherited, but also of global economic weakness.'
'If after inheriting the very bad situation we have reached this level despite consecutive years of drought and no growth in the world economy, it is no accident.' 'It is a result of the sound macro economic policies followed by this government.' 'We have eschewed populism and stuck to a path of fiscal prudence.'
'There are reports of political dissent mounting on Xi Jinping's handling of the Wuhan fallout.'
Speaking at CNBC TV 18's business leadership awards event, Sitharaman made it clear that she was not expecting a jump in the number either.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw points out how the adoption of information and communication technologies can provide India with a very effective health care tool.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.
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On the back of ongoing reforms and stress on manufacturing, India. he said, can look for much bigger share in global exports.
Manoj Sinha, earlier minister of state for railways, will be tasked to conduct the auction and deal with issues like net neutrality.
The NDA government was initially reticent about fleshing out its economic strategy for the future. But now that it has taken enough bold initiatives on the economic front it must have the confidence to tell us more about its approach going forward, says Abheek Barua.
Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Amid uproar in France over the revelation that the National Security Agency carried out extensive electronic surveillance there, United States President Barack Obama called up his French counterpart Francois Hollande and told that Washington has begun reviewing the way it gathers intelligence.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
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'India is doing better than when we took office 17 months ago'.
Nineteen US organisations have filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, claiming that its secretive internet and telephone surveillance program violates the constitution.
'Foreign aid to Pakistan. Forget it, bye bye...' 'F-16s to Pakistan. Forget it.' Shalabh Kumar, the desi who knows Donald Trump best, speaks to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'The Chinese mindset and approach to India is far different from that in Pakistan.' 'This reality makes it possible for us to follow an engagement policy with one, while militating against engagement with the other.'
The party's research centre, overseen by chief Sonia Gandhi, provides members with solid facts that can be used to target the Centre.
The sector hit many roadblocks during 2014, as builders were seen shying away from the projects and investments dried up amid various regulatory, judicial and policy-related bottlenecks.
'Imran Khan hopes to fulfill the dreams of the founders of of Pakistan in establishing an Islamic Welfare State.' 'The grave situation of the economy makes realisation of this dream very difficult,' points out Colonel R N Ghosh Dastidar (retd).
The Forbes 5th annual '30 Under 30' list features 600 women and men.
Modi said sometimes the government has to take certain decisions and hence it took some strong steps.
'There has been a marked increase in four types of cases.' 'One is fraud related to online deliveries, online shopping and online groceries and liquor.' 'Second fake news, third hate speech and fourth sextortion.'
'The policy is to consolidate farming into the hands of a few and to take away the food security of the country.' 'Once food is in the hands of 15 chosen corporate houses, you will get food, but at a price that they determine.'
Parts of electric cars are costlier and repairing often means replacing an entire system, which drives insurance premium rates up.
"Not a single step has been taken by this government to empower small businesses in India," says Praveen Khandelwal, national secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders and former treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit.
The PM said Japan and the Indian diaspora has a big role to play in India's growth story.
Narendra Modi might on Saturday ask the Apple CEO to make in India instead of importing and selling refurbished phones
IT sector has lots of hope from the Union Budget 2014-15.
Rajan retained the short-term lending rate at 6.5 and the cash reserve requirement of banks at 4 per cent.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
The new 2 page form has been categorised as 'Form 6'
Appropriate policies will increase connectivity much more than spectrum auctions, says Shyam Ponappa.
'In the last 4, 5 years, ever since online companies started online shopping in a big way with heavy discounts, our sales are affected badly.' 'As there is no control over the way the online companies operate, they were able to destroy the domestic retail market to a great extent.'
A certain segment of the US pharma industry have become vocal about Indian policies on domestic content requirements and IPR.
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