Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flew into Colombo in the early hours for a historic visit during which he is expected to hold talks with the country's top leadership.
The prime minister also said that country nurtures a mindset that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains.
Assocham told Modi policy makers needed to act fast to "bullet proof" India from global jitters.
Although the idea is to focus on all states to turn India into a global manufacturing hub, the department of industrial policy and promotion, the nodal agency to carry out the campaign, has selected a handful of states that have a sound industrial backbone such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and others.
Volkswagen mess costs Germany its strongest nation brand position.
There were concerns in Sri Lanka about the huge trade imbalance.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the ambitious 'Make in India' campaign to make India a global manufacturing hub, create jobs and boost economic growth.
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To a question on by when he expects investments to pick up, Jaitley said: "We are quite close to that point because there are a large number of investors who are waiting to come in and they only want to be doubly sure about the credibility of the decision making process and the stability of the policies."
The aim of the exercise was to further simplify GST forms and make the filing process more user-friendly, the finance ministry said in a tweet, reports Dilasha Seth.
Michelle was wore a knee-length dress with geometric prints and blue floral motifs.
Terrorism can be contained only with strong public support, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said while appreciating the "template" set by the Bangladesh government in this regard after the terror attack in Dhaka in July.
Attending the Nuclear Security Summit for the first time, Modi is expected to lay out his vision of securing nuclear weapons.
Morgan Stanley writing down its investment in the e-commerce leader by 27 per cent does not augur well for the sector.
'Without doubt, India's success story will come up for close scrutiny when Modi's prime ministerial legacy is summed up in history.' 'A failure is simply unthinkable.' 'And the success will largely depend on national unity,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The UAE is the second country after France to send troops to participate in the Republic Day parade of India, a tradition started last year.
The action comes alive in New Delhi.
Indian grapplers simply annihilated their opponents, scooping 14 gold medals out of a total 16 on offer as the wrestling competition in the 12th South Asian Games ended, in Guwahati, on Monday.
Entrepreneurs, however, say they are unsure when the many obstacles in India will be cleared.
Describing Bodh Gaya as the "land of enlightenment", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government would develop the site as the spiritual capital for it to serve as a civilisational bond between India and the Buddhist world.
During his visit, Rajnath will review the situation and may hold talks with cross section of people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that it is the responsibility of all to work against global warming.
Modi, upon arrival, was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
The old India was economically fragmented. New India will create one tax, one market, one nation, said Jaitley.
Sentiment has improved but no progress on GST & ending 'tax terrorism' disappoints.
PM Modi proposed a USD one billion line of credit to promote projects that support physical and digital connectivity between India and ASEAN.
Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Days after exchange of words between the Planning Commission and the Civil Aviation Ministry, the process of Kolkata airport modernisation is all set to start with the Public Investment Board meeting in New Delhi later this week to give its nod to the Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) project .
If the government decides to go back to the old regime where the EPF was not taxed but the NPS was, the latter will become an unattractive product.
The camaraderie between Modi and Trump was on full display as the two leaders heaped praise on each other.
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India Inc raised various issues to increase trade flows in sectors like pharmaceuticals, banking, energy and infrastructure
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit to India will enhance economic and military ties between the two countries and give the relationship a strategic dimension, says Jiye Kim.
The first Budget of Independent India was presented by R K Shanmukham Chetty on November 26, 1947.
The DGCA probe detected serious issues related to safety oversight.
The micro-site on Varanasi was launched on Wednesday.
Have you seen Janhvi Kapoor's photo album?
India has been ranked at 142 among 189 countries in the latest World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business" report, a drop by two places from the last year's ranking.
Prashant Pathrabe, a 1992 batch officer of IIS, has been given temporary charge as director of the FTII.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks on stepping up bilateral cooperation in a range of key areas with a special emphasis on ramping up trade and investment when global slowdown is emerging as a major concern.
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