'Although Narendra Modi had no direct participation in the Ayodhya agitation, he would not have been in the dominant position he is now had it not been for the Ram Janambhoomi agitation.'
'The big power struggle in faraway Europe erupted at a most critical juncture when India has been increasingly sceptical about American policies and statesmanship,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The government is expecting to connect small towns with main metros through its Regional Connectivity Scheme
'The need for added safety has bolstered demand for charter flights in the last year and is expected to continue.'
'Indian policy-makers need a realistic assessment of what China's growing assertiveness means for India.'
Both the Apache and Chinook helicopters have been pressed into service as part of the IAF's deployment along the LAC in view of the bitter standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, officials said.
About 200,000 ATMs can dispense the new series of Rs 500 notes
If the finance minister's tax proposals have stimulated demand at all, it's for CAs, notes Kanika Datta.
The 16-hour flight will be the first direct one from India to the US west coast.
Boeing said the first batch of the Apaches arrived in India and an additional four choppers will be delivered to the IAF next week.
There are both positive and negative impacts of the tax, but the net result for India's infrastructure sector is advantageous, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open up aviation in India.
Government sources also said there was no question of any discussion on the issue as it is India's sovereign matter but added that Modi will update the Chinese President on the matter if there is a query.
'We are not yet out of the woods.' 'If India sees the South African or Brazilian type of mutations, our numbers will rapidly rise.'
LA Lakers confident ahead of NBA season.
By 2025, most of India's large cities would require a second airport, and Mumbai may need a third airport by 2030.
I kept insisting that Rs 100 notes were in short supply and there was an urgent need to augment the supply of 100 rupee notes while also rapidly bringing into circulation the proposed new Rs 500 notes. But this was easier said than done because all the note printing machines of the RBI were programmed for printing Rs 2,000 notes and required at least three weeks before the machines could print the new Rs 500 currency notes. The availability of currency paper posed another major bottleneck, and it had to be imported. It was decided to immediately start printing the Rs 500 notes. It was only when the supply of the new Rs 500 notes started improving and the process of change of cassettes at the ATMs gathered momentum that the situation began limping back to normal. A fascinating excerpt from former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar's The Custodian of Trust: A Banker's Memoir, five years after demonetisation, November 8.
The AH-64E Apache is one of the world's most advanced multi-role combat helicopters, and is flown by the US army.
'The telecom companies are our lifeline now, despite having nearly collapsed under debt because of ill-advised policies.' 'Perhaps our obvious dependence on telecom services will spark well-conceived policies for this sector,' says Shyam Ponappa.
The France-Austria-Britain sequence of races poses a fresh logistical challenge for teams hitherto committed only to back-to-back weekends, with the 21-round season hurrying to the halfway point.
'Employees may well be expected to be on call at almost all times -- much like the standard Indian approach to the workday,' points out Mihir S Sharma.
'But I understand the need for this government move.' 'I completely support Mr Modi.'
Ferrying migrant workers back to their states would be the largest special service by any railway network in the world in one go. Here's how the transporter manages it.
Jet and Etihad stand to benefit from cost savings and synergies in areas such as fleet acquisition, maintenance and training.
There is a high demand for IT professionals who can envision, design and develop applications for the future.
Voices from the Treasury are clamouring for lowering rates as this would boost demand.
'We have collected Rs 83,702 crore in deposits in five days.'
Be it loan waiver or DBT transfer, it only helps in creating a "feel good" factor and postpones the problem for some time if structural problems are not handled.
The defence ministry has signed off on a national security plan that it cannot fund. Ajai Shukla reports
'If jobs do not happen, the demographic dividend we have will become a demographic disaster.'
The argument for a weaker rupee is substantial.
Currently, MNP is only available within a state/circle.
Vistara announced the new fare model giving its economy class customers the choice to forego complimentary meal for a ticket price which is Rs 500-1000 cheaper than the standard fare.
'We must look at the entire question of military preparedness anew, taking into account the new realities,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
'The autonomy of essential institutions is clearly under question as the Modi government seeks to influence them politically.' 'The credibility of institutions such as the EC, the CBI, the CVC, the UPSC, the RBI, media, and universities, has been compromised,' notes Zoya Hasan, the distinguished political thinker.
It further said that he cannot live merely on 'past glory' as the trust has been reposed in him for defending the country.
We are only 9-10 months into the turnaround exercise: Maran
After having successfully completed three orbit raising manoeuvres, ISRO's Mars Orbiter mission on Monday suffered a glitch as it failed to achieve the targeted apogee (farthest distance from Earth) of one lakh km during the fourth orbit raising operation in the early hours.
Phee Teik Yeoh, who has returned to the SIA HQ in Singapore worked hard to make Vistara the airline of choice. New CEO Leslie Thng would have the job of cutting losses while going international.
How can brands reach consumers who travel on multiple roads of discovery? This will be the challenge of the future, says brand guru Ambi Parameswaran.
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