Weeks ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, V K Sasikala, expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and close aide of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday announced that "she will stay away from politics," but would pray for the "golden rule" of the late party supremo.
In an article published in the Sunday Telegraph as she left for India for her first bilateral visit outside the UK, she said plans to promote the best of Britain during her three-day trade mission to New Delhi and Bengaluru.
One hopes that the government will act on the Kelkar panel recommendations.
Olympics organisers must replan the Games without running up huge additional costs. IOC President Thomas Bach said his organisation faces several hundred million dollars in supplementary costs.
Nano's production though continues unhindered despite mounting losses
'Modi and his team have read the message from the ground.' 'People have started questioning what they have achieved by putting Modi in power.'
In this scenario, the Indian information technology industry and government have two distinct items on the agenda before them.
New models of skilling will provide both jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities to inspire recipients to capture the jobs or entrepreneurial opportunities they seek and provide them the agency to stay on and improve on their skills on the job, says Ganesh Natarajan.
"Zero is an unlikely figure. The virus is mutating and it is difficult to predict it's future behaviour,
While moving towards the new technology is compelling and inevitable, powering 5G would also mean massive initial investments for telcos, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
'By killing innocent people, they are using Sun Tzu's tactics of 'kill one, terrify thousands.'
It has been a difficult year for Singh, whose fate from the start has been closely tied to that of the Gandhi family.
'Surely a higher standard is required when ministers speak in public to an audience that will assume they are factually correct, says Karan Thapar.
Several of Modi's actions reflect political courage.
New York, the financial capital of the world, has emerged as the epicenter of the pandemic. More than 14,000 people have died in the city and over 2,00,000 lakh people have tested positive so far. Neighbouring New Jersey has more than 78,000 cases and 3,800 deaths.
He congratulated the Uttar Pradesh government and industrialists for their commitment for development.
The tour is aimed at boosting India's economic engagement with these nations and inviting more investment.
Talking points from this weekend's Premier League action as top two Manchester City and Liverpool both won with City remaining a point clear with two games remaining.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his maiden Independence Day address, various ministries have been asked to furnish by this month end details of programmes in different sectors which could form part of his speech, possibly in the form of announcements.
'Khaali Peeli has the wits of a kindergarten school play,' sighs Sukanya Verma.
We have brought about a slew of reforms that would help improve governance and also facilitate industrial growth, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tells Sahil Makkar.
Mumbai-born Veena Sahajwalla has developed a microfactory in Australia to upcycle electronic waste.
Here's a car that is going to give its competitors a run for their money, says P Tharyan.
Stocks to watch: ACC, Ambuja Cements, India Cements, Shree Cement, Ultra Tech Cement.
'I am not going to talk about fear and apprehension.' 'I can only talk about my expectation which at this moment is to bring back development and maintain that momentum in the coming months,' Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat tells Rashme Sehgal for Rediff.com
Modi government has pledged to lay 700,000 kms of broadband cable.
Issues related with intellectual property rights, including piracy of films and software, figured prominently during the India-US CEO Forum in New Delhi attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama.
Analysts say that Jio's substantial slowing down in net additions is possibly because the company has dramatically reduced its bundled 4G feature phone offering, which contributed an average 30-40 per cent of its net additions.
'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!'
Raamdeo Agrawal says, an investor should figure out if the company actually makes money or not, making an investment comes later.
The threshold limit for deduction of tax at source has been raised for unusual income such as winnings from horse race, commission
Some organisational changes are likely in some of the key army formations.
Prime Minster Narendra Modi's op-ed in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeines talks about development, New Age India and his 'Make in India' campaign. Here's the complete text of the column.
AAP has displayed scant regard for the Rule of Law. Its conduct is a challenge to constitutionalism, says BJP leader Arun Jaitley
In his address, Modi said climate and calamity are linked to culture, and it will be difficult to avoid calamity as long as concerns for the climate do not become a part of culture.
On the highway, it pulls along with ease and offers smooth commuter ride and drive experience, and also has little competition, says Pavan Lall.
Several low-lying areas in the city and suburbs were water-logged after overnight heavy showers
'We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to allow them to take bold decisions.'
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said the US has now become a "third world country" as compared to infrastructures in Dubai and China, and promised that things would change once he is elected the American president.
Starts second unit at Sri City, raises retail reach seven-fold; evaluating 2 new categories for 2017
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