'They take each and every election with seriousness.' 'No other political party has that kind of cadre who is strongly aligned with the reason, motto and ideology of their party.'
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
A look at six indicators shows all of them have collapsed from positive growth in April to contraction in September.
'It's amazing that a country that claims to be the world's largest democracy is getting into the business of micro-regulating personal and professional lives in this fashion,' says Devangshu Datta.
'Instead of wailing about the absence of tax benefits, the private sector should press for an early implementation of the package of measures,' advises A K Bhattacharya.
As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
Pulling up the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) for "failing" to develop tourist facilities, the CAG has noted that the number of foreigners visiting the state has dropped and those availing its infrastructural facilities were negligible.
Seed and early-stage start-ups are high-risk businesses, rarely have collateral and only 1 in 10 of them makes it to becoming a viable company.
Micro Drone is a palm-sized personal drone that works straight out of the box.
Many new technologies developed indigenously were successfully tested in the Agni-5 trial.
Describing the behaviour of the agitating students as "absolutely deplorable", he alleged that the protesters were trying to "disturb peace" at the institute by "instigating the students and seminar organisers to create a stampede-like situation".
Successive governments focused on altering the clearance processes but largely gave a pass to the second, and essential, element of environmental regulations for monitoring pollution levels and how industries followed conditions laid down for clearances.
'This fund will enable micro-donations as a result of which a large number of people will be able to contribute with smallest of denominations,' a statement said. People can visit www.pmindia.gov.in to make contributions using credit and debit cards, UPI, net banking and RTGS or NEFT, it said.
Although the crop devours water, it remains important for India, reports Surinder Sud.
Jammu and Kashmmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hit out at Narendra Modi for his "lies" during public speeches and also dared him to speak about dynasty politics in states like Punjab and Maharashtra.
The Bills are primarily aimed at helping the MSME sector and small traders, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said while introducing these in the Lok Sabha
'There was already a cash crunch and this (lockdown) has created more trouble.'
The assessment of PMJDY should be done within the context of the programme.
The bank will give 3.25 per cent interest on savings bank deposits with a balance exceeding Rs 100,000. At present, the interest rate is 3.5 per cent.
Only nine governments out of 193 UN member states own their country name Twitter handle and interestingly the @India handle is owned by an Indian person living in Guangzhou, China and the account owner shares pictures from his daily life and has made it clear that his Twitter handle is not for sale.
Also on agenda is rising credit flow to MSMEs & farm sector.
The exporters are optimistic that the industry will grow by 8-10 per cent and it can improve further if the government helps the industry.
Sitharaman, who was holding the Commerce portfolio (Independent charge), was on Sunday promoted to the Cabinet rank as was Goyal.
The Orissa state government may soon recruit "bare foot managers" to provide various expert services to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the state.
The Qute infant of the four-wheel world is Bajaj Auto's quadricycle. The Qute infant of the four-wheel world is Bajaj Auto's quadricycle. It is finally set to hit the India roads but the challenge of creating a new category in the competitive automobile market has only just begun.
The negotiations over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets have entered the "final stages" as both India and France have managed to narrow down their differences over the pricing.
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, a strong critic of the Obama administration's economic policies, as his running mate for the forthcoming presidential polls in United States.
Is the RBI unable to accept with grace that beyond 55, one can have the ability to head the compliance functions in a bank, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The Department of Post, Tech Mahindra, Videocon Group and stock exchange NSE have joined big corporates like Ambanis and Birlas to seek entry into banking business through newly created niche category of Payments and Small Finance Banks.
The countdown began at 6.27 am for the launch on board ISRO's third generation workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 47th flight, ISRO said.
Stating that an economic recession gripped global economy following the lockdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic, Fitch Ratings on Friday said the initial disruptions to regional manufacturing supply chains in China have now broadened to include local discretionary spending and exports.
Deprecating Prime Minister Narendera Modi's attacks abroad on previous governments, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday saw it as a part of "that whole thing of about me, myself and I alone".
Race for Asia's No. 1 MFI spot: Bandhan now closes in on Grameen Bank
Odisha minister Yogendra Behara couldn't buckle his own sandals at an Independence Day event in Kendujhar on Monday, so he made his personal security officer bend down and do it for him.
A three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days.
The launch of the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership on Tuesday is significant because the two countries have traditionally been wary of opening up their markets and services to each other.
It was supposed to be a book reading, but watch out... the actor had bigger plans.
IFMR Capital previously pioneered the multi-originator securitisation.
After following Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the party's official Twitter handle, he began following senior leaders P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, Ahmed Patel, Ashok Gehlot, Ajay Maken, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot and CP Joshi from this month.
The Congress, which is a junior partner in Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal, does not require the ally to stand on its own feet, West Bengal President Pradip Bhattacharya said on Wednesday.
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