Paris attacks took the centre stage at the G20 Summit on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a united global effort to combat terrorism as world leaders joined a clarion call to eliminate ISIS network.
Modi also said the people of India felt proud that President Xi has twice received him out of the capital.
Will Greece manage to pay euro 1.5 billion to IMF?
Indians in countries like the United States, China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Egypt, Israel and South Africa celebrated the day with hoisting of the national flag and singing of patriotic songs.
This is the second extension for the bids since June 18.
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For India, it is business as usual with the government muddling along.
The recently approved government scheme provides both liquidity and returns.
Over two dozen Muslims have been elected to the Lok Sabha. This shows that all is not lost for India's Muslims, suggests Mohammad Sajjad.
When Vietnam's India born Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrives in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, he will have many areas of similar interest to discuss with his counterpart, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
New Delhi remains a priggish suitor to Washington's overtures, but it has begun appreciating potential tech benefits to ties with the US.
India and China on Friday agreed to set up a dedicated communication channel to boost security cooperation as Home Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with China's security czar on issues like cross border terrorism from Pakistan and the Afghan situation.
One category which stands out is fixed maturity plans due to its tax benefits, notes Prateek Mehta, CEO and company-co-founder, Upwardly.in.
Athens bowed to demands to phase out tax breaks for its islands.
Jaitley's team presents a quintessential mix of foreign-educated, intellectual technocrats and seasoned bureaucrats
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
India needs to tread cautiously on the growth path.
Manipur needs an integrated politico, military, socio-economic approach, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
'Clearly, there is a wide gap between the stated intentions of China's top leadership to improve relations with India and the PLA's aggressive border management,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
The government has made its initial moves, good and not-so-good, while the roll-out in some cases has been slow.
'We are looking at the Budget with the hope that it will address all issues even at the cost of exceeding the fiscal deficit target.'
Under a 2010 nuclear liability law, nuclear equipment suppliers are liable for damages from an accident, which companies say is a sharp deviation from international norms
An international tribunal in the Hague has ruled in favour of the Philippines.
Lack of opportunities coupled with a desire to get rich quick in the West is fueling Punjab's human trafficking problem.
Terrorism and Afghanistan were the focus points of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on his first visit to Central Asia.
'In India, China's capacities to conduct new types of warfare is critically underestimated,' says Claude Arpi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has positioned himself as a credible partner for Bangladesh. He has scored by getting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to travel with him to Dhaka, says Srinath Raghavan
India's new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
'A President who is a living embodiment of high principles can tone up the entire national fabric,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
"I am an academic and I have always made it clear that my ultimate home is in the realm of ideas," Rajan said in a letter to staff.
The shift to gross calorific value-based grading of coal aligned domestic prices with international benchmarks.
As Modi completes a year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 bn people are coming in for sharp criticism.
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
Investor forum wants govt to take over exchange, raises doubts on claims of matching stocks; NSEL says default by brokers to be dealt with legally.
An industry of scamsters is operating in the guise of call centres in India.
The question is whether the Indian economy has the advantage of other vibrant sectors that can step up their performance on the exports front, says A K Bhattacharya.
If the Modi government is to keep its promise of change, it must bring in fresh faces.
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