For the first time in India, Swiss Learning, an educational body managed by the Heads of Swiss Educational Institutes, has brought representatives from various schools from the country to meet stakeholders, Indian schools and parents of potential students.
The rupee has depreciated by about 25 per cent in the past three months, from close to Rs 83 in mid-May, while it was even higher at about Rs 80 against the British Pound in March.
Indian economy is doing well and the performance of domestic stock markets is not as bad as that of other nations.
The UK has had a complex relationship and checkered history with the EU.
The rupee closed at Rs 66.21 in its last trading session.
This is the highest closing level since May 11, 2016 when the rupee had finished at 66.56
BJP chief Amit Shah said that the government has brought the country out of policy paralysis.
Sepp Blatter faces months of troubles before departure.
India's gold import bill, estimated at $3 billion in May, is seen falling further this month
Bombs exploded near an Eid prayer gathering in Sholakia in Kishoreganj district where at least 200,000 people had gathered, police said.
Copa America kicks off in Chile on Thursday as a widening US-led investigation lifts the lid on rampant corruption among the sport's top officials.
The first major devaluation of the rupee happened in 1966 when it was pegged against the US dollar at Rs 4.75/$
Supply through recycling of used gold declined to around 10 tonnes in the second quarter of the current calendar year.
A falling rupee and lower foreign buying in equities are signals investors should watch out for, says Devangshu Datta
Modi said India and Russia have been friends for a long time and thanked Putin for inviting him for the first-ever informal meeting at Sochi.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
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'The temptation of governments, to have a finger in the RBI pie will be just too great to resist, unless extensive amendments are carried out in the RBI Act treating it almost as the fourth branch of the government.'
'I am not optimistic about the global economy for the next couple of years.'
According to the QNB Group report, the growth in emerging markets -- from Brazil to Indonesia, Russia and South Africa -- is slowing down, partly reflecting the tightening of domestic policies by these countries last year to stabilise foreign exchange rates.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
Crowned the world number one, Saina Nehwal celebrated her numero uno status with a straight-game demolition of Japanese Yui Hashimoto, while Kidambi Srikanth too saw off Xue Song of China to reach their maiden finals at the Yonex Sunrise India Super Series.
2016 is at the halfway stage and the year has already seen some stunning sporting wins, underdogs emerging triumphant on the biggest stages of them all.
Devangshu Datta highlights the silver lining for the long-term investor.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
Swiss National Bank shocked the currency markets on Thursday by abolishing their currency -- franc's three year-old cap of 1.20 per euro
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A summary of the matches from Day 9 at the French Open.
India must have a "contingency plan" in place to ring-fence the country's economy if the political showdown in the US leads to a default on its international monetary obligations, industry body Assocham said.
A weaker rupee might stimulate Indian exports and nullify some of the effects of Chinese devaluation.
The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of public sector undertakings in the country.
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
'The UPA's claim of growth at 9.5 percent was absolute nonsense and a fraudulent claim because the country did not grow; it was only statistical growth.' 'I do believe that when there is a determined leader who wants to bring a desired change, the system will begin acting. Today, people think there is policy paralysis, but there is functional paralysis also.' 'When things start moving, people will invest. Many companies are holding cash, many people are not investing. Nobody is making any move. Everybody is waiting for the elections to get over.' Economist and Swadeshi Jagran Manch convenor Swaminathan Gurumurthy in conversation with Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com
The friction with the political class is not only about interest rates and monetary policy. While the government often spoke freely about its discomfiture, the RBI had to be careful even in its response to the government as any loose statement would affect the markets.
The rupee had strengthened by 19 paise on Monday.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan is likely to cut rates in next monetary policy.
In response the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have taken steps to strengthen cooperation such as setting up a joint development bank
The RBI governor also said he is not 'overly' worried about any interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, saying the country had enough foreign exchange reserves.
Nearly half of the 20 indexes polled globally are now expected to end the year lower than where they started
A fall in the rupee could boost exports. But the flip side of the equation is that a weaker rupee could stoke some inflation
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