Scooters such as those from Kinetic Motors had become gearless by then and were no more family rides, but peppier individual modes of transport.
'Though the river is cleaner than what it was five years ago, a lot more needs to be done.'
A household survey shows that they don't think using a toilet is good for their health, pointing to the need for sanitation policies that focus on changing attitudes rather than just building latrines.
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It is a good follow up to Avengers Endgame and marks the start of a new Avengers team, led by the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
India likely to overtake China on strong GDP growth.
India's economic growth had slumped to a decade's low of five per cent in 2012-13.
Iconic Dalal Street investors Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Radhakishan Damani, known for their stock picks, have forged an unusual partnership to make Bollywood flicks.
Lack of new investments may undermine higher consumption
Expenditure cuts necessitated by slowing revenue growth, weak industrial activity worrisome portents
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
Analysis of the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations.
Indian rupee appreciated by 35 paise to end at two-week high of 63.03 against the greenback.
All the minor irritants can be overlooked when you can get automatic transmission, diesel fuel efficiency and a Honda badge, all for less than a million rupees, says Pavan Lall.
Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company
The public-private partnership model is a compulsion, says the minister.
A good monsoon could rein in food inflation. Largely good corporate results mean better days are ahead. Nifty may reach record levels, points out Devangshu Datta.
Realistically, coal will be the major fuel for electricity generation in India, as in America, for a long time.
Praising villagers where he went to lay the foundation of a toilet for naming it as Izzatghar, Modi said, "I liked this word so much".
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Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in this transformation, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
While three operational mines in Chhattisgarh had a capacity of 12 million tonnes (mt), six were yet to start production.
Major corporates are staring at an uncertain future after investing substantially on their projects
In the last financial year, GDP growth was 7.3 per cent.
The need for larger investment in infrastructure that is the biggest shortcoming, says A V Rajwade.
CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.
The Aditya Birla group's decision to merge two companies, each with an existing clutch of diverse businesses, flies in the face of the accumulated wisdom regarding conglomerates, says T N Ninan.
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
Operations at 26 mines are set to commence again within a couple of months.
The past eight months have seen vast improvement in the Indian economy, says Edelweiss Group chairman and chief executive Rashesh Shah, who feels domestic-oriented sectors are likely to do better.
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The bilateral talks took place as the formal heads of government meeting got underway in London on Thursday, following a formal launch by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost, best known for his series of interviews with disgraced United States President Richard Nixon, has died after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship. He was 74.
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.
After the 2019 election, one thing is sure: GST will see a number of changes, explains Indivjal Dhasmana.
'India is likely to do better than other emerging markets.'