Shutdown looms over the plant as severe gas shortages cripple production; company doesn't have money to pay the monthly debt instalment of Rs 108 crore.
'Pakistan needs to understand that the Indian Navy has become much stronger with the commissioning of the Khanderi
'We were against politicisation of the defence acquisition process. It was a question of capability of the air force'
Both Dr Singh and the Congress party are culpable for India's aimless drift. This crippling, self-destructive impasse of vacuous leadership cannot be allowed to persist for even a day longer. India demands and deserves better leadership, says Vivek Gumaste
Independence Day functions in Srinagar were held under tight security across Kashmir Valley where a complete shutdown crippled normal life on Monday.
India on Friday announced that a new rule whereby all travellers from Pakistan would have to be vaccinated against polio would be implemented from February 14.
'In our situation, I cannot see any player getting less money this season, but going forward I can see a situation where players might have to receive less.'
The airline had raised Rs 700 crore from the debt market through a non-convertible debenture issue and the same was up for interest payment or redemption on Thursday.
Besides, as many as 44 per cent of the incoming flights were delayed by an average 8 minutes.
The issues unions have been pursuing aggressively include forced suspensions, flexible work conditions, recognition of a union and salary parity for contract workers.
Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday detained scores of employees to foil their plan to 'gherao' the civil secretariat to press their demands which includes raising their retirement age from 58 to 60.
'Governments have neither any idea of the source of the infection, nor a grip on the disease.' 'Headline management will not work, not in this case,' observes Sunita Narain.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump talked by phone for about 50 minutes Friday morning and agreed to 'strengthen cooperation' on fighting the novel coronavirus, but did not discuss postponing the Olympics or holding them without spectators, Japanese officials said.
Crippling power cuts in Tamil Nadu are shutting factories and threatening an industrial debt crisis that is wrecking its second-largest city's plan to become India's next business Mecca.
Western sanctions aimed at crippling Iranian finances by drying up buyers for its crude oil, had last year banned insurance cover to ships carrying Iranian oil.
Lakhs of government employees in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday took out rallies and staged sit-ins across the state protesting against a bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in jobs.
Here's how mafia controls and trade in coal.
The unions opposed any move to force banks to lend more money to the airline, saying Naresh Goyal is still the promoter and major shareholder with 51 per cent stake and it is his headache to run the company or sell it to someone.
The plant produces 1,100 engines per day in three shifts for Mahindra's vehicles such as XUV 500, Bolero, Xylo, Genio and Maxximo.
The world's top-ranked golfer Jason Day on Tuesday withdrew from August's Rio Olympics, citing fears over the Zika virus.
'India-China economic ties are likely to take a hit in the wake of the new situation, but that also provides India with a new opportunity to strengthen its manufacturing base,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
INS Khanderi, the second Scorpene-class submarine that can attack with torpedoes as well as tube-launched anti-ship missiles whilst underwater or on surface, was launched at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai in January 2017.
Authorities on Friday imposed strict security restrictions in the old city, ordered closure of all educational institutions, jammed mobile and internet services and deployed thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers to maintain law and order in the valley in view of the call for protests against the anti-Islam film.
The notorious Malda Medical College and Hospital, where dozens of children have lost their lives due to alleged negligence, is not the only factor crippling the healthcare situation in this West Bengal district. Rediff.com's Indrani Roy digs deep into the multi-layered crisis.
Looking back at the legendary bike on its 67th birthday.
Under DGCA norms, aircraft can't take off unless its worthiness is certified by airline engineers after safety check-ups
The development marks a major milestone in Indian Navy's submarine programme as the vessel is expected to bolster India's maritime prowess
In addition to Pichai and Nadella, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Ajay Banga from Mastercard and Ann Mukherjee from Pernod are among the six Indian-Americans among over 200 corporate honchos who will advise the President and offer recommendations on how to revive the American economy.
We bring you glimpses of what Mumbai is going through.
Leading Indian golfer Aditi Ashok secured a career-best tied 25th finish in LPGA's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in Arkansas.
The United Nations headquarters overlooking the East River in United Nations suffered "major damage" as the megastorm Sandy caused heavy flooding in the world body's complex, the United Nations security chief has said.
Very high tax rates can make states turn from extractive to rapacious, and in the process killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
The film is about a day in the life of four perfectly etched characters who give a flawless performance.
Scientists have found radioactive material from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor in tiny sea creatures and ocean water some 600 km off the coast of Japan, revealing the extent of the release and the direction pollutants might take in a future environmental disaster.
'Their idea of unity is uniformity. They disrespect and fear diversity which means they deny our pluralism, our freedom of choice, which are integral to our fundamental rights'
Underlining that years of economic stagnation have given way to a "roaring geyser of opportunity", Trump said, "I knew that if we unleashed the potential of our people, cut taxes, slashed regulation, fixed broken trade deals and fully tapped American energy that prosperity would come thundering back ... and that is exactly what happened."
He also warned the Islamic State that America would hit them hard from nearby military bases if the terror outfit regains momentum.
Security was stepped up in politically-volatile areas of north Kerala. Two companies of Central Rapid Action Force had been requisitioned by the state government for deployment in Kannur to meet any eventuality, police said.
Lanka is witnessing a political crisis since October 26 when President Sirisena sacked Wickeremesinghe and replaced him with Rajapaksa.
Almost one million Pakistani children were left uncovered in the latest anti-polio campaign conducted this week, with nearly 79,000 missing the vaccine in Karachi, according to official figures.
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