'He has got all the criteria that are good for running an NGO.' 'He is always doing charitable things.' 'To be a political leader you must have cunning to go for the seal.'
The Centre has asked the state governments to nominate cities and towns for inclusion under Smart Cities Mission as the first stage of the competition has started.
Though GST could mean complications in the short run, it will bring in undeclared revenues and streamline taxation across the value chain, the benefits should be worth the pain.
'There is a design of fundamentalists that the north east must become an Islamic country.'
The newly-created NITI Aayog will be a think-tank having experts and representative on its board from states and the Centre.
The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee on Monday recommended sweeping reforms for the controversy-ridden Board of Control for Cricket in India, suggesting a bar on ministers from occupying positions, putting a cap on the age and tenure of the office-bearers and legalising betting.
The formation of the Southern Corridor of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba was probably the turning point for India where terrorism is concerned.
Did you know that employers have to pay equal remuneration to its male and female employees who are carrying out the same or similar work?
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley refuted the allegations saying when items of common use were being taxed, how could luxury items be kept out.
In this fifth part (see part one, two, three and four) of a series, rediff India Abraod discusses a different side of its analysis of the growing gun culture among Indian Americans.
'You must understand that NEET is in its infantile stage.' 'When a child falls down while trying to stand up, you don't say it will never walk or run.' 'The child that falls down several times while trying to stand up may one day run a race at the Olympics.' 'Similarly, if there is firmness in approach and the willingness to listen to suggestions, NEET will be a great success.'
The Centre is likely to introduce the Central GST and integrated GST bills in late November or early December in the ongoing session in the form of money Bills.
Financial shares were among the top gainers with HDFC leading the gains.
Stepping up his election campaign, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address 185 rallies across the country from March 26.
Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi of IIT-Madras discusses the disparity between academic vision and industry needs with Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com.
"Will anybody want a servant that who is on vacation when needed at home? And nobody knows where he is," he continued.
With one year left for assembly elections in Karnataka, the last big bastion of the Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has found an emotive issue to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party as the latter prepares the ground for a fight to grab power. Raghu Krishnan and Nikita Puri report.
Against the backdrop of the row generated by Amit Shah's "revenge" comment, BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said party workers should avoid controversies to maintain focus on campaign issues and warned them against being complacent.
Sri Lankan spin sensation Ajantha Mendis will turn up for Rajasthan in the forthcoming Ranji Trophy season.
Patients from any part of the country will soon need to travel no more than three hours for treatment of the kind available in large metros.
He also said that it was up to Sonia Gandhi whether she will continue as party chief for another term.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's technical committee headed by Anil Kumble has decided that the National ODI Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Deodhar Trophy (Inter-Zonal) one dayers will act as trial tournaments for the ICC World Cup scheduled in February-March 2015.
At present, the Met department is often unable to provide exact information on the exact amount of rain over a localised area.
Service companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Airtel, among others, would be particularly hit.
Hit by soaring fuel prices, the aviation industry is mulling introduction of a "differential fuel surcharge" based on VAT rates in each state to partially offset losses suffered by the air carriers. "Airlines would not be able to survive if the cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) is so high and competition brings down the fares," V Thulasidas, chairman and managing director, Air India said.
"Our relationships with each state are based on US national interests in relation to that state. The US-Pakistan relationship is a long-term, broad-based partnership based on factors such as strong trade and investment, security interests, and long-standing cultural and educational ties," the US Embassy said in a statement on Thursday.
'Growth is predicated on the misery of large sections of people.' 'Maybe Hindutva will be used to suppress any such unrest.'
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana or PMJAY has not been a runaway success by any yardstick. Not all stores are running, and many are poorly stocked.
The prime minister, who spoke in the Upper House as it bid farewell to 53 retiring MPs, noted that Rajya Sabha members are representatives of the states and the interest of their state should be a priority for them.
Facing threat of terror attacks, the home ministry has ordered security audit of nearly 100 civil airports and decided to bring all such facilities under the Central Industrial Security Force cover gradually.
Priyanka Gandhi gets into rigorous damage control mode in wake of her party's eroding popularity ahead of the polls, reports Renu Mittal
Lower interest rate, lower stamp duty and higher chances of loan application being accepted give women an edge over men when fulfilling purchase of their dream home
Not only is the number of native language users set to grow faster than English users over the next five years, these users are more likely to lead a more active digital life. Arundhuti Dasgupta & Urvi Malvania find out how brands are rethinking digital marketing plans to accommodate this.
Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
In absolute terms, prices will go up by Rs 5,500 to Rs 47,000, depending on the model and prevailing prices.
The Congress president, however, asserted that there could be no compromise on internal security.
Speaking at a programme at Kolaghat in West Midnapore district, the chief minister said, "We are against forceful acquisition of land. In West Midnapore district the Haldia Development Authority and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation have land banks. "We will allot land for projects from there."
We should work in unison to boost growth: FM
What Rajya Sabha can do for the states, no other House can do, the Prime Minister said.
Corporate giants Reliance Energy, Tata Power and Essar are among the 11 companies left in the fray for the two 4,000 MW power projects to be set in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) each.
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