Union minister Babul Supriyo on Tuesday tied the knot with his girlfriend Rachna Sharma.
More than 3,00,000 Rohingya have poured into Bangladesh since the latest flare-up in violence on August 25.
A mentor doesn't have to be someone more senior than you, but that isn't the case with a sponsor.
India on Thursday said it will support a candidate from a developing country for the top post of the the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is to be decided by the end of May.
The finance minister is in Singapore for The Singapore Summit.
India maintained thatthe well being and state of Jadhav's health is a "matter of great concern" to it.
A day after the sudden change of regime in Maldives following turmoil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reached out to new President Mohamed Waheed expressing India's "continued support" to him.
Reaching out to President-elect of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated him on his electoral victory and said he looked forward to working with him to take the bilateral ties to a new level.
The Indian response came as Pakistan summoned India's Acting Deputy High Commissioner S Raghuram and expressed concern over the cancellation of operation of Samjhauta Express on Thursday due to farmer protest in India leaving over 200 passengers from both countries stranded.
This recognition is a testimony of India's strong belief in promoting entrepreneurship
India has expressed concern over the hike in visa fee by the US, saying it is "discriminatory" and largely affects Indian IT professionals.
Air India Express, the international low-cost arm of National Aviation Company of India Ltd, has finalised a blueprint for the launch of cheap-fare domestic routes. The plan includes shifting base from Mumbai to Kochi, rebranding to Express India and improving the utilisation of its 21-strong fleet from 9 hours to 12.5 hours daily.
Modi and the Qatari Prime Minister, who is in New Delhi on his first visit, discussed enhancing cooperation in defence and security, in particular in cyber security and agreed on joint action to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing.
As of now, the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express runs at an average speed of 85 km per hour.
After the trial run on the Bareilly-Moradabad line, it will be tried on Rajdhani route between Mathura and Palwal for 40 days with speed up to 180 km per hour.
'India stands to gain immensely by forging a developmental partnership with China.' 'While through sustained strategic communication there is scope to steadily expand the commonality of interests between the two countries.' 'This is also a practical way to ensure that differences do not get over-magnified and become disputes,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
PM Modi on Saturday met PM Abe and invited Japan to be part of the 'Make in India' programme.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Islamabad and discussed connectivity, terror threats to the war-torn country and the peace and reconciliation process there.
Madhu Kishwar is a patriot whose freedom of expression needs to be supported by all, especially the liberals, says Sankrant Sanu.
Utilising his visit to Fiji, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday acknowledged the role played by this tiny South Pacific Island nation in the success of India's Mars mission in the very first attempt and offered to make it the hub for regional collaboration in space.
Indian Christian priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar who returned to India eight months after his abduction in Afghanistan, gave the credit of his return to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that it was because of him that he was here.
Becoming the first world leader to address the Bhutan Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday strongly pitched for a South Asia that is "at peace with itself" and expressed India's readiness to assist in making the region more secure and prosperous. Singh, who is on a two-day visit, assured Bhutan that India would stand by the Himalayan country as a factor of stability and support.
"The RSS is trying to change the nature of India. Other parties haven't tried to capture India's institutions," he said.
Libya said both the countries can play a major role as Libya is the northern gate for Africa, and India is an active member seeking to play an essential role in Asia.
The pact also includes continuing the freight services till 2010.
India on Monday blamed Pakistan for "derailing" the dialogue process but said there is "no fullstop" in diplomatic relations and people always move forward after the short pauses, indicating that there may be a window for resumption of talks in near future.
Indian envoy to Nepal Ranjit Rae on Monday briefed the government on the latest situation in that country after it adopted its new fully secular and democratic Constitution amid violent protests in several parts of Nepal along the Indian border.
The prime minister said there was a need to demonstrate strong and collective will to defeat terror networks that cause bloodshed and spread fear.
India has been eyeing deeper energy ties with Iran and has already lined up $20 billion as investment in oil and gas as well as in petrochemical and fertiliser sectors there.
The new arrests came as the injured toll doubled from 59 to 119.
The offer is a result of Manmohan Singh's 'instruction' that his foreign affairs team think 'out of the box' on Kashmir 'to get a solution, and soon,' says Time magazine. \n\n\n\n
Seeking to enhance strategic cooperation and help Afghanistan deal with key challenges of security and stability, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived on Wednesday on a crucial visit as the trouble-torn country approaches the first democratic transition of power after fall of the Taliban in 2001.
Stoutly opposing the move to expand the WTO agenda to include new issues, India on Monday cautioned against the pitfalls of including the Singapore issues in the work programme.
The Indian National Security Adviser also conveyed India's concern to Condoleeza Rice on Pakistan's lack of effort to stop infiltration across the Line of Control.
'If, as appears to be the case, India is on way to 'mending fences' with China, and China is equally desirous to 'reset' the relationship, this could be a self-reflexive moment in India's positioning vis-a-vis not just the Dalai Lama, but also the Tibetan issue and China as a whole,' points out China expert Alka Acharya.
US wants to include climate change deal in it; India disinclined
The government on Thursday approved a slew of foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 193 crore (Rs 1.93 billion) including one by global courier service major DHL Worldwide to enhance stake in its domestic arm.
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