Raha said the force has the power to punish its enemy, but a decision on using it in an offensive role will have to be taken by the government.
The 15-member Board of BFA included former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badwai, former Singapore prime minister Goh Chok Tong and former prime minister of France Jean-Pierre Raffarin besides former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Despite his Janata Dal-Secular finishing a poor third in the electoral battlefield, the 58-year-old Vokkaliga leader wore the crown.
The political row over the Rafale deal intensified on Tuesday with the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party trading barbs over it.
The chief of the BBC has reportedly received death threats after his decision to sack the network's popular motoring-show host
However, the IT firms will get some benefits, as software exports from their Chinese campuses will yield more in local currency
Over the past two years, Tata has invested in over 20 start-ups
'The idea is to align the HR policies and work culture with changing times'.
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
The IAF has just 33 squadrons, 9 short of the 42 squadrons needed to tackle China and Pakistan together, says Ajai Shukla.
A lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, an address to the Indian diaspora at the iconic Wembley Stadium and a "warm" interaction with his British counterpart is part of the hectic schedule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the United Kingdom next month.
Meanwhile, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the Modi government and Anil Ambani over the Rafale issue, saying that in order to bag India's biggest defence contracts one has to be a "defaulter of Rs 45,000 crore" and have "no relevant experience".
The UK's 697 projects created a 1.4 per cent rise in foreign direct investment jobs to 30,311.
Toyota, M&M and Honda are making tough adjustments to their growth plans as uncertainty over diesel vehicles and fuel emission norms rises
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.
"After sinking in Rs 6,000-7,000 crore in the Nano till date, what is the result?"
RatanTata is the only Indian among five foreigners to be awarded Britian's civilian honour this year.
The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
At Rs 470,000 for the base petrol variant, Tigor is now the cheapest compact sedan in the country
A century-old European bicycle brand gets a makeover under its new Indian owner. But is there room for yet another premium commuter bike?
Investors are keenly awaiting the announcement of the macroeconomic data-IIP and CPI due on Tuesday.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
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Vision 2025 to focus on four clusters; aim is to join the global club of top 25 companies.
A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
Tata Zica was designed by an international team resulting in a more modern look.
A record number of 85 products will be launched.
"What I said was if we had Rafale at the time (of aerial dogfight), then none of our fighter jets would have gone down and none of theirs saved," he added.
Along with HAL, Boeing intends to involve the Mahindra Group in building Super Hornets in India.
The group, however, measured the economic value of just 43 creative ideas out of 1,700 innovations that took place within the Group last year.
Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
Sensex rises, snapping two-session losing streak; banks, auto gain.
Higher input cost is likely to weigh on Auto sector's Q4 numbers.
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
It is believed that Tata Sons was unhappy with Mistry's approach of shedding non-profit businesses, including the conglomerate's steel business in Europe, and concentrating only on cash cows
Favourable response to launches, recovery in CVs will aid growth.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Tata Steel, others sell assets abroad after taking massive impairments.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
