It also dismissed Jaitley's remarks that India of 2017 is different from what it was in 1962, saying China too is different.
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
India needs sustained GDP growth of 9-10 percent - Jaitley
Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term US securities in May; net purchases were $34.6 billion.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in state polls has "implications" for the Sino-India ties as it could further embolden Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "hard-line attitude" and pose difficulties for "compromises" in rows with countries like China, official Chinese media commented on Thursday.
Consumer food price inflation eased to 6.14%.
After a review meeting held at the Pathanamthitta District Collectorate to assess the situation, Rajan and state health minister Veena George said at a press conference that it has been decided to open the Kakki dam to release around 100-200 cumex water which would increase the water level of Pampa river by around 15 centimetres.
India will witness good growth under the present government.
The BJP has many ruthless leaders with super-sharp political minds. But none has all this and Yogi's charisma and personal ambition, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'Guarding the borders in extreme weather conditions is not easy and most people don't realize it is a very tough job.'
'As a student of history, I am no pessimist, but regardless of which party/coalitions comes to power on May 23, the space for secularism, pluralism and minority rights has shrunk significantly,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
Meanwhile, flight operations from the Kochi international airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday, an airport official said.
'The present government swears by Hinduism. But we lost three of our sants during earlier BJP regimes.'
"It is a victory of all and every family who considered me their son and gave us a huge mandate. In the country today, Delhiites have given birth to a new kind of politics, which is called 'kam ki rajniti' (politics of works)," Kejriwal, who won the New Delhi seat, said.
Housing sector to benefit from Budget.
'My joining the BJP will definitely result in a landslide migration of votes to the BJP.'
Deals will cover oil exploration and supply, infrastructure and an increase in direct diamond sales to India
The three-Test South Africa series is the first of a gruelling 2018-19 season that includes tours to England and Australia.
In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.
Modi is courting Japanese investment in an ambitious industrial "corridor" to run between Delhi and Mumbai.
'If Pinarayi Vijayan gets another term, Kerala will be a state where everybody has a house.'
Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi polls with 67 seats.
Akanksha Mary Balmuchu from Jharkhand's Ho tribe is starting a Master's programme in climate change in the UK. When she walks into campus, she fulfils not only her dream, but that of her grandmother.
The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.
'Let me stick my neck out and say that Tamil Nadu will keep alive its reputation for landslide election verdicts, with the DMK front winning at least 30 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
The Election Commission is making sure that the winds of potential change cause no disruption in the counting process.
Pakistan's powerful army and the its espionage agency Inter Services Intelligence are using "terrorist brinkmanship" to threaten India and undermine their own Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to secure domestic gains against their civilian leaders, a former CIA analyst has said.
The PLA said the move has 'seriously damaged' border peace and tranquillity.
'Those who win indulge in shooting, looting, throwing bombs and burning houses.'
Disaster management authorities have warned about very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours.
Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress overcame the might of the BJP and is all set to be CM for a third term.
Only traces of rainfall were recorded in a few areas of the national capital on Thursday which continued to experience sultry weather.
Sixty-eight homes have been destroyed. Sri Lankan capital Colombo was the worst hit with many roads submerged.
To beat BJP, you either deny them a critical mass of Hindu vote or build a regional leader and party strong enough to protect their turf, observes Shekhar Gupta.
The minister, who made an aerial survey of badly affected areas in Idukki and Ernakulam districts, said the rains and floods had caused 'massive damage' to the farm sector and infrastructure like roads and power.
India tried to block the project at the fund's board meeting in South Korea, but later agreed to approve it with new condition, reports Nitin Sethi.
'ISRO is resilient enough to spring back and come with a solution quickly.'
The exit polls predicted little improvement in the fortunes of the Congress which could not bag any seat in the 2015 polls.
'You've got to be a doer to be re-elected.' 'You don't have to be a great communicator or an orator any more because voters want to see action and development on the ground.' 'And they want a doer rather than just an orator.'
The price for pushing the envelope beyond the comfort zone that the land of storytelling is used to is a hefty one, observes Meghna Chadha.
