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Modi govt hiked LAC infra budget to Rs 14,500 cr: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India's budget for infrastructure on the border with China was increased significantly after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. IMAGE:......

'Positive progress' made to resolve border row: China

China and India have made 'positive progress' to resolve the border standoff, with both sides maintaining close communication through diplomatic and military channels, a senior foreign ministry......

China reacts to Modi's comments on border dispute

China on Thursday said that "sound and stable ties" serve the common interests of China and India as it reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that for New Delhi, ties with Beijing are......

'Cowardly worst': Cong jabs Modi on India-China border row remark

The Congress on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "ineffective and feeble" response to China for its border transgressions, and demanded that he apologises to 140 crore Indians......

Bilateral engagement can restore peace at India-China border: Modi

Asserting that stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important for the entire region and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that through positive and......

How will the Indian markets fare in 2019?

The upcoming general elections will be the focus and the economy and market performance will pivot around that event. The general consensus is that the India stock market should be up around 10 per......

Anshuman Jain backs a new venture in India

Born in Jaipur, Anshuman Jain became the co-head of Deutsche Bank in 2012 along with Juergen Fitschen. The formation of yet another non-banking finance company in India could hardly be an......

2 things Jaitley can do to better the lives of common Indians

There is a total disconnect between the vast majority of Indians and their elected rulers and their minions in the executive and judiciary, says Sudip Mazumdar. Image: A grocery shop in a slum in......

Is he the mystery man behind the controversial Bitcoin currency?

A Japanese American man thought to be the reclusive multi-millionaire father of Bitcoin emerged from a modest Southern California home and denied involvement with the digital currency before......

'Fall' of a newspaper biggie: History of Washington Post

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday that he has agreed to buy the newspapers owned by The Washington Post Co for $250 million. Here are some notable events in the history of the......

'We have invaded Tampa'

'...And it is a total invasion!' Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and most of Bollywood catch up with Florida. Arthur J Pais reports. Bollywood rocks Tampa’, screamed the page one......

Shah Rukh to receive highest Yale honour

Bollywood actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will join the likes of former Presidents George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carterwhen hedelivers a lecture at Yale University as a Chubb Fellow on......

Fast Five: Huge hit already!

So potent was the Fast Five explosion at the box office over the weekend that its $83 million estimated gross across North America was more than the combined gross of the next 99 films on the box......

Why M Night Shyamalan thinks his movies are doomed

M Night Shyamalan was 29 when his third film The Sixth Sense (1999) opened to a tremendous response. The box office success of the film -- it earned $662 million worldwide -- propelled the young......

On this Day: Birth of a chess legend; India lift Asia Cup

IMAGE: Garry Kasparov during the World Chess Championships against Vladimir Kramnik at the Riverside Studios, London, in October-November 2000. Photograph: Andrew Redington/ALLSPORT/Getty......

More money needed to fight dope cheats: WADA chief

'WADA’s total annual budget of $30 million a year is exceeded by many athletes around the world.' The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) faces a challenge to tackle cheating in sport while it......

From Amitabh to Madhuri, tweets hail India

As India won the World Cup, the tweeters went berserk. A sample of some of the more interesting tweets this wonderful night: From Bollywood legend Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Congrats Team India!!! We......

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