Western businesses and diplomats in Delhi privately say Modi's reputation as a man of action has been hurt by setbacks on economic reform.
In its latest transition, the company will also double up as an investment vehicle.
The challenges authorities face in cleaning Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi.
The 4G service may use Reliance Retail, with a surging customer base, as the launch pad
To secure a work visa in the US, students have to find an employer who can sponsor it.
'A fresh look is being given to ways of processing, transmission, and delivery.'
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
Instead of only government departments and state-owned undertakings, the CAG can now audit private companies, too.
Another important early decision of Birla was to get into the wireless telephony business in association with AT&T and another revered Indian business house, the Tatas.
'Last year, someone told us you must remove 's' otherwise you won't perform well and we didn't perform well.' 'Obviously, that's not the reason for not performing well, but it didn't hurt us to remove the 's'.'
'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.' 'It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.' 'In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC President Mukesh Aghi tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com about how he advises American companies to do business with India, what he thinks of Modi's government and the way forward for the India-US relationship.
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It would seem that Indrani's application was not something prepared or maybe even sanctioned by her lawyers and was a courtroom enterprise she had embarked on by herself, perhaps not realising it distracted from the main business of the trial and didn't help her cause.
Over the past year we have heard a lot about policy reforms to improve the ease of doing business in India.
Savji Dholakia, the diamond magnate who sent away his son to gain a 'hands-on' life experience, likes to do things the hard way.
'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever.
'A three generation US-Pakistan relationship is not likely to be snapped any time soon. All this presents an irritant to an India that wishes to concentrate on economic development,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The event, organised by Deutsche Messe AG, is held each year at the Hanover fairground, the world's largest, in Hanover, Germany.
Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going.
The world is still figuring out the man as he continues his enigmatic journey towards the first 100 days of his presidency.
Arvind Subramanian talks about US and China's power play and where India figures in these dynamics.
An excerpt from Conde Nast India's Make In India magazine.
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
A left-leaning centralised socialist model has created a shortage/entitlement economy. In fact one of the reasons for India's limited progress is that post-independent India is at odds with its true nature. It is something that educated right of centre Hindus are trying to correct, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Defence ministry incompetence hobbles development of battle-taxis for the Indian Army.
'Imagine for a moment that the Coast Guard was unable to stop the vessel and it reached Porbandar with its cargo/personnel and targeted the event at which the prime minister was present,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Sanjeev Nayar offers some ideas on how Indians can help in improving the lives of those living in border areas and in the process help the Indian Army.
From starting with two sewing machines in her bedroom, Anita Dongre is all set to launch two stores in America. Archana Masih meets the designer for the working woman and the bride.
With big dreams and high hopes of earning lakhs or even crores, more and more youngsters are getting into software development for smartphones.
Stay ahead of the game; learn the tricks from Ecom king Jack Ma.