Hinduja Group Chairman S P Hinduja on Saturday hailed the Modi government's Budget as "socially inclusive" that lays a clear roadmap for placing India on double digit growth trajectory in the medium term.
'It is like an island of excellence'.
The railways is collaborating with various companies from Germany, South Korea, Japan and China to work out the fine prints.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has positioned himself as a credible partner for Bangladesh. He has scored by getting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to travel with him to Dhaka, says Srinath Raghavan
Stocks might hit new highs even before B-Day.
There is continued shift by passengers from rail to other modes of travel, thanks to improvement in road connectivity and the shrinking differential in high-end rail and low-end air travel.
Two more Metro lines cleared ahead of BMC polls
"I congratulate the people of Kochi on the proud moment," the PM said.
A prominent social activist was on Wednesday shot dead by militants in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
The HRD minister claimed that Gandhi family had failed to deliver on their development promises to Amethi, which had to wait for all these years to get a rail line.
A senior US official said that the plan of establishing OBOR alternative was still 'nascent'.
Under the 20.68 km-long monorail project, services will be provided between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadapalani in Chennai, a senior UD Ministry official said.
There were concerns in Sri Lanka about the huge trade imbalance.
Government offices located in New Delhi's central area, including North Block and South Block, will be closed from 2 pm on Thursday till 9:30 am on Friday in connection with the 'Run for Unity' to be flagged off by Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
'Does the country risk being enclosed in a geographical cocoon if it spurns a multi-continent project for which everyone else has signed up,' asks T N Ninan.
'We must compartmentalise issues, ensuring that one disagreement does not sour everything,' advises Ambassador Kishan S Rana.
India said it is committed to building up Indian Ocean Rim Association in line with its own expanding bilateral ties with the members of the grouping.
The maintenance of track is increasingly becoming mechanised and capital-intensive.
An eyewitness said some people in a minibus and private cars were trapped.
A day after the director of a private residential school in Bihar's Nalanda district was lynched by villagers in presence of the local police the state government has suspended the police officer in-charge of Nalanda police station on Monday.
Ahead of Modi's two-day visit, the capital city Dhaka is having a festive look with streets adorned with life-size cutouts of Modi.
Facts on the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia's Gold Coast:
The Rs 1.10 lakh crore train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai is expected to be completed by 2022. The train would cover the distance of over 500 km in around two hours.
The double-decker bus belonged to Awadh Depot and was going to New Delhi from Lucknow.
Cashless transactions need ubiquitous connectivity, which we don't have. And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence, says Shyam Ponappa.
Prices in most areas have been stagnant but some regions are showing reasonable appreciation.
The prime minister will be visiting an education city, aimed at providing education to under-privileged children living in the area
Two premium new long-distance trains and plan to convert a strategically important metre gauge line into broad gauge were announced on Wednesday for the Northeastern region in the Railway Budget, but opposition BJP and AGP dubbed the sops as "frustrating".
Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget
India's progress is linked to that of all its neighbours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's $12-billion loan at an incredibly low interest rate may have trumped China's aim to enter the enormous Indian Railways market, notes A K Bhattacharya.
The project, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in September 2017, is facing resistance in eight districts of Gujarat, through which the train will run.
As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress. To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety. Where the Line of Actual Control is concerned, any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable, declares External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
New Mercedes-Benz S-Class gets a power lift and cosmetic changes, says Joshua David Luther.
Modi also rolled out the first of the 500 metro coaches manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers in flat 75 days at it Bengaluru facility.
The advertisements, put up across 35 stations by an organisation of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, advocating 'Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas' has left many commuters enraged, prompting Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to order the matter to be examined.
World's most notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman bends over in the shower of his prison cell and never resurfaces
Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes a letter to the nation on Tuesday listing his government's achievement as he completes on here in office.
The protesters blocked roads in several areas of Mumbai, forced shops to shut down.
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The railway minister said that one-third studies have already been done.
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