The Centre faced growing calls for a less sweeping curbs as an anxious nation awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on Tuesday -- the last day of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown -- after a......
Composite dialogue likely to be formally revived; PM visit might also be marked with grant of trade MFN status. Nayanima Basu reportsIn what might be his final major diplomatic move as prime......
The compulsions of domestic politics notwithstanding, India and Bangladesh script a new story in bilateral relations, say Nayanima Basu and Aditi Phadnis This Saturday, India reached out to......
Who is the BJP's real star maker? Why is President Pranab Mukherjee visiting places of religious significance? What is Sonia Gandhi worried about? Why was Jairam Ramesh's mother angry with him?......
All those in the Union council of ministers with two portfolios are likely to lose at least one and major administrative changes are expected in a Cabinet reshuffle due on October 28 or 29 on the......
Safety nets must induce people to enter manufacturing sectors; and it should go together with job flexibility. At the Business Standard Annual Awards in Mumbai this weekend, Commerce, Industry and......
The economy is on a bend, with the gross domestic product growth likely to expand six per cent next financial year and by eight-nine per cent in the next three years. And, all this is possible due......
Over a year after the deadline to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trading status to India, the Pakistani government on Thursday declined to specify any time limit to meet the long-pending demand......
UK-based Tesco Plc on Tuesday became the first global retailer to seek the government's approval to set up multi-brand outlets in India with a plan to invest $110 million in partnership with the......
India's exports during 2012-13 declined 1.76 per cent to $300.6 billion mainly on account of slowdown in the global economy, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said. The declining exports......