Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister
The 44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis has been sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra, India’s western state and the financial dynamo of the country. Mr Fadnavis is the first chief …
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Opulence out, new austerity mantra in India
No first class air travel on overseas visits. No pow-wow in luxury hotels. Ostentation and opulence are out; austerity is in.
The new Indian government has tightened the belt and asked officials to cut down all the flab and frills, and get down to business. Unveiling an austerity drive, the Indian government underlined that it was aimed at cutting non-plan expenditure by 10% and bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.1% of GDP in 2014-15.
The new guidelines enunciated by India’s finance ministry has barred bureaucrats from travelling first class on overseas visits and asked them to use video conferencing as much as possible. The accent is on doing away with needless frills, with officials barred from holding meetings in 5-star hotels.
Britain remembers Indian soldiers’ heroic role in World War I
India’s unsung role in the World War I is a story that’s still unfolding, with new facts emerging about Indian soldiers’ role in helping the British and allied forces win …
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Black money: Spotlight on 627 Indians with foreign banks accounts
In a decisive push to India’s battle against the scourge of black money, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has submitted a list to the Supreme Court, comprising 627 …
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India, Iran and the story of Chabahar
After over a decade of declared intentions, the Government of India has finally decided to put money on the strategically important Chabahar project. Chabahar, situated in South-eastern Iran in the …
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Japan’s SoftBank bets $10 billion on India
Signalling confidence in the India growth story under the new Narendra Modi dispensation in Delhi, Japanese telecom and internet titan SoftBank has unveiled a mammoth $10 billion investment plan for …
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India, US to ramp up defence ties
Nearly a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama held their maiden summit in Washington, India and the US will be looking to bolster their military ties …
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Zadie Smith’s Ten Rules of Writing
1. When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. 2. When an adult, try to read your own …
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Depths of your being…
To write well about the elegant world you have to know casino online it and experience it to the depths of your being… what matters is not whether you love …
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Mickey Spillane: The older, the better
If you’re a singer you lose your voice. A baseball player loses his arm. A writer gets more knowledge, and if he’s good, the older he gets, the better he …
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