Poised to become a major economic driver

Ahmad said corporatisation of government departments or agencies is a challenge for India, though such a mechanism has been introduced in the country to deliver public services in a sustainable manner

According to a note issued by Niti Aayog after the meeting, all the attendants agreed that high frequency indicators are showing signs of a strong economic recovery, and that too earlier than expected

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on December 30 that Indian sailors will be brought back soon and that diplomatic talks are on with the neighbouring country

\"Our Skill India programme is aimed towards making India ready to become the Skill capital of the world by then. Our aim is to not just export ''manpower'' to the world, but to export ''skills'',\" he was quoted as saying in a statement by the MEA

The direct distance between the two cities at opposite ends of the world is 13,993 km with a time zone change of around 13.5 hours, an Air India official said

A video clip of Vincent Xavier waving the flag while Trump supporters gathered outside the US Capitol building had gone viral on social media

A pick-up in luxury real estate has been the silver lining from the pandemic crisis, and with almost everyone banking on a sharp V-shaped recovery with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccination, 2021 is poised to be a strong one, for high-value home transactions

16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention: in the midst of these challenges, the way Indian-origin colleagues across the world have worked, have done their duty, it is a matter of pride for all of us, said PM Modi

Kim also examined relations with South Korea \"as required by the prevailing situation and the changed times,\" KCNA said

A major incident is defined as one in which there is a risk to life and welfare and is \"beyond the scope of business-as-usual operations. It allows coordination between different emergency agencies and will let London ask for help from other areas

\"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them - specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter - we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,\" Twitter said in a statement

Nirav Modi case: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that is representing the Indian investigative agencies said that Modi was involved in a 'ponzi-like scheme' and is responsible for money laundering, fraud and cheating

US Capitol violence: In a blog post on Friday, Twitter said that two of the president's tweets posted that day were in violation of its policy against the glorification of violence

Passenger flights resumed from the UK to India in limited numbers from Friday onwards after remaining suspended for 16 days due to the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in that country

In February last year, RBI had announced a revised Liquidity Management Framework (LMF) that was simplified and \"clearly communicated\" the objectives and toolkit for liquidity management

The world's second-largest economy is likely to grow 7.9% in 2021, accelerating from expected 1.9% growth in 2020, the IMF said in the conclusion of its annual economic consultation with China

Speaking during a news conference in Brussels on Friday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the agreement will double the amount of doses already ordered by the 27-nation bloc

NITI Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar was commenting on the first advance estimates (AE) of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday, which projected 7.7 per cent contraction in GDP for the current fiscal year

While India's per capita GDP is estimated to fall 10.5 per cent to $1,877, lowest in five years, Bangladesh will see it going up 4 per cent to $1,888 in 2020. Our neighbouring nation Pakistan's per capita GDP in dollar terms will fall from $1,625 to $1,349 in 2020