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Why the World Doesn’t Make in India

Why the World Doesn’t Make in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden Independence Day speech was laced with inspiring rhetoric. But of the many things he said, the one slogan that inevitably caught public attention was this: “Come, make in India!” With those words, Modi was trying to make the case for turning India... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation
Sheikh Hasina rules out mid-term polls i...

Sheikh Hasina rules out mid-term polls in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out holding mid-term polls in Bangladesh or the possibility of having a dialogue with the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Interacting with Bangladeshi journialists in New York on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations... read more »

Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice
Kim Jong-un ill admitted to a hospital i...

Kim Jong-un ill admitted to a hospital in North Korea

The North Korean media has officially said that the country’s Leader, Kim Jong-un, was suffering from a health condition. This is the first official acknowledgement of the Supreme leader’s ill-health after a prolonged absence from the limelight for several weeks. Kim, 31, was last... read more »

Missing Flight MH370: New search images ...

Missing Flight MH370: New search images reveal

International Desk: The team searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, have revealed detailed images of the underwater terrain including extinct volcanoes and a 5,000 ft canyon. Led by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the search for the missing plane is set to resume... read more »

Obama: Air strikes on Iraq dam ‘to protect US interests’

US air strikes in support of Iraqi forces’ efforts to retake the country’s largest dam are aimed at protecting US interests there, President Obama says. The failure of Mosul dam... read more »

For Chinese, Pope Seems Worlds Away in South Korea

BEIJING — Pu Ge sat on a green bench outside Beijing’s oldest Catholic cathedral and stared at the ornate gray edifice, contemplating God and his shepherd. She said she had thought that... read more »

BEST’s power monopoly ends, Tata enters Mumbai

MUMBAI: BEST’s power monopoly finally came to an end on Friday. Tata Power Company (TPC) has now been granted a distribution licence in Mumbai for the next 25 years, and it will now... read more »

Forex reserves fall $643 mn

The country’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $643.3 million for the week ended August 8 to $319.35 billion, shows Reserve Bank of India data released on Friday. Foreign currency... read more »

Delivery, infrastructure key for Jan Dhan Yojana success

The success of the Jan Dhan Yojana announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would depend on how fast financial service providers improve their delivery, financial sector executives said. The scheme... read more »