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Bolder now, India showing more risk appetite in its relations with China

Modi govt giving strong indications that it is ready to get into a quadrilateral cooperation with the US, Japan and Australia to counter China's growing might in the Indo-Pacific region

Top priority is to increase domestic production to meet Modi's goal: ONGC

ONGC CMD Shanker further informed that the roadmap to meet this goal is ready

Separate counters for 1st class in Delhi airport may reduce Terminal woes

DIAL has further introduced a smart security lane with an automated tray retrieve system

What is the green card lottery that Trump wants to end post NY attack?

Trump said the attacker, who ploughed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path near the World Trade Centre killing eight people and injuring 11 others, was allowed to enter the US through the programme

Ease of doing biz: Top govt servants among respondents to World Bank survey

Officials from I-T dept, ministries of shipping & corporate affairs were among the participants in the World Bank survey

Wake up call for Delhi: Capital 3rd worst in women safety, Goa tops index

Goa came out as the state where women and girls were the least vulnerable, followed by Kerala, according to the index

India's per capita income growth lower than China, Bhutan

The two neighbouring countries performed better on the macroeconomic front

Agreed to build Railway bridges to boost Army's image: Gen Bipin Rawat

Army chief responds to flak from various quarters about the force being used on civil engineering tasks that were Railways' responsibility

Drones to be legal in India soon: Check out the new norms

Move is likely to encourage their commercial use; four-fold classification of drones on the cards

Ease of doing business: Here's how India can improve its global ranking

Process of starting a business remains cumbersome for local entrepreneurs in Mumbai

Factory activity barely grows in October as GST pinches

PMI down to 50.3 from 51.2 in September, as GST takes toll on new orders

Revolving fund for energy efficiency launched; five cities to benefit

Major portion of GEF financing would come from Asian Development Bank; 5 cities to get global help for cooling, heating systems

Indian economy is making tremendous progress: Indra Nooyi

Lauding India for improving its ranking, the statement said this important achievement reflected the incredible progress the country has made

Foreign banks closing down branches in India: RBI

Foreign banks had 317 branches in 2015-16; it has reduced to 286

PSU merger plans to be placed before FM-led panel

The other members of the AM panel are Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman

Govt-owned enterprises may soon face the IBC heat

For first time, 9 PSBs have taken a state-owned enterprise to task

Govt to halve size of road monetisation contracts

The next round for TOT projects would have a handful projects totalling about $500 mn, from $1 bn earlier

Maximum age for joining NPS raised to 65 years

The increase in joining age will provide the options to the subscribers who are at the fag-end of the employment

BS CEO survey on World Bank report: India Inc says doing business is easier

India's overall rank in ease of doing business jumped from 130 last year to 100 this year

Paper industry wants industrial plantation policy

Most paper mills source raw material in the form of trees and plants from plantations owned by farmers, since regulations don't allow industry ownership