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The Asian Development Bank, ADB, on Tuesday projected India's growth rate to surpass China and improve to 7.8 per cent in 2015-16. It also forecast in 2016-17, India's growth rate would be 8.2 percent. India's growth and investor…

In one of the biggest discounted sale offers, Malaysian carrier AirAsia on Monday put three million (30 lakh) seats up for grab for destinations including India. As part of promotional offer, AirAsia has rolled out fares as low as…

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has reached a level where only the best have remained in the field to grab the final spot. This world cup has shown some extraordinary performances from individual and teams in all three departments.…

Special Representatives of India and China will hold the 18th round of talks on the border dispute in New Delhi today. This is the first time that the government will engage with China on the border issue after Ajit Doval was appointed…

India’s ace Tennis star Sania Mirza and Swiss legend Martina Hingis have won the women's doubles trophy of the Indian Wells Open tennis tournament at Californi, USA. They beat the duo of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-4 in the…

Nation is paying homage to the great martyrs of India’s freedom struggle, Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their 84th martyrdom day, today. It was on this day in 1931, the trio was hanged in Lahore central jail and…

Ujjwal Nikam, the special public prosecutor of 26/11 Mumbai attack trial, disclosed on Friday that executed terrorist Ajmal Kasab had never demanded mutton biryani while in custody nor was served by the government. Addressing a global…

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to provide skills training to youth including Class 10 and 12 drop outs across the country. The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Skill…

Anna Hazare has announced a three-month long intensive campaign starting in April in order to launch a countrywide “jail-bharo” agitation of peasants to stop the government from going ahead with acquisition of farmers’ land. Hazare, who…

Parliament has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, with the Lok Sabha adopting it today. Minister for Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar said the Bill will bring transparency in the mining sector and…