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Income inequality remains a major challenge in India

Income inequality remains a major challenge in Ind...

January 16, 2017

India, with a population of over 1.26 billion, emerges as a testimony of income and wealth inequality as per a recent study conducted by Oxfam India. The richest 1 pc in the country owns 58 pc of the total wealth in the country.

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Vibrant Gujarat creating global ripples

Vibrant Gujarat creating global ripples

January 16, 2017

As the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the eighth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on January 9, kudos poured from all parts of the auditorium and beyond. Almost 100 countries participated in the event, including the likes of France, Russia, Rwanda, K...

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Anxious times for India as China deepens roots in SL

Anxious times for India as China deepens roots in ...

January 10, 2017

Last week’s protests in Hambantota, in southern Sri Lanka, against the launch of a special industrial zone - conceived, promoted, financed, built and to be operated by China - may not hold good for India, strategically.

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Indian online shoppers set to cross 100 million in 2017

Indian online shoppers set to cross 100 million in...

January 10, 2017

Surged by the improving infrastructure in the online space, Internet logistics and the rising number of handheld devices used in India, a recent study predicts that the number of online shoppers will cross 100 million by the end of 2017.

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Indian states promote business opportunities at PBD

Indian states promote business opportunities at PB...

January 9, 2017

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) not only touches the emotional chords of many resident and non-resident Indians but also provides an opportunity for the diaspora members to explore business options in India, marketed aggressively by several state governments.

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Mixed reactions welcome the new Chief Justice of India

Mixed reactions welcome the new Chief Justice of I...

January 4, 2017

At a critical juncture, where the Indian judiciary is often subjected to socio-economic denouncement, the country witnesses the oath-taking ceremony of Jagdish Singh Khehar as the 44th Chief Justice of India.

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Big drama on the cards as Assembly polls 2017 approach

Big drama on the cards as Assembly polls 2017 appr...

January 4, 2017

The upcoming assembly elections in five states, which will play out for more than a month beginning February 4, will be a stern test not only for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but also for the political forces opposed to him.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Pravasi...

January 3, 2017

The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in its curtain raiser briefing here in New Delhi, elucidated the main program elements of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka from January 7 to 9, 2017.

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2016 Retrospective for India

2016 Retrospective for India

December 31, 2016

Here is a compilation of India's most important events in 2016. Media India Group team wishes our readers a very happy New Year.

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Apple to roll out manufacturing unit in Bengaluru

Apple to roll out manufacturing unit in Bengaluru

December 30, 2016

Apple will soon be manufacturing iPhones in the South Indian city of Bengaluru to address the demand in India; however, the strategic move also sparks few imperative questions.

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