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BhalchandraVanajiNemade or (Devanagari: भालचंद्रवनाजीनेमाडे) (born 1938) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Famous for his "Hindu" & "Kosala" books. Also he is known for his novel "Hindu jagnyachisamrudhhaadgal". He has been selected for 2014 Jnanpith Award

The nuclear "breakthrough understanding" between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to allay U.S. concerns about industry liability and unlock billions of dollars in investments into Indian power projects.

The countdown has begun for the biggest business and economic event of the year – the release of India’s annual budget on February 28. Finance Minister ArunJaitley is under pressure to unveil reforms that will put the country’s economy on a path of 7-8 percent growth over the next two years.

The government’s “Make in India” initiative is being closely followed by Indian companies and foreign investors. A lot of hope rests on the BJP government’s first full-year budget following its victory in....

India may slash its food and fuel subsidy bill by about $8 billion in next week's budget, two sources said, but despite the impressive headline, the cut is not as radical as free market champions had hoped for in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first full budget.

India's prime minister has asked global defense contractors to transfer more technology to the country as part of the lucrative deals that they win to modernize its armed forces.

Finance Minister ArunJaitley will on Feb. 28 present his first full-year budget, seeking to put Asia's third-largest economy on a path of 7-8 percent growth over the next two years.

There were no major policy changes in last year’s budget, perhaps because the new government lacked the time to prepare. But Finance Minister ArunJaitley has indicated that the upcoming budget on Feb.28.

For business, the government and the Reserve Bank of India, data revisions that have transformed India’s $2.1 trillion economy into one of the world's fastest growing are too good to be true.

India will not scale down its multi-billion dollar food welfare programme that promises ultra-cheap rice and wheat to most of its people despite a high-level recommendation, a top government source said on Wednesday.