Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram near here, wearing Tamil Nadu’s traditional veshti (dhoti), which was welcomed by the Pattali Makkal Katchi and others. Modi, who reached Mamallapuram ahead of Xi by a chopper, received the Chinese leader at
How are the new regulations going to impact the domestic brokerage industry? The fact is brokerages can now only lend as much as their own capital. They could pledge on unpledged securities to raise funds. All these restrictions that have now been imposed. It
Belgium’s KBC has added PayPal balances and transactional information to its mobile bank account aggregation app. The inclusion of PayPal, alongside Argenta, Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis and ING, reflects the great strides the company has made in insinuating itself into people’s everyday shopping and
Duernstein is a major tourist attraction in Wachau Valley, famous for its picturesque vineyards, apricots farms and quaint villages along the Danube river. The blue church tower of the Durnstein monastery is one of the iconic landmarks here. A heritage trail is perfect to
Team India on Friday arrived in Dharamshala ahead of the first T20I of the 3-match series against South Africa that is set to kick off on September 15 (Sunday). The Indian cricketers were given a traditional welcome as they reached the team hotel. BCCI
Kalimantan on the island of Borneo has rich culinary traditions. In West Kalimantan, in Lanjak village of Batang Lupar subdistrict, Kapuas Hulu regency, a traditional food festival will be held from Sept. 14 to 15. The festival, initiated by natural resource management NGO Riak Bumi, aims
When Pratik Shetty presented at this month’s global Wikimania conference in Stockholm, he told the story of Venky, the security guard at his apartment building in Mumbai, India. Shetty had noticed some mosquitoes in standing water nearby his building and alerted Venky that the insects could cause
Never in the history of mankind has the velocity of business been increasing at such a rapid pace. This is largely driven by the rise of digital business models enabled by an exponential growth in technology. There is a plethora of information describing that
Across the world, boys are taught from an early age that they need to be in charge- when it comes to situations, life, and most importantly their emotions. Little wonder then that many grow up thinking that their only option is to put on
This Year’s Independence Day celebration was extra special for Hina Khan, who celbrated the prud moment in the US, where she also participated in the annual parade organised on the occasion. Hina shared the pics from the event and shared that she could not
