For passenger safety, a fund to be created with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh cr over a period of 5 years

Government aims to take strategic crude oil reserve capacity to 15.33 MMT with two new facilities

The fact that impact of demonetisation will not spill over to the next year augur well for industry

However, there are certain reductions in duties of components to promote domestic manufacturing

Lagging behind in biosciences is not good for social security and strategic national security

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large

While agriculture got allocations of Rs 13,741 cr, fisheries & aquaculture received only Rs 401 cr

Budget's proposal to reduce basic customs duty on LNG to provide respite to petrochemicals sector

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies

Abolition of FIPB to ease flow of FDI is a good move which will speed up the process

Budget's fiscal consolidation efforts will lead to stable economic growth of the country

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Embassy of India, Washington DC
2107, Massachusetts Ave. NW,
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Telephone: 00-1-202-9397000
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Ambassador
Ms. Nirupama Rao
Deputy Chief of Mission
Arun K. Singh

Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi
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Diplomatic Area, Off-Airport Road,
PO Box No.4090,
Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Telephone: 00-971-2-4492700, 4447729
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Ambassador
M.K. Lokesh
Deputy Chief of Mission
Ms. Namrata S. Kumar

High Commission of India,Victoria
Le Chantier, P.O. Box No. 488,
Victoria (Mahe),
Republic of Seychelles.

Telephone: 00-248-610301 to 304
Fax: 00-248-610308
E-Mail: hc.mahe@mea.gov.in (HC), attadm@seychelles.net (Attache Admn & Cons), hoc.mahe@mea.gov.in (General), cons.mahe@mea.gov.in (Consular), accounts.mahe@email.sc (Accounts)
Website: www.seychelles.net/hicomind

High Commissioner
Thanglura Darlong
First Secretary & HOC
Charan Jeet Lal

Representative Office of India, Ramallah
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Mahatma Gandhi Street, Beitunia,
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Telephone: 00-972-2-2903033
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Representative of India
B.S. Mubarak

Embassy of India, Manila
2190 Paraiso Street, Dasmarinas Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila.
[*Con. acc. as Amb to Palau, Marshall Islands and Micronesia].

Telephone: 00-632-8430101 / 02 & 8945767(PABX)
Fax: 00-632-8158151 (Chancery), 8445757 (Ambassador)
E-Mail: amb@embindia.org.ph (Amb), admin@embindia.org.ph (Chancery), amboffice@embindia.org.ph (Amb s office), pol@embindia.org.ph (Political), com@embindia.org.ph (Commercial), cons@embindia.org.ph (Consular), itec@embindia.org.ph (ITEC Section), info@embindia.org.ph (PIC)

Ambassador* 
Amit Dasgupta 
Counsellor
Madhukar Asnani

Honorary Consulate of India, Curacao
c/o Boolchands Free Zone, Lood Dl-1
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
{For Netherlands Antilles & Arbua} [*Under Emb of India, Caracas].

Telephone: 00-5999-4612262 (O), 4610331 (R), 4612263 (F)
Fax: 00-5999-4614345
E-Mail:ram-boolchand@gmail.com
Website:http://www.eoicaracas.gov.in/

Honorary Consul*
Ramchand D. Boolchand Nandwani

Embassy of India, Jakarta
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.S-1,
Kuningan, Jakarta-12950. [*Con. acc. as Amb to Timor Leste]

Telephone:00-62-21-5204150, 5204152, 5204157, 5264931
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Ambassador*
Mr. Gurjit Singh
Dy. Chief of Mission
Mr. Raveesh Kumar

Honorary Consulate General of India, Tallinn
20 Huubi, Tallinn-13426, Estonia.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Helsinki (Finland)].

Telephone : 00-372-6129202 (O & R)
Fax : 00-372-6606630 (O & R)
E-Mail : tripathi@hot.ee, priti20@gmail.com (R)
Website : www.indianembassy.fi

Honorary Consul General*
Kripa Shankar Tripathi

High Commission of India ,Dhaka
House No. 2, Road No.142,
Gulshan-1,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Telephone:Main Reception : 00880-2-9889339, EPABX : 00880-2-9888789-91 and 8820243-47,
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High Commissioner
Pankaj Saran
Deputy High Commissioner
Sandeep Chakravorty

Mammootty, his actor son Dulquar Salman and actor and BJP Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi were among the celebrities who cast their vote today

While a few incidents of violence in the northern parts of the state were reported, polling was otherwise peaceful

Kozhikode recorded the highest voting percentage at 81.89%

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said they do not generally go by the exit polls as they are "unreliable"

Ahead of counting of votes to decide political fate of five states, candidates were seen resorting to different means to calm their nerves Thursday morning

The two-month long campaign saw the ruling Congress-led UDF and CPI(M) headed LDF engaging in a fierce battle

According to Election officials, candidates from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had forged ahead in 53 constituencies

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has also established a clear lead

The Chandy government had faced the elections under a cloud of charges from bar bribery case to solar scam

He wrested Nemom from sitting MLA and vibrant CPI(M)-LDF leader V Sivankutty defeating him by 8,671 votes

Even in Kerala, where the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is heading for a majority, what is shocking is the erosion in vote share of the CPI (M)

A leading buy-to-let expert has given his views on how to improve the rental market.

Certainly, Mary Duggan, a judge for the RIBA House Of The Year award, believes that the rise of technology is contributing to a waning open-plan trend.

Property website Zoopla has revealed where buyers in England and Wales are getting the biggest discounts on initial asking prices - and the locations where sellers achieve 100%.

According to Strutt & Parker's latest Waterside Survey 43 per cent of participants believed that people living near water are happier than those who don't.

Llwynddu House is in Ystradowen, just outside Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan and was the property that the singer bought in South Wales in the 1990s.

The Lancashire house, lake, eight holiday lodges and 34 acre site is up for sale for £3.5million, and the business generated a turnover of more than £500,000 last year.

The lure of the green is something golf lovers know only too well: top of househunters' wishlists are a private gate that leads directly to a green and clear views of a famous hole.

The new homeowners will be able to enjoy one of the best views of the London fireworks held annually on New Year's Eve.

The new film of Downton Abbey opened this week and will likely fuel interest in a niche sector of the property market - apartments in grand country houses.

The five-bedroom family house is called Heatherbrook and sits on almost two acres on the prestigious Wentworth Estate in Surrey, with direct access to the famous golf course.

Views across rolling hills, swanky kitchens, converted garden sheds, now a new status symbol seems to be elbowing its way into our affections: a private stretch of woodland.

Dollhouses can help you to explore your interior design ideas with having to spend time and money on changing your actual home.

We spent a day with one of the world's top 100 interior designers, Alexander James Interior Design, to learn about its tricks and how they can be incorporated into your own home.

We've selected 10 mid-terrace bungalows around Britain, but can you work out the difference between the one that costs almost half a million pounds and the one that cost less than £50,000?

Dick and Angel exclusively reveal their approach to buying a property that needs renovating, and turning it into a successful home and business.

What makes this huddle of around 100 houses and flats in Goldsmith Street, Norwich, so special - and why might it have implications for the rest of us?