In pictures: This is how the world welcomed New Year 2018
One of the first countries to welcome the new year was Australia, where fireworks exploded over the iconic Sydney Opera House as people watched from boats in the harbor nearby.
One of the first countries to welcome the new year was Australia, where fireworks exploded over the iconic Sydney Opera House as people watched from boats in the harbor nearby.
From the first observations of a merger between two faraway neutron stars to stunning discoveries of a number of exoplanets in the habitable zone of a nearby star, this year has had plenty of memorable developments.
Infosys was rocked by boardroom battles that led to the dramatic exit of its first non-promoter Chief Executive, Vishal Sikka, in August and return of co-founder Nandan Nilekani as Chairman to steer it out of troubled times.
The cultural strand of the bilateral relationship may have dominated the year, with grand celebrations at some of the UK’s major institutions to also mark 70 years of India’s independence.
While the impact of the reforms has been mixed, the government believes the structural changes it has brought about have put the Indian economy on a sound track.
From Right to Privacy to triple talaq, there were several key issues where verdicts by the apex court altered the status quo.
Reforms promise to make residential real estate dealings more transparent than ever before and the market is expected to see at least a partial recovery in 2018 on the back of revived confidence of homebuyers.
While Trump said that bilateral ties have "never been stronger", Modi said that both the countries were "committed to such a bilateral architecture that will take our strategic partnership to new heights".
The earlier system was a myriad of central and state taxes where the movement of goods was slowed down by products being taxed multiple times and at different rates.
There has been a sharp spike in the number of young Kashmiris joining militant groups this year, with the number crossing 100 for the first time since such data started being collated in 2010.
There was mayhem after Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Ram Rahim was convicted in August for raping two woman disciples. The widespread violence and arson, mainly in Panchkula and Sirsa, left 41 people dead and scores injured.
The high-octane campaign for the first phase of the crucial Gujarat polls, viewed as a prestige battle for PM Modi and a litmus test for the leadership of soon-to-be Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, will come to an end today.
