India will not be an ally of US, but another great power: WH official

India, which has a unique strategic character, will not be an ally of the United States, but another great power, a top White House official has said, asserting there is no other bilateral......

US lauds India's role in G20 declaration of 'today's era isn't of war'

India played an essential role in negotiating the G20's Bali Declaration that included Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message on the Russia-Ukraine conflict that "today's era must not be of war",......

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner......

Maharashtra lifts stay on Metro car shed at Aarey, puts project on fast track

In an important decision, the new government in Maharashtra on Thursday announced lifting of the stay on the construction of Mumbai Metro-3 car shed at the controversial site in the Aarey Colony, a......

Sri Lanka scraps 2nd deal, to re-acquire IOC's oil tanks

Sri Lanka will re-acquire 99 World War II-era oil storage tanks leased to Indian Oil Corporation in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila announced on......

Germany, France press Greece to make fast, credible proposals

The move does not affect the lenders right away, but served as a reminder that their fate lies in its hands. France and Germany told Greece on Monday to come up with serious proposals in order to......

Indian rail projects outweigh rivalry before Modi's visit to China

China seeks to cash in on Modi's vision of modernising a creaking train system that 25 million people use daily Beijing has been pushing India to accelerate work on a multi-billion dollar rail......

How serious is China about investing in India?

It is a paradox that China, having almost run out of highways to build at home, is taking on this Sisyphean burden abroad, just when many financial analysts are worrying that the country’s......

'India will never cease to confound me'

IMAGE: A scene from India in a Day. 'The family in Assam, where we see the little girl washing her face in the gutter before she heads to school, to me that is a shocking story.''But there are......

US won't send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

'The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against......

Three more athletes test positive for COVID-19 at Tokyo Games

IMAGE: A sign is seen as a man walks to the PCR sample collection room at the main press center ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters The COVID-19 cases......

South Africa's Olympics soccer team reports 3 COVID-19 cases

IMAGE: Security staff stand guard at the entrance of the Athletes Village, where a person tested positive for COVID-19, ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Three......

Half of Japan thinks Olympics will go ahead, poll shows

'What will these Olympics be for and for whom? The Games have already lost meaning and are being held just for the sake of them.' IMAGE: The Olympics have already been postponed by a year amid......

Japan and IOC say Olympics will NOT be cancelled

IMAGE: IOC tweeted this statement, on Friday, on media reports regarding Tokyo 2020. Photograph: IOC Media/Twitter Japan and the IOC stood firm on Friday on their commitment to host the Tokyo......