Coronavirus-hit Chinese city suspends public transport

China has suspended all public transport, including flights in and out of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus as the confirmed cases climbed to 571 mostly from the city with 17 deaths so far.......

'China, like US, is not dependable and trustworthy'

'Only when China treats India as an equal can we consider them real friends.'   Was the second informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and Chinese President Xi......

President Pranab's address to Parliament: The transcript

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday addressed the first joint sitting of Parliament as mandatorily required under the Constitution after the general elections. The address is the political,......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Tourism grows globally, despite security concerns

International tourism grew by 5 per cent in the first four months of this year as compared to the same period last year, despite insecurity in some parts of the world, the UN tourism body has said.......

Asia Society Conference: PM's speech

This is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech inaugurating the Asia Society's 16th Asian Corporate Conference -- whose theme is 'Driving Global Business: India's New Priorities, Asia's......

Why US companies love China

For more than two decades, Western bosses chased the China dream. They professed to love the scorching Maotai served at those endless government banquets celebrating yet another costly and complex......

Tokyo has no 'Plan B' for Games despite coronavirus

IMAGE: Women wearing face masks and novelty hats leave Tokyo Disneyland. A growing number of events and sporting fixtures are being cancelled or postponed around Japan while some businesses are......