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Jaishankar's appointment sets a healthy precedent

'Given his stint in Beijing, as India's longest serving ambassador there and that too through some challenging and interesting times, Jaishankar ought to have been appointed as foreign secretary in......

A night to forget; Rajdhani passengers recount horror

Recounting the fear and shock following the derailment of the Rajdhani Express, passengers of the New Delhi-Dibrugarh train on Wednesday said it was a "night to forget". Rita Nath of Guwahati, who......

US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in India

In the first official visit by a United States vice-president to India in three decades, Joe Biden arrived in India on Monday on a four-day tour aimed at boosting ties in key areas of trade,......

Politics clouds shuffling of senior bureaucrats

As eight senior secretaries get ready to demit office in the next few months, there is speculation and a sense of anticipation in official circles about which of these officers will get lucky and......

5 IAF members scale Mt Everest

Five Indian Air Force members, including two women, on Wednesday successfully scaled 8848-metre-high world's tallest peak Mt Everest from the southern side. The IAF team of Sqn Ldr Nirupama......

Anand Sharma calls for greater US investment

Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Tuesday urged greater US investment in India, saying his country was the best and safest place for investments.Sharma was speaking at the......

Shinde, Sharma, Abdullah to visit Chicago

Indian Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah will travel to Chicago on Tuesday, the eve of the US-India......

US meet: India raises H-1B fee hike, outsourcing

India on Tuesday conveyed its concerns to the US on issues like H-1B visa fee hike, export control restrictions and outsourcing ban during a meeting between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna......

US looks into India's concerns on outsourcing

India, which has conveyed its concerns to the US on outsourcing and H-1B visa fee hike, has said the Obama administration is looking into the matter, which can be resolved in a 'very reasoned and......

Climate talks in disarray; PM meets Wen

No headway was made in climate talks with the US and China refusing to budge from their positions on emission cuts as negotiators struggled on Friday to strike a face-saving deal to tackle global......

Review: Vishwaroopam is NO threat to Muslims

On Friday afternoon, as he sat in a freezing cold New Jersey theater watching Kamal Haasan's latest film Vishwaroopam, a two and a half hour long international terrorism thriller and an......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......

CWG update: Men's hockey team wins

Twice in arrears, India scored late in the match to beat Malaysia 3-2 and begin their campaign in the men's hockey tournament on a winning note at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday night. Bharat......

Harika loses, drops to second

Dronavalli Harika suffered a setback in the eighth round and lost her lead in the girls' under-18 event of the World Youth Chess Championships in Batumi, Georgia.Harika lost the crucial encounter......

Five-gold haul for India

India capped their superlative performance in the Asian Youth chess championships at Kozhikode on Friday by winning five of the six gold medals at stake, their clean sweep being prevented by the......

India on course for clean sweep

With three Indians assuring themselves of gold medals in their respective age-groups, and a number of others in the lead atthe end of the sixth and penultimate round on Thursday,India look set for......

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