Record 14 points of order raised in RS during over 1-hour debate on WMD Bill

The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed a record 14 'points of order' raised during the 100-minute-long debate on 'The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful......

Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Would Ukraine be such a pushover if it had that nuclear stockpile?, asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the......

China accuses US of using democracy as 'WMD' to stoke confrontation

China on Saturday accused the US of using democracy as a 'weapon of mass destruction' to 'stoke divisions and confrontation' as it slammed the Summit for Democracy organised by the Biden......

State of the Union: Trump announces meet with Kim; vows to build border wall

'If I had not been elected President of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea,' Trump said.  IMAGE: President Donald Trump delivers the......

The coming collapse of the US dollar

The skew in the global financial system -- commonly called 'global imbalance' -- seems to be fast spiralling out of control. For some time now economists have been engaged in the mother of all......

India, US high-tech trade talks next week

Ways to reduce barriers to Indo-US high-tech trade as also specific matters in the areas of defence technology, information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology will top the agenda of the......

HC orders Samsung goods release

Taking a serious view against the weights and measures department for allegedly disregarding the orders of various courts staying the search and seizure of goods of Samsung India, the Delhi High......

Indo-Pak peace: The McDonald's theory

In the controversy over outsourcing, the movement of jobs to India found an unlikely ally-- Thomas L Friedman, the legendary foreign affairs columnistof The New York Times. A three-time Pulitzer......