Modi's visit will set the course for strategic ties: White House

India will be a critical strategic partner for the United States in the coming decades, the White House said and asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State Visit to the country will affirm......

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.' US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken charts out the route for the 'defining relationship' of the 21st century......

Changing Horizons Of The Middle East

With developments like the Russia-China alliance and the rise of China in the Middle East, India's role has diminished though the India-Israel-US-UAE grouping may assume some importance in the......

Snooping has been around for ages

The Orwellian surveillance State is here. And here to stay, asserts Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with MPs of other Opposition parties addresses the media on the issue of the......

Centre to revise SEZ Act, limiting tax sops and enhancing integration

The Centre is unlikely to offer new direct tax incentives for units operating in special economic zones (SEZs) and may instead allow the grandfathering of previous exemptions that such units were......

India's exports cross $800 bn in first 6 months of 2023

A healthy growth in India's services segments has helped the country's total exports and imports of goods and services to cross the $800 billion mark during the first half of 2023, despite a......

Bill Gates lauds Digital India initiatives

India's sprawling digital public infrastructure received a glowing endorsement from billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday as he praised the country's "great" digital network, reliable......

HC seeks CBI's stand on former NSE boss Chitra Ramkrishna's bail plea in co-location case

The Delhi high court on Friday sought response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the bail plea by former managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange......

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Picture Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Watch the trailers and predict the winner at the end. It’s been a fine year for the movies, and the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did well to pick out eight significantly......

Eyewitness reveals details of Gambhir-Kohli verbal spat

Kohli vs Gambhir: Old baggages lead to another round of 'juvenile' bust-up IMAGE: An eyewitness, who was in one of the team dug-outs, gave a lowdown of events. Photograph: BCCI The ugly......

Sports Shorts: Cueist O'Sullivan blasts new snooker record

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player to compile 1,000 career century breaks. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty......

'I was bored,' Tomic says after first-round defeat at Wimbledon

'It was definitely a mental issue out there. Wasn't mentally and physically there to perform.' Australia's former great hope Bernard Tomic admitted he was "bored" during a listless first-round......

Altibox chess: Anand loses to Giri

IMAGE:  Viswanathan Anand . Photograph: Twitter Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand suffered his second defeat in the Altibox Norway chess tournament after losing to Anish Giri of......

FIFA corruption scandal takes shine off Copa America

Models wearing soccer jerseys perform promotional activities for the Copa America in Santiago. Photograph: David Mercado/Reuters It should be South America's showpiece football tournament. Instead......