Kathleen Stephens, the new United States interim ambassador, on Friday took charge of the American embassy in New Delhi and said she was looking forward to working with India for strengthening and broadening the Indo-US partnership.
The wave of deaths, one-third of which has come from the world's financial capital of New York and neighbouring New Jersey and Connecticut, has had a devastating impact on American economy which has now gone into recession with an unprecedented over 35 million losing their jobs in the last three months.
Minister for Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath, who arrived in Washington had critical bilateral discussions with senior administration and Congressional leaders on issues related to WTO and bilateral issues.
Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have won only three games out of 10 in IPL-12 so far.
US President Barack Obama will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon next week in Washington to discuss a host of issues, including the global economic crisis, Sudan conflict and situation in Afghanistan and West Asia
At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Hillary Clinton has ended her Democratic presidential primary campaign on a winning note as she defeated her party rival Senator Bernie Sanders in the US capital, setting the stage for a fierce showdown with Republican opponent Donald Trump in November.
What is the guarantee that another Trump will not arise and reach out to the American people directly? The fact of the matter is that Trump's support base remains the envy of any American politician, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
It will not be the first time that the competition has had to be held outside India.
'If there were no Ahmedabad programme -- no flashy town hall event in a huge cricket stadium with thousands cheering him on -- then Trump may well have decided not to go to India.'
Two navy destroyers, the INS Kochi and INS Chennai, fired MR-SAMs simultaneously at two simulated incoming missiles.
Sunday's operation, the biggest in the Belgian capital since the Paris attack, began shortly after a government meeting on the crisis and a decision to maintain for a second day the highest possible alert level in Brussels.
This will be probably for the first time since the 9/11 attacks that the representative of a duly elected Afghan government and the Taliban would be meeting face-to-face for peace talks.
Republic day was celebrated in the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa, with unfurling of the tricolour and peace prayers held by the Indian community in these countries.Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen unfurled the tricolour at a function held at the Indian Embassy in Washington, with a large number of community members from in and around the capital attending the event, at which President Pratibha Patil's message was read out.
This weekend, America's capital city will welcome thousands of government officials and dignitaries from the US and around the world. Over 10,000 buses will carry 500,000 riders into Washington, DC, doubling the city's population. On Inauguration Day, the Metro is expected to have a 17-hour rush hour. District bars will be open 24 hours a day for five straight days.To manage an event of this scale, the District of Columbia will spend a mammoth $47 million. It is not enough.
A young Indian American businessman, whose family owns a chain of liquor stores in Washington, was kidnapped in the capital area and released the next day after his brother paid $18,000 in ransom, police has said.
In a late-night tweet in capital letters, he said Iran must 'never, ever threaten the United States again'.
The US president said that there is a lot of "dislike" (between India and Pakistan).
Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the United States converged on the nation's capital and New York on Saturday for a massive protest against the deaths of unarmed black men by law enforcement.
The BSE Sensex spurted 130.00 points to end at 35,980.93, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 30.35 points to 10,802.15.
Palestinians, who protested massively along the Gaza border clashed with Israeli forces.
Inside the governors' reception hosted by Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna -- a first in more than 15 years.
Delhi doesn't want Modi to invest his substantial political capital to help Trump without the visit yielding positive results for India.
'The hardliners in Delhi are in for a big disappointment,' predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Amnesty International has called on the Dow Chemical Company to appear before a Bhopal court this week to explain why its subsidiary Union Carbide Company repeatedly ignored summons in the 1984 gas leak case.
Pitching support for his Digital India initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Facebook headquarters.
Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing loans rather than building factories. This is setting us up for more companies on life support and more zombie banks, warns Rahul Jacob.
RCB to ring in changes against KKR in search of first win
'Without doubt, General Bajwa has deliberately snubbed India.' 'But why did he do that?' 'The Male leadership is simply fed up with Indian interference,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'
In January 2003, the American Finance Association awarded Rajan the inaugural Fischer Black Prize for the best finance researcher under the age of 40.
For the last 40 years, Modi fasts during Navratras devoted to Ma Amba. He drinks lukewarm water and sometime he eats a fruit a day.
It is necessary to have a sense of pride in your state, he said.
These users span across four continents and included diplomats, political dissidents, journalists and senior government officials.
What needs to be done to make Mumbai even more attractive is to provide more residential accommodation and faster transport to the southern end of the city (Nariman Point), which is the Manhattan of India.
Narendra Modi's positive engagement with Barack Obama has well and truly washed away the doubts and slights of the past.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 46.
Days before Narendra Modi arrives in the US to speak at the UN, meet Barack Obama, gupshup with the likes of Nadella, Pichai, Zuckerberg, and address desis in Silicon Valley, his ministers will help set the commercial and strategic tone for the prime minister's visit.
