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Miss Asia Pacific Srishti Rana's crown seized at Mumbai airport

The diamond studded crown of India's Srishti Rana, who has been crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Busan, South Korea, was seized for not paying customs, a senior customs official said.......

US clears sale of Excalibur Projectiles, Javelin missile system to India

The United States has approved the sale of Excalibur Projectiles, Javelin Missile System and related equipment totalling over 90 million dollars to India, which Washington described as an......

'Trump Acts Like A Mafia Boss'

'He is creating a culture of fear.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump. Photograph: Kind courtesy White House/X United States Congressman Dr Ami Bera, the longest serving Indian American in the US......

India relationship...: What Rubio said after Jaishankar meet

India is a relationship of critical importance to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said as he met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New York and voiced "appreciation"......

Will Modi, Trump meet soon? US official says sure, but...

'Trump is not shy when he is frustrated with countries' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 13, 2025. Photograph: Kevin......

Majority of iPhones sold in US will be made in India: Tim Cook

Apple will source the majority of the iPhone sold in the US from India in the June quarter while China will produce the vast majority of the devices for other markets amid uncertainty over tax......

IMF to appoint Anoop Singh as Asia director

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has announced his intention to appoint Anoop Singh as Director of the Asia Pacific Department. "There are a number of......

India remains world's largest growing economy, says IMF

India remains the largest growing economy in the world, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund said, observing that the country's macroeconomic fundamentals are good.......

No overheating in the Indian economy: IMF

The IMF has said the fall in inflation rate and slowdown in credit growth were positive signs but the RBI must remain vigilant to prevent overheating of the India economy. "At this point I don't......

IMF sees no recovery in Asia until 2010

Asian economies are unlikely to undergo a sustained recovery until mid-2010 and can not rely on China to pull the region out of its current slump, a senior International Monetary Fund official said......

Asia-Pacific remains firmly behind embattled Blatter

Re-elected FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during news conference after an extraordinary Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters......

CWG: India win historic GOLD in women's four lawn bowl

IMAGE: India's Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey celebrate winning the gold medal in the Lawn Bowls women's Fours event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.......

Soldier wounded in border clash with India at Beijing torch relay

While many Western countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia, are diplomatically boycotting the Winter Olympics over China's human rights record, Putin will join a number of......

Belgian teen youngest to fly solo around the world

IMAGE: 17-year-old Mack Rutherford landed at an airfield near the Bulgarian capital Sofia after flying 54,124 km (33,631 miles) and visiting more than 30 countries since he departed from the same......

U-19 WC: India firm favourites against Papua New Guinea

IMAGE: India would be keen to make an impression and show their fighting abilities. Photograph: ICC/Twitter. The odds will be stacked heavily in favour of India when the title contenders, with an......