What's Xi Jinping Up To?

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist party, attended the opening session of the National People's Congress, his country's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,......

FCRA challenge for foreign think tanks in India

Funding challenges are not limited to just one think tank. Several scholars say that access for conducting research and getting foreign funds has become a major hurdle for think tanks, with the......

CM post not ceremonial, must be available 24x7: HC on Kejriwal

The Delhi high court on Monday said the decision of Arvind Kejriwal to continue as the chief minister after his arrest is "personal" but it does not mean that the fundamental rights of school-going......

How Much Internet Shutdowns Cost India

India has incurred the third highest losses globally due to Internet shutdowns in 2023. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

World Bank appoints Indian national Indermit Gill as chief economist

After Kaushik Basu, Gill will be the second Indian to serve as chief economist at the World Bank. Asit Ranjan Misra reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Brookings Institution The World Bank has......

Rajan's mantra for stable and sustainable growth

“My remarks are motivated by the desire for a more stable international system, a system that works equally for rich and poor, large and small, and not the specifics of our situation,”......

China's confidence borders on arrogance: Expert

As global financial crisis has increased China's role in world affairs, its new confidence 'borders on arrogance' and India is not considered central to its scheme of things, an expert on China in......

A peek into Sitharaman's next Budget

The next annual budget of India will have to be very carefully structured to sustain the country's growth momentum, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, noting that it will......

Jack Brooks apologises to Pujara for racist nickname

'I have reached out and apologised to Cheteshwar for any offence that I have caused him or his family. At the time I didn't recognise this as racist behaviour.'  IMAGE: Somerset seamer Jack......

PGA Tour & LIV announcement leaves the world of golf stunned!

IMAGE: The merger left the world of golf shocked! Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images The world of golf was left stunned on Tuesday as the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV......