UK PM calls emergency meet amid unprecedented rioting

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called an emergency COBRA meeting of senior ministers and police chiefs at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday after a weekend of riots across several......

'Tech support' Musk says he is fixing US 'govt computer systems'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was a "tech support" in United States President Donald Trump's administration. IMAGE: Elon......

UK to extend lockdown as COVID-19 deaths continue to rise

The United Kingdom government is preparing to formally extend the initial three-week strict social distancing measures imposed last month to try and curb the rapid spread of the coronavirus......

Does Modi have a coronavirus war room?

Nivedita Mookerji goes in search of the elusive war room to track and respond to the coronavirus threat.   The Trump administration is battling coronavirus without a war room, the Los Angeles......

PM fights anti-India biz climate in US

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday addressed a group of CEOs in New York and insisted the government was committed to restoring the 8-9 per cent economic growth rate - "indeed", he added, "the......

Why Modi chose Rajiv Mehrishi as the economic affairs secretary

The new economic affairs secretary believes that doing more of the same cannot help; you must do things differently. Speaking to Business Standard a couple of months ago, Rajiv Mehrishi, who was......