Does Nitish Kumar Look Worried?

What some of our leaders were up to on Tuesday and Wednesday.   IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, left, with Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav at the Kisan Sangamam at Gyan Bhawan in Patna.......

India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the 'Lifestyle for the environment movement', a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our......

World Bank approves $1bn COVID-19 aid for India

In South Asia, the World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan, $7.3 million for the Maldives and $128.6 million for Sri Lanka.  IMAGE: Railway police......

Imran Khan in US, will meet Trump on Monday

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Washington, DC on his maiden trip to the United States during which he will hold talks with Donald Trump and reboot bilateral ties that were hit after......

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to head World Bank

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution......

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......

World Bank stops all projects in Russia, Belarus with 'immediate effect'

The World Bank has announced that it will stop all its programmes in Russia and Belarus with "immediate effect" in response to Moscow's military operations in Ukraine and "hostilities" against the......

Not going for lockdowns in big way, says Sitharaman

Amid surging coronavirus cases in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made it clear that the government would not go for lockdowns in a big way and only resort to local......