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Asim Munir's Power Surge Splits Pakistan Military

Creating a powerful new chief of defence forces has split the Pakistan military into four competing factions, points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Pakistani Army......

Trump pulls NASA nominee Issacman days after Musk's White House exit

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the National Aeronautics and Space Administration nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire tech entrepreneur and private astronaut who has commanded and......

Will Shashi Tharoor Quit Congress?

Sources close to the top BJP leadership tell me that Tharoor has already had secret meetings with the BJP's top brass and is waiting patiently to make his next move, reports Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

White House backs Neera Tanden as Republicans oppose her nomination

The White House and the Indian-American community are solidly backing the nomination of Neera Tanden as the director of Office of Management and Budget, describing her as the most appropriate......

White House budget chief nominee Neera Tanden withdraws nomination

In the first major setback to United States President Joe Biden, Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination as his top White House budget official after she faced......

Significant drop in US budget deficit

The deficit in 2014 was just under three per cent of gross domestic product, using the most recently available figures for the size of the economy. Reflecting revival of the US economy, the......

US immigration bill to reduce deficit by $175 bn in 10 years

The US immigration bill, which is awaiting passage by the Senate, will reduce the American budgetary deficit by $175 billion in 10 years, an independent Congressional report has said. The......

US House votes to block funding for Obama immigration orders

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to block funding for President Barack Obama's executive order to protect about millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported......

US House approves $1.1 trillion spending bill, averts shutdown

The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial......

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for the government, which came to power with brute majority, and also for the nation’s pragmatic chief money man. We have a rock-solid......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

'In a way India's business houses are running Pakistan cricket'

IMAGE: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja said it was time for Pakistan to reduce its dependence on funding from the International Cricket Council and start tapping the local market.......

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

IMAGE: Coaches from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar have all vented their frustration Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and......

PHOTOS: Olympic flame lands in Brazil for three month relay to Games

IMAGE: The Olympic flame arrives from Geneva, on May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities from all states from the north to the south of Brazil, before......

How troubled Rio Games are finally coming together...

‘There are some last-minute challenges but our Brazilian friends are addressing them’ ‘It is all coming together. We are looking forward to great Games’ IMAGE: The Christ......