Rather than shaming Indian women (and men) who don't want to drink, through peer pressure and barbs, let's consider respecting their, perhaps more sensible, choices instead, says Sankrant Sanu.
Aziz Haniffa, who has covered every Indian Prime Minister's visit to the US since Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, gives us a peek into what's happening in Washington, DC on the eve of the Modi-Trump summit.
Musharraf met the US National Security Adviser.
Germany has ruled out granting a visa or asylum to Central Investigation Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden over concerns that it could worsen the already serious diplomatic row with the United States, sparked off over spy allegations.
Shortly after it condemned the shelling of a United Nations-operated school in Gaza that killed at least 20 people and injured 90 others, the United States said that it has restocked Israel's supplies of grenades and mortar rounds.
Perhaps, the most misunderstood aspect is the role of the state.
Pakistan will not recover easily from decades of political and economic mismanagement, divisive policies, lawlessness, corruption and ethnic friction, the CIA report, prepared jointly with the NIC, said.
International scientists said they have glimpsed the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, which Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.
There are moments at the Olympic Games that have a sporting significance, and then there are those that leave an indelible mark on humanity.
'The interests of the United States and India are sharply aligned on the issue of Pakistan-based terrorism.'
The world is still figuring out the man as he continues his enigmatic journey towards the first 100 days of his presidency.
China's Lenovo Group won the crucial security clearance from the United States to acquire IBM's personal computer business, which was opposed by some American lawmakers, the state media reported on Wednesday.
He, however, admitted that North Korea is a 'hard target and that correctly assessing its intentions is nearly impossible'.
United States President Barack Obama's confidant Susan Rice, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has joined the White House as the national security advisor.
German magazine expose could have 'severe impact' on US-EU relations
Egypt was on the edge on Sunday as protest rallies demanding Mohammed Mursi's ouster and early elections kicked off across the deeply polarised country on the first anniversary of his presidency, raising fears of an escalation in violence.
Rediff.com tries to recap the debate and presents the highlights from the event.
That she turned down the post of the prime minister was simply flabbergasting, the daily said.
Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi is the world's third most powerful woman after US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Chinese Vice-premier Wu Yi, Forbes magazine said on Friday.
The British government is under increasing pressure to order an inquiry into claims that the country's security services were covertly gathering a mass of personal data from some of the world's largest Internet firms through a US spy programme.
The US-India Business Council on Thursday announced the appointment of Ron Somers as the organisation's new president.
Eight days after an American woman was allegedly attacked and robbed inside a moving suburban train, Railway Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the case, with the arrest of a drug addict from Masjid Bunder in south Mumbai.
The foundation for the crimes at Abu Ghraib was laid when Defence Secretary Rumsfeld instituted a system of holding detainees from Afghanistan without legal recourse or any meaningful oversight mechanism, the Washington Post said.
there is a small minority of extremists in the Muslim world who indeed hate and will always hate America, said national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.
'Both of us believe America has to stand up for the democratic process and for the oppressed people,' Rice said.
A small electric current boosts verbal ability, a study finds.
Indian agencies have put United States-based companies under the scanner following a report that suggests that the US had one server located in India as part of the clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining PRISM programme.
Asserting that it has been a strong champion of equity, India on Thursday said developed countries should compensate developing nations for the effects their greenhouse gas emissions have had on climate.
America's chances of hosting the 2026 World Cup are not likely to be hurt by a US led corruption investigation that has ensnared key figures in FIFA, world soccer's governing body, analysts said on Thursday.
Bangladesh on Monday banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers.
Most of the American military aid to Islamabad for counterinsurgency has gone into buying equipment to fight India, a former US diplomat has told lawmakers as he described Pakistan as a country which is "on the edge in many ways of being a failed state".
'If there's one administration that would be likely to put the squeeze on Pakistan, it's the Trump administration.' 'This is an administration that views terrorists as a black and white issue (kill them all, no questions asked), and will have little patience for Pakistan's selective policy toward terrorism.'
India and the United States settled a dispute on Thursday that had paralysed the World Trade Organization and risked derailing a $1 trillion package of reforms.
The US National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation spied on five prominent Muslim-American activists, including an Indian-origin attorney, according to the leaked documents which showed use of objectionable religious slurs against these individuals.
Describing the unprecedented second visit of US President Barack Obama to India as "game changing" the White House has said the Obama-Modi meeting would "elevate the nature of the relationship" between the two largest democracies of the world.
The US #DeepState has had a fine run, but will now discard Saudi Arabia as it is no longer useful to them, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
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