'Taranjit has the ideal temperament to deal with the Americans who understand firmness and appreciate flexibility.' 'He can hold his ground with a cheerful face and still make it clear that India and the US are partners, rivals,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Sixteen former ministers of the United Progressive Alliance government are staying unauthorised in government bungalows for over a month now and have been served eviction notices, the Lok Sabha was told on Wednesday.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
CHAIN MIGRATION must end now, Trump had tweeted ion November.
Glimpses from the magnificent Kochi Biennale.
Rain is expected to play role in 5th ODI in Thiruvananthapuram even as the wicket-keeper batsmen will look to complete 10,000 ODI runs.
The sun is out. The flood waters have receded. Keralites have spent crores in quickly cleaning up the state and making it visitor ready. Go to Kerala folks!
'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'
The two "terrorist incidents" at London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday night are among several attacks that have taken place in the United Kingdom in recent years.
'India has jackboot laws legislated by all parties, a State prepared to stomp all over you, and citizens who don't often realise how easily they can be crushed under both,' says T N Ninan.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.
With little over a week left for the beginning of Rio Olympics, the Indian athletes have started arriving in batches here for the sporting extravaganza. Most of the disciplines have begun sending their teams in batches and others are expected over the next few days. At the dining hall during breakfast on Wednesday, Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent, Rakesh Gupta had a short and pleasant meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, who was there to see the Olympic Village.
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a bizarre world out there!
He's met the Obamas, calls Britain's Queen Elizabeth II granny and is delightful as one can be. Meet Prince George -- one of the world's most recognisable children. As he turned 5 on Sunday (July 22), we gathered a collection of his cutest moments.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Deep Rai by a partially-masked gunman, who shouted "go back to your own country".
These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!
When record Olympic champion Michael Phelps and the king of sprinting Usain Bolt resume their hunt for world records and gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next month they will not be the only big stories in town.
A Greek soccer match was delayed on Friday when players staged a sit-down protest in a moving tribute to migrants who have lost their lives trying to reach Greece's Aegean islands.
We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.
A Harry Potter walking tour in Edinburgh takes Veenu Sandhu to places that may have inspired the characters.
Amid massive protests by the opposition in the Kerala assembly state Finance Minister K M Mani, facing corruption charges in the bar licence issue, presented the budget on Friday morning.
The Met department forecast heavy to very heavy showers in north coastal Tamil Nadu till Saturday.
What would it be like to be the last man on earth? Many have pondered over the question never to have found an answer. If only Sudan could speak he could have solved that philosophical quandary.
Rescuers raced against time to search for survivors still feared trapped under mountains of debris in quake-hit Nepal where over 5,000 people have been killed, even as heavy rains hampered global humanitarian efforts in remote areas of the battered country.
Sachin P Mampatta goes back in time to recall a deluge that that has passed into lore in Kerala.
Images from matches played on Day 5 at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on Friday
India is ranked 10 among the 20 wealthiest countries in the world in terms of private wealth held by individuals.
"A significant decline in the growth number for this quarter is highly likely, but for the fiscal year as a whole the decline may still be relatively moderate," Fitch Asia-Pacific Sovereigns Group Director Thomas Rookmaaker said.
Aseem Chhabra salutes the late Italian Master and his cinema.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace Reuters photographers.
This effectively means British PM Theresa May cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin formal discussions with the EU without getting the approval of House of Commons MPs.
"I am looking for a fair process, a process where I can defend my integrity and clear my name. And all I am asking for is fairness and that I'd be heard in this process," Kavanaugh, 53, said.
Easter, the feast of reverence and symbolism, after the austere period of fasting, chimes with the mood of celebration and is all about good food.
'Goa is about community living, but blending in takes time.'
A new management at one of India's oldest paint companies looks to revive the dormant paints brand, readies for a stiff fight with rivals.
Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.
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