PHOTOS: Japanese PM plays perfect host to 'dependable friend' Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday was welcomed by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in the city of Yamanashi. PM Modi, who landed in Tokyo on Saturday, has a packed schedule during his......

Trump names Indian-American Ajit Pai to head US communications commission

United States President Donald Trump has picked Ajit Vardaraj Pai, an outspoken opponent of new net neutrality, to head the crucial Federal Communications Commission, making him the fourth......

US House Speaker 'not yet ready' to back Trump

The United States House Speaker Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking elected Republican official of the nation has said that he is ‘not ready’ yet to back his party’s presumptive......

'We assist to bankrupt ideology of violent extremism everywhere'

In his penultimate State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama said that the economy is improving and he vowed to dismantle terror networks. He promised equal opportunity for......

US targets deficit reduction by another $1.8 tn

With focus on making critical investments to strengthen the middle class, create jobs and boost economic growth, US President Barack Obama proposed on Wednesday a further $1.8 trillion in deficit......

Sensex fails to sustain 18k

The Sensex opened on a positive note at 17,916 on the back of global cues. The benchmark index continued to exhibit strength owing to buying in the realty and cement shares. The index passed the......

Right time to start investing: ICICI Venture MD

Vishakha Mulye, 40, speaks in a measured tone, but with the quiet assurance of someone who knows her onions. Just three months into her job as the managing director and chief executive officer of......

Why you'll work through your retirement

There is a major social and cultural message in the current economic collapse for the future retirees of America: Forget retirement. That's right. The recession is making clear what we've suspected......