Jewish panel backs Indo-US nuclear deal

Throwing its weight behind the Indo-US civil nuclear energy agreement, the American Jewish Committee has urged the US Congress to approve enabling legislation currently pending on Capitol Hill.The......

US bodies urge lawmakers to approve N-deal

Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with President George Bush on September 25 in Washington when the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement may likely come through, two of the largest......

No change in ties with Israel: Ronen Sen

India's ambassador to the US Ronen Sen has asserted that there would be absolutely no shift in India's policy with Israel. He was speaking at a conference cum reception organized by the American......

Remembering Raminder Singh Jasssal, deputy chief of mission in Washington

Aziz Hanifa on one of India's finest diplomats, who succumbed to cancer at age 59. Several hundred members of the Indian-American community in the Washington DC area packed the synagogue at the......

Adidas apologises for controversial ad featuring Bella Hadid

IMAGE: Adidas selected Bella Hadid as the face of its recently-launched SL72 campaign, which celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the Munich Olympics with the revival of Adidas' "coveted classic"......

Olympic dreams inspire young skateboarders in Spain

IMAGE: Leading sports apparel manufacturer Adidas issued an apology on Thurday after facing severe backlash from the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee (AJC) for making model Bella Hadid the......

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony scandals and more...

Scandals over ceremony have deterred some, Tokyo 2020 head says Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter A series of recent scandals engulfing officials working on the opening......

Sports Shorts: 'No late-night swimming finals in Rio'

Cate Campbell of Australia celebrates. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Australian Olympic officials say they will oppose plans to stage the 2016 Rio Olympics swimming finals late at night.......