Top Chinese diplomat, touted to be next foreign minister, detained

Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat heading the foreign relations department of the ruling Communist Party, has been detained for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.......

Cyclone Ditwah wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka, 80 killed; India provides relief

Sri Lanka on Friday grappled with one of its worst disasters as cyclonic storm Ditwah wreaked havoc, causing floods and landslides that left more than 80 dead, amid a trail of destruction and......

'Trump Acts Like A Mafia Boss'

'He is creating a culture of fear.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump. Photograph: Kind courtesy White House/X United States Congressman Dr Ami Bera, the longest serving Indian American in the US......

Jaishankar, Rubio to meet in US amid tariff, H-1B visa concerns

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio here on Monday for bilateral discussions, as the high-level 80th session of the UN General Assembly......

Antwerp court clears fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi's extradition

A court in Antwerp on Friday cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, noting that his arrest by the Belgian authorities on India's request was valid, officials in the know of......

FinMin: 'Setbacks Make Us Stronger'

'If the near-term economic pain is absorbed more by those who have the ability and the financial strength to do so, then small and medium enterprises in downstream industries will emerge stronger......

There is more room for monetary policy easing, says Finance Ministry

With inflation comfortably below the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) 4 per cent median target and likely to undershoot its 3.7 per cent projection for 2025-26 (FY26), there is room for the......

Hope Rises As China Processes Rare-Earths Requests

China accounts for about 70 per cent of global rare earth mining and nearly 90 per cent of rare earth magnet production, making it a dominant player and giving it significant leverage in global......

FIDE sparks uproar over plan to reinstate banned Russia players!

IMAGE: Locals enjoy a game of chess in central Yekaterinburg, Russia. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on......