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Desi diplomat to assist US secretary Nisha Desai Biswal

Atul Keshap, a senior Indian American career diplomat and one of the rising stars in the United States foreign service, has been picked by Nisha Desai Biswal, the newly appointed assistant......

Senate confirms Nisha Desai as US asst secretary of state

The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American woman administrator Nisha Desai Biswal as the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, making her the first person from the community to......

A first: Obama to appoint PIO as asst secretary for South Asia

Nisha Desai Biswal is strongly tipped to succeed Robert Blake and will be the first Indian-origin nominee to the post, reports Aziz Haniffa In what could be yet another historic......

Exclusive! Kerry, Burns, Biswal not informed of action against Khobragade

The investigation into and action being taken by the US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service against Dr Devyani Khobragade were not shared with Secretary of State John F Kerry, Deputy......

US's Modi pitch: Top diplomat in India next week

Nisha Desai Biswal, the Obama administration's point person for South and Central Asia, will travel to India next week to hold talks with officials of the new government on a series of bilateral......

US Senator asks India to "just quit" Iran oil imports

An influential Republican senator has asked India to "just quit" buying oil from sanctions-hit Iran, saying its continuing oil import "endangers" the entire world and is a "destabilising" factor......

US to India: Stop oil imports from Iran

An influential Republican senator has asked India to ‘just quit’ buying oil from sanctions-hit Iran, saying its continuing oil import ‘endangers’ the entire world and is a......

US, India plan joint investment treaty for easing business

The US and India are planning to launch negotiations to sign a high quality bilateral investment treaty to create an enabling business environment in India, a senior American diplomat has said.......

Bilateral treaty critical for deepening Indo-US economic ties

A top US diplomat has said a bilateral investment treaty, currently being negotiated, is critical for deepening Indo-US economic ties, and asserted that the US is committed to work with India to......

'Modi's US visit to focus on innovation, digital economy'

More than 25,000 people have signed up for the event at the SAP Centre, which has a seating capacity of 18,000. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to interact with technology and business......

Why SRK?!!!!!

'No Indian citizen should be humiliated by the US authorities.''And Shah Rukh Khan happens to be one of India's most well known citizens,' says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: If only American airports were......

World Cup: Google's Pichai predicts India vs England final

IMAGE: Pichai shared some of his cricket and baseball experiences in the United States. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai has predicted that India and England......

Ranji: Panchal's double ton puts Gujarat in drivers' seat

A summary of all the action from day three of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck a superb 124 to put Tamil Nadu in a strong position against Delhi on......

Rift in India's National Cricket Academy out in the open

The growing rift among the Board members of National Cricket Academy (NCA) came out in the open on Monday with a key functionary questioning the "restructuring policy" as well as the working......

Rajeev Shukla back as IPL Governing Council chairman

Former Union minister and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla was re-appointed chairman of the powerful IPL Governing Council on Monday, ending a month-long suspense over the selection for the top post......