China catches US napping, extends Belt and Road Initiative in South America

The US has realised that China is cutting lucrative deals in South America as more nations are joining Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. IMAGE: Workers stand inside a tunnel at the......

The geography of joy

If only our roads were less congested, metros less crowded, markets a little more cleaner and air and water purer; our happiness would be greater... feels B S Prakash, India's former ambassador to......

UNSC reforms 'inevitable', says India

Pitching for "urgent" reforms of the United Nations Security Council, India on Friday said that the long pending expansion of the top organ of the world body is "inevitable". "The reform of the......

Video: Jaishankar recalls when Modi asked him 'Jaage ho?'

External Affairs minister S Jaishankar in New York praised the leadership skills of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while recalling the attack on the Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan near the Indian......

Half of top economists expect world economy to weaken in '24

More than half (56 per cent) of chief economists expect the global economy to weaken in 2024, with most saying the pace of geo-economic fragmentation will accelerate, according to the latest......

World's 12 best budget airlines

JetBlue Airways is ranked as the world's best budget airline.JetBlue Airways Rank: 1 Founded in: February 1998Country: United States JetBlue Airways serves destinations in the United......

16 mn people may slip into poverty: UN

Top United Nations experts on Latin America and the Caribbean have warned that global economic shocks could throw some 16 million people of the Americas into extreme poverty, threatening important......

20 biggest rice producers in the world

Rice is a major food staple and a mainstay for the rural population and their food security. It is mainly cultivated by small farmers in holdings of less than one hectare. Rice is also a wage......

Australian Open 2025: Must-Know Dates and Details

IMAGE: People pass a trophy poster ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament, at Melbourne Park. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters The Australian Open is a hard court Grand Slam tournament......

US Open 2023: Dates, schedule, seeds and how to watch on TV

IMAGE: Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic lead the field at the US Open. Photograph: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The US Open is a hardcourt Grand Slam tournament......

Olympics: T20 an excellent platform to take cricket to global market

'It is great news (cricket in Olympics) if you are a business-person. America has a large section of Asian expats, who are crazy about cricket and they will fill the stadium and of course will......

Two Americas football bosses arrested as FIFA corruption scandal deepens

Swiss arrest two more FIFA officials in corruption scandal IMAGE: Swiss police officers stand in front of the entrance of the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Swiss......

FIFA president Infantino visits Trump, White House

IMAGE: FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has met United States president Donald Trump to discuss preparations for the 2026 World......