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Ajay Bisaria, Our Man in Pakistan

India's new high commissioner in Islamabad goes to Pakistan at a time when the country is set to face much internal tumult.Aditi Phadnis profiles an unusual diplomat. The year was 2001. Atal......

China's 'Great Game' on the Doklam plateau

Suddenly the sands are shifting and even friends are acting strange, notes Aditi Phadnis.. In a Delhi suburb, owners of a restaurant called Yummy Bhutan (where, by the way, you can get 'very tasty......

A Colossus says Goodbye

Naresh Chandra -- distinguished civil servant and diplomat -- passed into the ages on Sunday, July 9.Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes a patriot like none other. IMAGE: Naresh Chandra, presents......

Kanhaiya's fiery comeback speech is a massive hit

Back from incarceration, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday night delivered a fiery speech peppered with humour at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus to target the Narendra Modi......

Is he Obama's nominee for the US Supreme Court?

Judge Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan was nominated as a federal judge on the US Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia, the nation's second highest court by President Barack Obama in 2012. Judge......

India is a land of emerging opportunities: Ajit Singh

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that India is a land of emerging opportunities and the aviation scenario in the country is fast changing and poised for breaking boundaries and......

Huge opportunity for foreign investment in India: Chidambaram

There is a huge opportunity for foreign investment in India as the government focuses on rapid infrastructure development in the country, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said. Chidambaram said that......

US hails India's Look East policy

US Vice President Joseph R Biden, Jr, on the eve of his visit to India and Singapore, in a major foreign policy address on The United States and the Asia-Pacific, said one of the reasons......

IP environment deteriorating in India: US pharma industry

The US pharma industry has expressed concern over deteriorating intellectual property environment in India, alleging that patent rights in the country are unreasonably denied. "PhRMA remains......

Nasscom concerned over curbs in US Immigration Bill

Software services industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies on Tuesday raised concerns over proposed discriminatory restrictions in the draft US Immigration Bill.......

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......

Sports Shorts: Delhi government yet to honour CWG star Manika with cash reward

IMAGE: India's rising table tennis star Manika Batra meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Manika Batra/Twitter Table tennis star Manika Batra, arguably......

With an eye on French Open, Ankita puts in the work for qualifiers

IMAGE: India's Ankita Raina has worked hard to qualify for her first Grand Slam. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for LTA India has not had a female player in the singles main draw of a Grand......

Sports Shorts: Pistorius's bid to appeal murder sentence turned down

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius is seen with sister Aimee after proceedings of his resentencing hearing in 2016. Photograph: Alon......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......

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