Constitution row: Cong to turn up heat on KCR, to lodge complaints

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP A Revanth Reddy on Friday announced a full-scale agitation against Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for proposing a new Constitution for......

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

US defence secretary hits ground running, meets PM Modi, NSA Doval

United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Biden administration's strong desire to further deepen strategic ties with India to address the......

Biden will keep the pressure on Xi

Neither Biden nor his successors can any longer ignore the threat China has come to pose to the US in both economic and military fields, observes Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: US President Joe Biden......

'World's confidence in India growing due to reform agenda'

There has been a remarkable impact because of steps taken by the Modi government.' 'We are in every major economy.' A comprehensive economic cooperation agreement with Australia poses no threat to......

Why West Bengal is lagging behind other states

For the Bengal government, there is no alternative to revising user charges and also creating a strong industrial base, rues Ashok Lahiri In March 2014, before the Lok Sabha elections, Professors......

'Pressure on Asian currencies will continue'

The rupee’s slide against the dollar has sent the markets in a tizzy. Sanjay Mathur, managing director and head of economics research for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan), Royal Bank of Scotland,......

Indian American gets top post in Commerce Dept

Ro Khanna, 32, has been appointed by President Barack Obama as the new deputy assistant secretary of commerce for domestic operations of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service,......

'There is no film more honest than Udta Punjab'

Bollywood, clearly, is not thrilled with the Censor Board's latest salvo concerning Udta Punjab. They have voiced their opinion on the controversy, which began when the Censor Board said the......

AIFF Polls: Kalyan ahead of Bhutia as football body set to get its first 'Player President'

Photograph: Kalyan Chaubey/Twitter Winds of change were blowing over the All India Football Federation on the eve of its polls as the sports body braced up to elect a former player as its......

North Korea suspended from IOC after Tokyo no-show

IMAGE: Thomas Bach informed that National Olympic Committee of Democratic People's Republic of Korea is suspended until the end of the year 2022. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty......

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

IMAGE: Members of Nadeshiko Japan, Japan's women's national soccer team, lead the torch relay during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start in Naraha, Fukushima. Photograph: Kim......

India hopeful of hosting Women's U-17 football World Cup in Nov

The World Cup is scheduled to be held from November 2 to 21 with matches to be played in Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar and Guwahati. IMAGE: The Indian women's football team.......

Future of Women's Under-17 World Cup in India in balance

The Women’s Under-17 World Cup is scheduled to be held from November 2 to 21 with matches to be played in Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar and Guwahati. World football governing......