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Canada welcomes India's decision to resume some visa services

Canada has welcomed India's decision to resume some visa services in the country from Thursday, saying the move was a 'good sign' after 'an anxious time' for many Canadians, amid a diplomatic row......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

China succumbs to pressure, shares Covid situation with WHO

China's health officials on Friday discussed with the World Health Organisation experts on the current massive surge of the COVID virus in the country after the organisation's chief Tedros Adhanom......

Jaishankar raises US visa delay, Blinken says sensitive to it

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised the issue of the huge backlog of US visa applications from India with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to which the top American diplomat said he......

Tough Road Ahead For Xi Jinping

China's deteriorating economy is a serious concern.Xi Jinping and China's new Premier will have a difficult task ahead after the 20th party congress, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W......

Two-wheeler exports fell by 20% to 1.69 mn units in H1

Two-wheeler exports from India have decreased by 20 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to 1.69 million units in the first half (H1) of 2023-24 (FY24) due to a challenging geopolitical situation and......

US chipmaker AMD to invest $400 mn in India

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AM) on Friday announced a $400 million investment in India over the next five years and said it will build its largest design centre in Bengaluru. Photograph:......

BRICS pitches for using local currencies in international trade

The BRICS nations on Friday underlined the need for using local currencies in international trade and financial transactions besides committing themselves to supporting rule-based open and......

Go First may take legal action against Pratt & Whitney over engine issues

Indian airline Go First is considering legal action against Pratt and Whitney (PW) for failing to provide compensation after March 2020 for planes grounded due to engine supply delays, sources said......

IMF cuts India's FY22 growth forecast to 9%

The IMF on Tuesday cut India's economic growth forecast by 0.5 percentage points to 9 per cent for the current fiscal year, with its chief economist Gita Gopinath saying that the slight downgrade......

Sonam Kapoor's Neerja banned in Pakistan

The latest Bollywood updates. Ram Madhvani's directorial venture Neerja, starring Sonam Kapoor, is all to release worldwide on February 19. However, the biopic has been banned in Pakistan.......

ICC defers decision on T20 World Cup postponement

IMAGE: The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 but there is intense speculation about the event being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.......

This is how much delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost IOC

'We anticipate we will have to bear costs of up to $800 million for our part and responsibilities in the organisation of the postponed Games Tokyo 2020.' IMAGE: In March, the International Olympic......

Sports fraternity braces for worldwide pay cuts

Arsenal announce 12.5% pay cuts for players, coaching staff IMAGE: Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty......

Inside Tokyo's decision to delay the Olympics

IMAGE: Ultimately, it was the growing chorus of concerns from famous athletes and nations under lockdown that sunk Tokyo's hopes to hold the Olympics as planned in July. Photograph: Carl......

5 talking points as India-Pak prepare for showdown to remember

IMAGE: Sunday’s match between India and Pakistan at Old Trafford is the most eagerly-anticipated of all the group-stage matches at this World Cup. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Almost......

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