Jaishankar meets German counterpart; discusses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine issues

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and held a wide range of discussion covering bilateral and global issues, including the Indo-Pacific,......

Meet the dictators Modi will shake hands with

Brutal and ruthless, with terrible human rights records, these autocrats will welcome Narendra Modi to their realm this coming week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to five Central......

Modi gets Bollywood-style welcome in Toronto

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper were treated to Bollywood tunes upon their arrival at the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday. The two......

12 PHOTOS from an odd, crazy world

Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there!Horse whisperer Martin Tata sits on his five-year-old horse "Primavera" as he performs a......

India should gradually reduce fiscal deficit: IMF official

To bolster economic growth, India should continue to gradually bring down the fiscal deficit and usher in fuel subsidy reforms, a senior International Monetary Fund official said. Inflation, which......

India needs speedy reforms for higher growth: IMF

International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday India would need to accelerate economic reforms to achieve its 'potential' growth rate even as it expressed concern over high inflation.In a statement......

Court bans Microsoft from selling Word in US

A United States judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft Corporation to stop selling Microsoft Word in its current form in the US as it infringes upon a patent owned by a Canadian company, i4i. Judge......

Thriving in the downturn

Growth is like a drug, and it can kill like one, too. Reckless over-stretching to hit increasingly aggressive quarterly financial results -- at the expense of quality, even propriety -- has hobbled......

Ana Bogdan stuns fourth seed Bouzkova in Japan Open

IMAGE: Ana Bogdan in action. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes Romania's Ana Bogdan advanced the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) victory over No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova of......

Swiatek, Zheng, Rybakina among top US Open contenders

IMAGE: Iga Swiatek of Poland returns a shot during her match against Aryna Sabalenka in the Cincinnati Open.Photograph: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports Iga Swiatek has been not been at her......

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa fall short; Caruana defends Superbet Classic crown

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Grand Chess Tour/X World number two Fabiano Caruana defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, featuring......

Superbet Chess: Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana, Gukesh draws

Photograph: Kind Courtesy International Chess Federation/X Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Fabiano Caruana of the United States, while world championship challenger D......

Superbet Chess: Gukesh holds Caruana; Praggnanandhaa draws

IMAGE: D Gukesh's choice of Italian opening gave him an optical advantage against Fabiano Caruana. Photograph: FIDE/X World Championship challenger Grandmaster D Gukesh played out a draw with......