Ready to 'properly handle' border situation, Chinese FM tells Doval

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed readiness to join hands with India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to "properly handle" issues related to the situation on the ground in the......

Obama names David Hale as ambassador to Pakistan

US President Barack Obama has nominated veteran diplomat David Hale as the next ambassador to Pakistan. A career foreign service official, Hale is currently the US Ambassador to Lebanon, a position......

Bloody October for US in Iraq

Iraq exited the holy Muslim month of Ramzan amid heavy civilian and military casualties, with at least 20 Iraqis and five US soldiers killed. At least 83 US soldiers have now died in October - the......

Meet Obama's new special envoy for Af-Pak

Marc Grossman, former United States under secretary of state for political affairs, is expected to replace the late Richard Holbrooke as Barack Obama administration's special representative for......

Jindal Steel falls 15% on CBI probe

The CBI said it filed a case on Tuesday against Jindal Steel and Power Ltd over coal mining rights, a new setback for the ruling party amid a series of corruption scandals.Shares in Jindal Steel,......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......