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Diwali celebrated on US Capitol Hill on grand scale

More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections. Photograph:......

How India Almost Gave Away Parts Of J&K To Pakistan

India agreed to give up the Poonch salient as well as Uri. To the north India also proposed to give up land in the Gurez sector giving the entire Neelam/Kinshanganga valley to Pakistan.In return,......

'It's like joining G-20, but not as good'

'Many countries believe that if they join BRICS, they will be seen as emerging countries and their stature will be enhanced.''G-20 still has common action plans while BRICS does not do that much.'......

China's arms sales declining due to trust deficit: Study

With China expecting a surge in demand for Chinese arms and ammunition from several countries including Middle-Eastern and African countries as the Russia-Ukraine war has entered into fourth month,......

Gupta family was 'ensconced' in state capture: SA President Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded for the first time that divisions within the ruling African National Congress prevented appropriate action against the influential Gupta family......

South Africa's FirstRand Bank to exit India after 12 years

The plan was to expand further, add more branches and also eventually become the third bank in India to start a wholly owned subsidiary after Singapore's DBS Bank and State Bank of Mauritius, but......

S Africa's FirstRand eyes Indian banking sector

South African banking group FirstRand is firming up plans to make a foray into India once a framework for opening up the banking sector to new entrants is put in place, according to a media......

Citi joins list of foreign banks scaling down India ops

Citibank on Wednesday joined the list of foreign banks that have exited retail banking business in India. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Mumbai-based Axis Bank completed acquisition of......

Budget 2019: In a first, India to issue sovereign bonds in global market

The government planned to borrow 10-15 per cent of the total borrowing offshore. That works out to at least Rs 71,000 crore, or about $10.4 billion at Friday’s exchange rate. The government......

Budget cuts revenue expenditure on welfare schemes, salary, pension

The continuing fiscal stimulus is heavily tilted towards capex, to the extent that it chips away a part of revenue spending. Accounting for other areas of revenue expenditure, such as salaries,......

Amy Jackson sizzles in a bikini

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Amy Jackson took to Instagram to share a picture from her latest shoot and captioned it, ‘Fun in the sun......

Meet the man behind India's EPIC hit Baahubali

'My father thinks I'm not ambitious and too slow. He wants me to work in Hindi films with big superstars.' Meet Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli. Image: Prabhas in Baahubali Midway through......

India is dominating cricket; that's not good: Bacher

'You need to grow the game. The problem is that finance of world cricket is dominated by India and 70 per cent of world cricket money comes through India from whatever direction." IMAGE: Former......

'Why Didn't They Cover The Ground When It Was Raining?'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Cricket South Africa/X The legendary Sunil Gavaskar voiced his disappointment with Cricket South Africa in the aftermath of the series opener between Team India and the......

'How will Rabada ever surpass Dale Steyn's record?'

IMAGE: Kagiso Rabada picked up a fifer on Day 1 of South Africa’s first Test against India. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters Kagiso Rabada is already in the pantheon of great South African......

SA T20 Auctions: IPL teams spend big, Stubbs biggest buy

IMAGE: With a salary cap of R 34 million (US$1.9 million approx, INR 15 crore) per team, robust bidding was witnessed with Tristan Stubbs, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, being the most......

Lorgat, BCCI secretary Patel to discuss SA tour schedule

Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel and Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat will meet during the upcoming ICC Chief Executives’ Committee meeting, in Dubai, on......

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