The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Visit exceeded the lofty expectations'

'Every type of deal that US government officials were privately indicating 'hope' to have included a few months back made it in.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Joe Biden......

USISPF Or USIBC? Who Gets Modi's Vote?

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with the CEOs of 21 corporations in Washington, DC, June 25, 2017.In the back row (from left) is Mukesh Aghi, then president of the US-India Business......

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

''Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.' IMAGE: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in......

'Why are even our sewing needles made in China?'

'We are not able to manufacture even low-end products as cheaply as China.''We are not buying Chinese goods today out of any love for China.' IMAGE: A mango vendor opposes Chinese products as......

How best to tackle the 'US factor'

In IT, the two-way flow of investments and intellect has been central to the growing linkage, which provides a great opportunity for both nations to improve the quality of life of their citizens,......

Air pollution: India, China worst sufferers

  Industrialisation has been accompanied by rising greenhouse gas emissions (particularly carbon dioxide) up to income levels of $10–15,000 per capita India and China suffer over $1.89......

World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels

New text is "ambitious and balanced", says French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius   The global climate summit in Paris agreed a landmark accord on Saturday, setting the course for a......

Media ban for convicted rapist in Dutch Olympic squad

IMAGE: Steven van de Velde is part of the Dutch Olympic Beach Volleyball team. Photograph: X The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist......

Convicted rapist on Dutch Olympic team sparks outrage

IMAGE: Netherlands' Steven van de Velde. Photograph: Reuters/X The Olympics ruling body said it had no role in Dutch volleyball's decision to pick a convicted rapist for the Paris Games, a......

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Sahar Khodayari, arrested for trying to enter a football stadium, set herself on fire last week outside a courthouse. 'Her only 'crime' was being a woman in a country where women face......

Postponed 2020 Games raises questions about drug cheats

IMAGE: There are now new questions that some athletes, whose bans prevented them from competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The one-year postponement of the 2020......

Sports Shorts: Shetty-Rankireddy pull out of BWF Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/Twitter India's new doubles......