Japan-Philippines Send Strong Message To China

The trigger that led Japan and the Philippines to ink the deal was because of the deteriorating security situation in the South China Sea. China's coast guard increased the frequency and intensity......

Ajit Doval back as NSA, P K Mishra as principal secretary to PM

Spymaster Ajit Doval and seasoned bureaucrat PK Mishra were on Thursday re-appointed as national security adviser and principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, respectively, for a......

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for 5th term

Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted by the......

'Qatal ki raat': Modi declined Imran Khan's midnight call after Balakot

In the aftermath of India's Balakot strikes, several countries offered to send special envoys and China too suggested that it could send its deputy minister to both countries to seek de-escalation......

Will RBI's rate cut force banks to lend?

'One way of doing this could be offering credit guarantee to the banks, say 10 per cent, for fresh loans given to micro, small and medium enterprises,' observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration:......

Markets pose smart recovery in late trades; Nifty ends above 7,850

Despite recovery in late trades, benchmark indices ended marginally lower amid weak global cues, with auto shares leading the decline on failing an international safety test. Prospects of higher......

Modi hard sells India as an investment destination

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other and this relationship has to be driven by private sector CEOs. Top CEOs from India and the......

Another Indian quits Obama administration

Secunderabad-born Suresh Kumar, a former Doordarshan sports and news anchor over 30 years ago, who two years ago was appointed by President Obama to lead the Commerce Department's US and Foreign......

Major Ashish Malik: From patrolling in Imphal to silver lining in Jakarta

IMAGE: Indian Equestrian team won silver in the eventing category at the recently-concluded Asian Games. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters In the famous 19th century novel 'Black Beauty' by......