Ball dance, signing ceremony: How Trump's inauguration will unfold

The stage is set for a grand ceremony leading up to United States President-Elect Donald Trump's swearing-in on Monday. IMAGE: Snow falls at the US Capitol the night before the 2025 Presidential......

Trump moves inauguration ceremony indoors due to severe windchill

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday that his inauguration ceremony has been moved indoors because of the forecast of severe windchill. IMAGE: A woman stands in front of the US......

When Dr Singh Took On Congress Bosses

Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal.Nobody was prepared for the opposite.Sonia Gandhi was sceptical.This became the only issue over which......

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

Barack Obama, the new Ronald Reagan

At his inauguration in 1981, Ronald Reagan said "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." The wheel has turned. Barack Obama assumes......

H-1B visa renewal programme to start in Dec, Indians to benefit most

In a move that will benefit a significantly large number of Indian technology professionals, the US is set to begin a pilot programme for domestic renewal of certain categories of H-1B visas in......

'India will struggle to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2020'

The slowdown in India is related to a credit squeeze, which is a cyclical problem - not a structural problem: American economist Steve Hanke. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India......

Obama to raise minimum wage for contract workers

Seeking to energise his second term, US President Obama on Tuesday said he will issue an executive order to raise the minimum wage for government contract workers to $10.10 an hour, a step which he......

PIX: Trump kicks off race with limo loop, Air Force One flyby

IMAGE: US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters US President Donald Trump took a loop around the......

NBA star Abdul-Jabbar evaluated for dizziness after surgery

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was evaluated and released from the emergency department of a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday, about two weeks after undergoing quadruple bypass......

World Cup: Petition filed to name US goalkeeper Tim Howard Secretary of Defense!

US goalkeeper Tim Howard, who pulled off a record-setting 16 saves in a 1-2 World Cup loss against Belgium, was momentarily named Secretary of Defense on Wikipedia as an enthusiastic fan edited the......