Not in India's best interest to continue investing in Russian equipment: US

It is not in India's "best interest" to continue investing in Russian military equipment, United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has told lawmakers, underscoring the Biden administration's......

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

The regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan,......

China's aggressive behaviour can spark crisis: US

Describing China as a "pacing challenge" to the United States, Defence Secretary Llyod Austin has told American lawmakers that Beijing's "aggressive behaviour" in the Indo-Pacific could spark a......

Global vaccine supply hit due to Covid surge in India:

The 'terrible' surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million......

US House votes to block funding for Obama immigration orders

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to block funding for President Barack Obama's executive order to protect about millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported......

Significant drop in US budget deficit

The deficit in 2014 was just under three per cent of gross domestic product, using the most recently available figures for the size of the economy. Reflecting revival of the US economy, the......

US House approves $1.1 trillion spending bill, averts shutdown

The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial......

US immigration bill to reduce deficit by $175 bn in 10 years

The US immigration bill, which is awaiting passage by the Senate, will reduce the American budgetary deficit by $175 billion in 10 years, an independent Congressional report has said. The......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

'In a way India's business houses are running Pakistan cricket'

IMAGE: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja said it was time for Pakistan to reduce its dependence on funding from the International Cricket Council and start tapping the local market.......

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

IMAGE: Coaches from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar have all vented their frustration Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and......

How troubled Rio Games are finally coming together...

‘There are some last-minute challenges but our Brazilian friends are addressing them’ ‘It is all coming together. We are looking forward to great Games’ IMAGE: The Christ......

PHOTOS: Olympic flame lands in Brazil for three month relay to Games

IMAGE: The Olympic flame arrives from Geneva, on May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities from all states from the north to the south of Brazil, before......