US Senate panel raps China, backs India on Arunachal Pradesh

Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional senatorial Committee has passed a resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part......

US Senate Panel Set To Needle China

A powerful United States senatorial committee on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, is set to consider a bipartisan resolution to recognise Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, pushing back......

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

A bill seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination in California has been unanimously passed by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee, amidst strong opposition from Indian-American business and......

HC quashes Kerala guv's decision on 15 senate members

The Kerala high court in Kochi on Friday quashed the decision of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, as the chancellor of universities in the state, to withdraw his nominated members from the senate of......

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for the government, which came to power with brute majority, and also for the nation’s pragmatic chief money man. We have a rock-solid......

Volkswagen plays down hopes of quick answers over emissions cheating

The carmaker is under pressure to identify those responsible, to say how vehicles with illegal software will be fixed and whether it also cheated in Europe.  Volkswagen said on Wednesday it......

Fed begins policy exit talks, split on view of US job market

Federal Reserve policymakers last month began laying groundwork for an eventual retreat from easy monetary policy with a discussion of how to best control interest rates as they remove trillions of......

Walmart seeks clarity on FDI rules for multi-brand entry

Eyeing India as a long-term growth market, US-based retail giant Walmart says it is currently focussing on expanding its wholesale retail business in the country and would wait for further clarity......

PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel over merger

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced an agreement in early June to merge and form a unified commercial entity. The LIV Golf series is bankrolled by the Saudi......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo 2020 marathon to end with gruelling incline

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday. IMAGE: Tokyo marathon in 2018. Photograph: Tokyo Marathon Foundation/Twitter The route for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon......

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line to win the men's division of the 122nd Boston Marathon.Photograph:......

Dominguez stripped of 2009 steeplechase world title

IMAGE: Spain's Marta Dominguez competes in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Spaniard Marta Dominguez Marta Dominguez has been stripped of her 2009......