Exclusive Interview/Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor

Author, peace-keeper, refugee worker, human rights activist and now India's minister of state for external affairs: Shashi Tharoor has straddled several worlds of experience. But back home, the......

This attack-dog behaviour....: Tharoor slams BJP over US deep state charges

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party after the US rejected the ruling party's allegations that elements in the American 'deep state' were behind......

Foreign secy to brief Parl panel on India-Canada ties on Wednesday

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to brief the Parliamentary panel on external affairs on Wednesday on the India-Canada ties, which have taken a hit after Canadian officials accused Indian......

Statue of Pak's 1971 surrender vandalised in B'desh, Tharoor reacts

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday urged Bangladesh's interim government to take urgent steps to restore law and order in the interest of all Bangladeshis of every faith, as he termed......

India to introduce e-passports

In an effort to check forgeries and misuse of passports, the government is rolling out e-passports that will carry biometric information in a chip. The Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi......

Austerity drive: Govt bans creation of new posts

Faced with the worst economic performance in nine years, the government today launched an austerity drive banning creation of new posts and holding of its meetings in five-star hotels besides......

Jairam Ramesh ko gussa kyon aata hai?

It seems odd that someone as erudite, articulate and suave as Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh should get entangled in to one controversy after another, in quick succession. Take the latest one......

Glad at not being in IPL: Lakshmi Mittal

Non-Resident Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has said he does not want a cricket team in the Indian Premier League, and was "glad" for not having bought one already, given the recent controversy......

How Lalit Modi delayed signing of Kochi IPL team

Lalit Modi did everything possible to delay signing of Kochi franchise papers: book IMAGE: Several meetings were convened but each time Lalit Modi would ask for changes in the......

Lata, Bhupathi pay tribute to Tendulkar

Accolades continued to pour in for Sachin Tendulkar with the Indian iconic batsman becoming the first cricketer to score 50th Test centuries in the history of the game. India's dashing batsman......

BCCI chief arrives in Capital, to meet Pawar soon

BCCI President Shashank Manohar on Tuesday flew into the capital to hold discussions with former cricket board chief Sharad Pawar in the wake of the ragging controversy surrounding the cash-awash......

Modi's exit foregone conclusion: BCCI sources

Lalit Modi's days as the IPL Commissioner appear to be numbered as the BCCI's top brass has more or less made up its mind to remove the high-flying administrator who has triggered a political storm......

'Allegations against Modi to be discussed soon'

The Cricket Board (BCCI) has rescheduled its working Committee meeting from April 24 to May 2, where allegations against Lalit Modi and all other issues related to the Kochi franchise bid would......