India hosts grand G20 Summit: What's on agenda

As the national capital gets ready to host the 18th G20 Summit on Saturday with global leaders in presence, it is very important to look at what it holds in its agenda. IMAGE: A view of the Bharat......

UAE approves extradition treaty with India

The United Arab Emirates Cabinet has approved an extradition agreement that the Gulf nation had signed with India for facilitating the transfer of Indian convicts to spend the remaining jail term......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

COVID: UK to bring in hotel quarantine from Feb 15

Anyone travelling to the United Kingdom from a high-risk COVID-19 country, including South Africa and South America where new variants have been a concern, will be required to quarantine in a......

MPs raised issues over Jet-Etihad deal with PMO

Members of Parliament (MPs) across the political spectrum have written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), seeking a probe into a stake sale deal......

NITI Aayog's artificial intelligence proposal gets FinMin's nod

NITI Aayog had been asking for Rs 7,500 crore for three years to set up an AI framework. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Narendra Modi government will soon launch a national artificial......

A peculiar problem plagues India's AI roadmap

National artificial intelligence unit stuck for lack of anchor department. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government’s plan to set up a national artificial intelligence centre......

Govt may fund strategically important Iranian port

The Jawaharlal Nehru and Kandla port trusts are in discussion with the government of Iran for operating a multi-purpose terminal at the port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman, near Iran’s......

Ontario minister quits over cricket grants

Ontario's Minister for Citizenship and Immigration Mike Colle had to resign from the Cabinet on Thursday because of a damning report by the provincial Auditor-General, who took exception to him......