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'Atal ji picked my call but Sonia kept me waiting'

After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone......

Cricket Is A Game, Not A War

Boycotting the Champions Trophy will not tackle the issue we have with Pakistan, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: The BCCI informed the ICC that India won't travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions......

'NSA Mike Waltz would be good for India-US relationship'

Congressman Mike Waltz, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump as his National Security Advisor, would be “good" for the India-US relationship, Indian-American Democratic Congressman......

No response to 26/11, but it won't be the case anymore: Jaishankar

In a veiled attack on the erstwhile United Progressive Alliance government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said there was no response from India to the 26/11 Mumbai terror......

Use or threat of use of nukes unacceptable: India, Germany on Ukraine war

India and Germany on Friday expressed the "deepest concern" over the prolonged war in Ukraine and its tragic humanitarian consequences, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Olaf Scholz......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Gold Loans On RBI, Finance Ministry Radar

Loan against gold as a product is catching on fast.Let's keep the momentum going, but aim for sustainable growth.A few bad apples should not ruin the brunch, argues Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Kindly......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

Loss At Byju's May Only Be Tip Of Iceberg

'Byju's financials only reflect the core business. At a group level, they are experiencing substantial losses.' IMAGE: Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, Byju's. Photograph: ANI Photo Beleaguered......

Trade issues that India, Saudi Arabia discussed

India and Saudi Arabia on Monday decided to expedite implementation of the $50 billion West Coast refinery project, and identified energy, defence, semiconductor and space as areas for intensified......

Jay Shah takes over as ICC chairman

IMAGE: Jay Shah was elected BCCI’s youngest-ever secretary in 2019. Photograph: BCCI Former Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah officially took over as the new chairman......

No India, No Champions Trophy? ICC pushes PCB to compromise

IMAGE: School kids pose for photographs with the ICC Champions Trophy in Taxila and Khanpur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pakistan Cricket Board/X The International Cricket Council has told......

Will India's Blind cricket team travel to Pakistan?

IMAGE: The fourth edition of the Blind World Cup, in which India are the reigning champions, is scheduled to be played at Lahore and Multan from November 22 to December 3. Photograph: CABI/X The......

FIDE sparks uproar over plan to reinstate banned Russia players!

IMAGE: Locals enjoy a game of chess in central Yekaterinburg, Russia. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on......

Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over as the next ICC chairman on December 1 after being elected unopposed for the top post here on Tuesday, making him the fifth......

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