Beijing: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from the SCO member nations Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a social media post, Jaishankar said he apprised President Xi about the recent development in India-China bilateral ties. The external affairs minister landed in...
Washington: The US government said Monday it is placing a 17 per cent duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff. Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking US tomato industry and ensure that...
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his willingness to support Ukraine and contribute to efforts aimed at ending the war with Russia. Following what Zelenskyy described as a “very good conversation,” he welcomed Trump’s interest in...
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission are on track to return to Earth with a splash down off San Diego in California on Tuesday, capping a 22.5-hour journey after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. The...
London: Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and the usually fragile tail brought India back from the brink but fell heartbreakingly short in the face of England captain Ben Stokes' resolve, going down by 22 runs in the wildly fluctuating third Test here Monday. Down and out...
Beijing/New Delhi: India and China should build on ‘good progress’ in normalising the bilateral ties to address border-related issues, including de-escalation, and it is essential to avoid ‘restrictive trade measures and roadblocks’, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Monday during talks with his Chinese counterpart...
Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days. The Republican president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “We're going to...
New Delhi: After spending 18 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Monday began his journey towards Earth. June 26, Shukla became the first Indian to reach the orbital lab. He also became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space...
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, former CM Dr Farooq Abdullah, and some ministers of the NC government made a sudden appearance at the Martyrs' graveyard in Srinagar city Monday, leading to dramatic scenes of grappling with security forces and a forceful entry....
New Delhi: An Indian commerce ministry team has reached Washington for another round of talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), which will begin Monday, an official said. Chief negotiator of India and special secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal will join...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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