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The Indian Davis Cup team entered the World Group playoffs after notching up a historic away triumph over Korea following Somdev Devvarman's win over Yong-Kyu Lim in the reverse singles of the Group I Asia/Oceania second round tie here on Sunday

CBI is likely to file charge sheet against diplomat Devyani Khobragade and her father Uttam Khobragade in the Adarsh Housing scam for allegedly acquiring a flat on the basis of false affidavit

The foreign exchange reserves rose by a hefty USD 5.038 billion to USD 303.673 billion in the week to March 28, on a surge in currency assets, the Reserve Bank said on Saturday

Mirpur: In sublime form through the tournament, India would be aiming to become the first team to win the World Twenty20 title for a second time but a gutsy Sri Lanka stands in the way in what promises to an exciting summit clash between the subcontinental rivals here tomorrow. While Team India will be seeking […]

Ambassador Nancy Powell's sudden resignation does not indicate any realignment of America's ties with India, the US has said, asserting there is "no big behind the scenes story" that led her to quit

With campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls gaining momentum, private detective agencies are having a boom time as they are being hired on a large scale by candidates and parties to keep a tab on their rivals

Washington: Louisiana’s Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal has joined other 2016 Republican presidential contenders in decrying the historic nuclear deal with Iran saying it doesn’t go far enough. Jindal, who joined his rivals in an interview with PBS, gave three reasons for his opposition. First, Iran will be allowed to hold onto “thousands of centrifuges,” which […]

Canberra/Melbourne: Those Australians who are worried over the slowing Chinese economy may have some reasons to smile as Canberra is already working desperately to stitch up a Free Trade Agreement with the world’s second-most populous country – India. If everything goes according to the Australians’ plan there is every reason to believe that India would […]

New Delhi: Striker Rani Rampal was on Saturday named the captain of the 18-member Indian women’s junior hockey team for the six-nation Volvo International Tournament to be held in Breda, the Netherlands from July 19 to 26. The 18-member squad was selected from the preparatory camp held here. Rani is the ace forward of the […]

Islamabad/Nee Delhi: India’s objections to the 3,000 km-long Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (PCEC) notwithstanding, Islamabad was firmly committed to the $46 billion project and would not permit any attempt to sabotage it, a key advisor to the prime minister said. Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs and national security advisor to prime minister Nawaz Sharif said yesterday that […]

India and South Korea today inked seven agreements, including on Avoidance of Double Taxation and shipping, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye here

By Amit Dasgupta The last quarter of 2001 saw two dramatic events that had a transformational impact on the global community: First, the terrorist attacks on the US in September, followed by the launch of the Doha Development Round through the WTO’s 4th Ministerial Conference in Qatar in November. A couple of months prior to […]

Shanghai: India is ready to do business and is constantly improving the ease of doing business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at the India-China Business Forum here that saw 21 business agreements worth $22 billion being signed. In his address to the India-China Business Forum, Modi said that India offers historic opportunity for Chinese […]

India and China on Friday inked 24 agreements after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Premier Li Keqiang here

Prime minister Narendra Modi today said greater cooperation between India and China at the state and provincial level would help translate the vision of enhancing bilateral cooperation into reality besides promoting greater people-to-people contacts