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PM Modi conferred with Ethiopia's highest honour

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- India and Ethiopia on Tuesday elevated their times to a strategic partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali discussed ways to ramp up coopera... Read More


Politics of irreconcilable expectations

Nepal, Dec. 17 -- The precipitous fall from the heights of power to the depths of disgrace of Khas-Arya ethnonational chieftain KP Sharma Oli has been dramatic. Just a year ago, he stood at the summit... Read More


Does the Quad's low priority in Trump's 'America First' security strategy mean all that much for India?

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- President Donald Trump's vision of how the US should engage the rest of the world, as outlined in America's National Security Strategy 2025, is unapologetically America First. It... Read More


Death toll climbs to 5 in South African temple building collapse

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The death toll in last week's building collapse at the site of a Hindu temple in South Africa has risen to five, and investigators have launched a probe into the cause of the dis... Read More


Tej Pratap Yadav buys Rs.15 lakh sports bike, shares video; internet says 'rider Teju bhaiya on fire'

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Tej Pratap Yadav, son of Lalu Yadav and JJD leader, has purchased a sports bike, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, worth Rs.15 lakh. Clearly thrilled, he shared a video of himself riding... Read More


Parliament passes bill allowing 100 pc FDI in insurance sector

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Parliament on Wednesday passed the 'Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025', with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assuring members that opening up t... Read More


Minister Sirsa: AAP polluting deliberately

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A blame game erupted between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday over the worsening pollution in the national capital, with Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Si... Read More


'Tanggam' and 'kigumi': Where is our shared timber-building heritage heading? - Nurshuhada Zainon

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 17 -- Long before metal nails became standard on building sites, Asian artisans were already shaping entire structures from interlocking wooden joints, a tradition that has since be... Read More


KMB an encouragement for artists: PMO advisor Tarun Kapoor

Kochi, Dec. 17 -- The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is an encouragement for artists across the world, said Tarun Kapoor, an advisor in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), after viewing the artworks feat... Read More


Pollution curbs: Govt to give Rs 10K to workers

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Delhi government on Wednesday announced financial relief for construction workers affected by the suspension of building activities under GRAP and imposed a cap of 50 per cen... Read More