Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee had a star guest at her mega business summit that began in Kolkata on Friday. But he was not an investor. He was the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, who had a message for both the West Bengal chief minister and a missing guest, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
US Interior Department banned from Twitter after retweet of smaller-than-usual Trump...
January 21, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Interior Department was ordered Friday to shut down its official Twitter accounts — indefinitely — after a National Park Service employee shared two tweets that noted President Trump’s relatively small inaugural crowds compared to the numbers former president Barack Obama drew in 2009.
Donald Trump is sworn in as US president, vows to end...
January 20, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Donald John Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking office on a day that has featured smaller crowds and more subdued ceremony than previous inaugurations — but still ushers in a transformative shift in the country’s leadership.
Japan threatens India with WTO on steel as Donald Trump era...
January 20, 2017
Japan is threatening to take India to the WTO over restrictions that nearly halved its steel exports to the South Asian nation over the past year, a step that could trigger more trade spats as global tensions over steel and other commodities run high.
Kremlin Said to Fear Trump Won’t Be a Great Deal After...
January 19, 2017
Russia is giving Donald Trump the kind of fawning television coverage usually reserved for Vladimir Putin, with its most popular propagandist hailing the president-elect this week as “a man of his word.”
IND vs ENG – ODI 2: Yuvraj-Dhoni special seals series for...
January 19, 2017
Brief Scorecard: India 381 for 6 (Yuvraj 150, Dhoni 134, Woakes 4-60) beat England 366 for 8 (Morgan 102, Roy 82, Moeen 55, Root 54, Ashwin 3-65) by 15 runs
MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh led India's recovery - AFP
India should be concerned at China’s growing influence: US Pacific Command...
January 19, 2017
India should be concerned about China's growing influence in South Asia and its closeness with Pakistan, US Pacific Command chief Harry Harris said on Wednesday.
Anonymous to Trump: You Will ‘Regret’ the Next 4 Years
January 18, 2017
Anonymous, the loose collective of online hackers, issued an ominous warning to President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration, telling the billionaire he's going to "regret" the next four years.
A supporter of the activist group Anonymous wears a mask during a protest in London, England.
Caroline Kennedy’s historic contributions to U.S.-Japan relations
January 18, 2017
Yoichi Funabashi is chairman of Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation, a Tokyo-based think tank.
President Obama folds paper cranes and talks with Caroline Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, before delivering remarks last year to service members at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. (White House photo by Pete Souza)
Vigil tightened at Delhi airport after reports of 7 terrorists seen...
January 18, 2017
The security at Delhi airport and Metro stations has been beefed up following intelligence input that seven terrorists have managed to get army uniform worn by personnel of captain and subedar rank.
