Term of the Day: Thucydides Trap – Meaning, origin, and is a U.S.–China war inevitable?Term of the Day: The Thucydides Trap describes the danger when a rising power (China) threatens a ruling power (USA). History shows this of...
26 Jan, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Earthquake off Russia rattles US, Japan coasts — a 2010 tragedy of similar scale had displaced 1.5 millionA massive 8.8 magnitude undersea earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific, impa...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.07 PM IST
Los Angeles fires: Toll rises to 24, red flag warning issued for dangerous week aheadFirefighters continue to battle wildfires around Los Angeles that have destroyed thousands of homes, killed 16 people, and left 16 missing....
13 Jan, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it's not expected to halt migrationDonald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election has raised concerns for migrants worldwide, especially those from countries like V...
09 Nov, 2024, 02.33 AM IST
China’s $8.5 billion in steel spurs Latin America toward tariffsMexico, Chile, and Brazil have increased duties on steel products from China. In some cases, the duties have more than doubled over the pas...
22 May, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Nearly 5 million people in India internally displaced due to climate change, disasters in 2021: UNAccording to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in 2021, there were 23.7 million new internal displacements globally due t...
17 Jun, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Kamala Harris visits Latin America to tackle migration, corruptionHarris, who is set to depart Washington later Sunday, is seeking to secure commitments for greater cooperation on border security and econo...
06 Jun, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
In historic pick, Biden taps Haaland as interior secretaryTribal leaders and activists around the country, along with many Democratic figures, cheered Haaland's selection after urging Biden for wee...
18 Dec, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
These 20 countries will dominate global growth in 2024Which economies are the key players now and where will global growth come from in five years? Bloomberg used International Monetary Fund pr...
21 Oct, 2019, 09.46 AM IST
These 20 countries will dominate global growth in 2024Weaker global growth, expected to fall to 3% this year and the slowest since global financial crisis.
20 Oct, 2019, 06.35 PM IST
School strikes for climate on September 20th: Why teens are seizing their futureStudents from 1700 New York schools - inspired by climate activist Greta Thunberg - will pour into the streets on Sep 20 demanding that wor...
19 Sep, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
UN report: Over 7,000 people from India filed applications for asylum in US in 2017There were 197,146 refugees as at 2017 end in India and 10,519 asylum seekers with pending cases. There are about 40,391 asylum seekers fro...
20 Jun, 2018, 01.16 PM IST
Modi's note ban can't kill corruption, it could damage Indian economy significantly: Paul Krugman"It was puzzling move, an attempt to flush out corruption with a very blunt instrument. There is a lot of collateral damage," the Nobel lau...
06 Jul, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
India enjoying robust economic growth, says IMF chief Christine LagardeAccording to Lagarde, softening of growth, scale of capital outflows and recent stock market declines are cause for concern in the short te...
05 Feb, 2016, 01.16 AM IST
- Gold prices seen falling as investors bet on dollar
Gold is seen declining for the first time in three days in London on speculation Europe's debt crisis will drive investors to the dollar, c...
30 May, 2012, 06.51 AM IST
- Human error: Man-made ecological disasters
The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now about the size of Puerto Rico. It has already reached the marshes of Louisiana. As environmental...
08 May, 2010, 12.15 PM IST
- Water economy needs clarity & investment
It’s that time of the year, again, when it rains, it simply pours.
06 Jul, 2007, 04.21 AM IST