Stanley Fischer, ex-vice Chair of US Federal Reserve and macroeconomist, dies at 81Stanley Fischer, a highly influential figure in macroeconomics, has passed away at 81. He shaped central banking in Israel and the US, ment...
02 Jun, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
"Badhaai Ho!": Israel, China, Italy, and other world leaders celebrate PM Modi's 2024 Lok Sabha victory"China is ready to work with India to promote the healthy and stable development of relations between the two countries, in the fundamental...
05 Jun, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencementYale University students walk out of commencement to protest Gaza war and financial ties, sparking similar actions at other universities. P...
22 May, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
Doubling down on double standardsThe university presidents were summoned before Congress for testimony on how their campuses have dealt with antisemitism that has flared up...
18 Dec, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
Son of Hamas founder urges U.S. diplomatic pressure on Egypt to open borders for civiliansAs reported by Fox News, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas founder, has urged the U.S. to pressure Egypt into opening its b...
31 Oct, 2023, 10.51 PM IST
A point of view on truth and its multiple PoVsThe ongoing conflict in West Asia is complex and has multiple perspectives. Different movies, such as Steven Spielberg's "Munich" and David...
14 Oct, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Some Israelis abroad desperately try to head home - to join reserve military units, or just to helpIsraeli citizens living abroad are rushing back to their home country to serve in the military or volunteer to help those affected by the r...
11 Oct, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
Omicron: The new Covid variant has about 30 mutations, recovered people can catch it againThe WHO on Friday designated 'omicron' as a 'variant of concern'.
29 Nov, 2021, 09.02 AM IST
New COVID-19 Omicron variant in 'fluid motion'; in 'very active' communication with South Africa colleagues: Dr FauciWashington, America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is in "fluid motion" in...
27 Nov, 2021, 07.50 PM IST
Covid vaccine 'passports' may open the world, but divide the societyIt raises the prospect of dividing the world along the lines of wealth and vaccine access.
26 Feb, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
Uncompromising Omar Sharif never got pigeonholed into brown-skinned rolesOmar Sharif, redefined the word playboy with the style and substance of heroic proportions, just as he worked on his most famous roles.
12 Jul, 2015, 06.02 AM IST
Narendra Modi favourite to win 'Time Person of the Year' pollNarendra Modi appears favourite to win the 'Time Person of the Year' poll, leading the online voting with a comfortable margin ahead of Fer...
07 Dec, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh becomes 'online contender' to head World BankAn independent website, worldbankpresident.org, which is running a poll on who should be the next World Bank president, is pitting Ramesh a...
22 Feb, 2012, 01.46 AM IST
- The magic of Jordan's Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea
Preeti Verma Lal let her imagination take flight as she toured the rocky Wadi Rum and swam in the Dead Sea in Jordan
14 Jul, 2011, 06.17 AM IST
- World braces for WikiLeaks flood of US cables
Governments around the world today braced for the release of millions of potentially embarrassing US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks as Wash...
27 Nov, 2010, 03.52 PM IST
- Not right time for protectionism or ending stimulus, PM tells west
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listed out a series of measures that he felt would ensure the quickest possible return to normalcy in the glo...
26 Sep, 2009, 01.04 AM IST
- At least 22 non-Indians dead in Mumbai attacks
At least 22 non-Indians have been killed in the attacks in Mumbai, which have left 195 people dead and 295 injured, according to officials.
29 Nov, 2008, 03.33 PM IST