Chinese policymakers will need to consider providing more direct fiscal support, as well as reforming the hukou (household registration) system. read more

Beiwen Zhang, now 28, eventually found her calling in badminton, but hated the strictly disciplined Chinese sports regime that puts performance above everything else. read more

In his televised address to the US, President Donald Trump, while demanding $5.7 billion to build a wall on the border with Mexico, cited the murder of an Indian-origin police officer, Corporal Ronil ‘Ron’ Singh who was killed a day after Christmas. Trump said, “America’s heart broke the day after Christmas when a young police officer in California was savagely murdered in cold blood by an illegal alien, who just came across the border. The life of an American hero was stolen by someone who had no right to be in our country.” (Hindustan Times)read more

USA Cricket’s application to become the 93rd Associate Member in accordance with the ICC Constitution was approved by ICC Members following the Membership Committee’s recommendation to the ICC Board late last year and is implemented with immediate e... read more

48 hours before voting, campaigners cannot reach out to voters read more

Kite flyers from across the country and abroad are participating in the 30th iteration of the international kite festival that kicked off in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Sunday. Uttarayan, the kite festival is held annually on the city’s Sabarmati riverfront.

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An electrical engineer and a resident of Telangana, Krishna, is in a hospital in Detroit and is battling for his life. read more

President Trump yet again called for construction of wall on US-Mexico border. House Democrats slammed the proposal calling Trump’s electoral promise as ‘waste of money’. Trump outlined alleged criminal activity across US-Mexico border due to lack of wall in Instagram. Dissonance between lawmakers and Trump led to a partial government shutdown and January 05 marked the 15th day of the shutdown. Several government agencies in the US are shut due to the impasse. The US House on January 03 passed legislative packages to reopen the government. (Hindustan Times)read more

An intimate account of how immigrants carve out a space for themselves in a white man’s world read more

Manohar Parrikar, who is suffering from a pancreatic ailment detected nearly 11 months ago and has not been to his office since August last year, was taken in his official vehicle to the state secretariat at around 10:30am. read more

Donald Trump effectively began 2018 with a one-page To-Do List. The most important bullets were domestic: eviscerate welfare programmes such as Obamacare, build legal and physical walls against immigrants, and spend $1 trillion on infrastructure. Foreign... read more

America’s oldest man, Richard Overton died at the age of 112 on December 27. The oldest World War II veteran of America breathed his last at a rehabilitation home in Texas. He had been hospitalised earlier this month with pneumonia. His status as the oldest living American veteran of WW II drew attention over the past few years. The street where he lived was renamed “Richard Overton Avenue” on his 111th birthday. He served in the US Army and was at Pearl Harbor just after the Japanese attack in 1941. (Hindustan Times)read more

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump answered telephone calls from children on Christmas eve, following the Santa Tracker operations of Norad. read more

According to the data, this year saw a 20% increase in the number of companies registering to offer jobs read more

According to the data, this year saw a 20% increase in the number of companies registering to offer jobs read more