President George W. Bush called Cuban leader Fidel Castro a “cruel dictator” again on Friday, apparently unconcerned that the same comment angered Cuban officials at the United Nations last month.

The suspension of onion exports seems to have had an immediate effect on its wholesale prices at least. Prices have dropped by a good Rs 40 for every 10 kg of onions. Onion prices had skyrocketed over the past two months, owing to the short supply...

The civilian nuclear agreement is not a do-or-die deal for the government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi have asserted that, given a choice between saving the deal and continuing in office, they would choose the...

After being humiliated by Australia in the fifth one-day match, Team India will have to display some really good cricket in the sixth tie of the Future Cup on Sunday.

A mighty unbeaten 79 by Adam Gilchrist helped Australia trounce India by nine wickets Thursday in the fifth one-day international. Australia took a 3-1 lead and needs to win one of the two remaining matches to win the seven-match series.

Former chief minister of Gujarat, Suresh Mehta, now wants to part ways after serving the party for 50 years. He has said any option is better than siding with Narendra Modi.

The United States cranked up the pressure on Myanmar warning that it could slap new sanctions on the military regime unless it halts atrocities against its own people. The US administration also called for a probe into the death of a Mynamar...

Five years after his thumping victory, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi faces a tough challenge in upcoming Assembly polls whose outcome may well determine the timetable of the next Lok Sabha polls. Political sources say it is not going to be an...

UP Chief Minister Mayawati first time projected her brother in a rally. She defended her action of transferring funds to her brother Anand Kumar. She said there is no place for ‘pariwar’ in her life, ‘unlike other politicians’,...

A leading US newspaper has called President Pervez Musharraf’s election “a perversion of democracy”, and chided the Bush Administration for encouraging the General to make a “backroom deal” with Benazir Bhutto. The New...