The joint study, released last week, said the likeliest transmission route for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, involved bats and other wildlife in China and southeast Asia. It all but ruled out the possibility it had leaked from a laboratory

A sharp increase in global crude oil prices has pushed retail rates of petrol and diesel to historic highs. Taxes are partly to be blamed, but reducing excise duties may not be easy for a cash-strapped government

Economists believe July was probably the last month of employment gains related to the rehiring of workers after the reopening of businesses

China recently staked claim over the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council and opposed funding to the project

We always knew Trump would lash out when he is under pressure domestically, but we thought he would first pull out of Afghanistan, an unnamed official was quoted as saying by The Wall Street Journal

Coronavirus: WHO stops trial of hydroxycloroquine due to safety concernsThe World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald Trump and others as a possible treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The U.S. President has said he was taking the drug to help prevent infection.Himac...

The US had imposed sanctions on Russia under the stringent CAATSA. The law also provides for punitive action against countries purchasing defence hardware from Russia

Over 200,000 Indian students study in various American universities and they constitute the second largest group of foreign students in the US after China

India and the United States, are working on a trade deal for the past two years. Last September, President Donald Trump had announced that it was likely to be signed soon

Alice G Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia said the trade talks between India and the US are going on well but India needs to demonstrate to the international community its willingness to become a part of the global supply chain

Trump, championing his 'America First' policy, has been a vocal critic of India for levying \"tremendously high\" duties on US products. He has described India as a \"tariff king\".

Facebook brings stricter ad rules ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha electionsNews from Facebook is that it would extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union before significant votes in the next few months.As the largest social media service in nearly every big country, Facebook since 2016 has become a means for politicians and their adversaries to distribute fake news and other propaganda. In India, which v...

The report comes days after US President Donald Trump said he is soon coming out with reforms that will give H-1B visa holders certainty to stay in America and an easy pathway to citizenship.