PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday responded to US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks describing him as a “great Prime Minister” and a “friend.” PM Modi said he “deeply appreciate and fully reciprocate” Trump’s sentiments.The exchange between the two leaders comes at a time…

Carlos Alcaraz (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Carlos Alcaraz demonstrated his youthful energy and innovative play style to overcome Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the US Open semifinals on Friday. The victory secured his place in his third consecutive Grand Slam final.Djokovic, feeling exhausted by the end, acknowledged his physical limitations. The…

NEW DELHI: Calling the latest round of GST rate cuts a “historic & transformational step” that will reduce consumer burden and boost demand, govt Friday launched a sharp attack on Congress, accusing it of leaving behind a “high-taxation, fragile economy” and “failing to build consensus” on reforms during its decade in office.Union minister Piyush Goyal…

US president Donald Trump said on Friday he will always be friends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling India-US relations a “very special relationship” and adding that there is “nothing to worry about” in the ties between the two countries. However, Trump also expressed concern over some of Modi’s current actions. He told ANI, “I…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium system, under criticism for its opaqueness, faces an uncomfortable question as a new PIL challenged the quota for minority communities in the selection of persons for appointment as judges of the HCs on the ground that it ran counter to the cardinal constitutional principle of ‘secularism’.Though the SC collegium…