Mumbai's over-aged lifeline

Nearly 500 coaches of Mumbai's local trains are on the tracks despite crossing their operational life of 25 years. In a reply to an RTI application filed by Mumbai resident Chetan Kothari, it was......

Coronavirus may push 400m Indians into poverty: UN report

About 400 million people working in the informal economy in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to the coronavirus crisis which is having "catastrophic consequences", and is......

Coronavirus could wipe out 25 mn jobs worldwide: UN

Nearly 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, but an internationally coordinated policy response can help lower the impact on global unemployment, according to a......

'Don't bank on China alone for global growth'

Chinese Premier Premier Li Keqiang said world economic recovery should not be driven by mainly China, but in concert with many countries. The world should not pin its hopes on China to be the......

'Developed country wages show no growth in 2012'

Average salaries in developed countries are expected to have risen by no more than inflation this year, the International Labour Organization said on Friday.Developed country wages failed to keep......

Blessed to have lived in the times of Daniel Day-Lewis

'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Gordon Warnecke and Daniel Day-Lewis, right, in Stephen Frears' My Beautiful......

'I go to India and every time people go 'Ah Diee Haard''

Jeremy Irons considered maths 'very boring' till he read G H Hardy's A Mathematician's Apology. The actor, who plays the British mathematician in The Man Who Knew Infinity, talks numbers, acting......

Review: Don't miss The Taking of Pelham 123

Tony Scott, brother of Ridley, creator of cinematic testosterone fests that helped finance the future of Quentin Tarantino and paved the way for the jock cinema of Michael Bay, released a new movie......

The greatest concert in rock history

It's been 40 years. Four decades since rock and roll hit its flower-powered zenith in a New York farm. Half a million watched, over 30 acts performed. It never got bigger than Woodstock, from......

Fleetwood secures Ryder Cup for Europe after brave US fightback

IMAGE: Team Europe captain Luke Donald poses with the trophy as his team celebrates after winning the Ryder Cup. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Europe resisted a fierce American......

Meet next generation of golf stars

Morikawa serves notice with PGA Championship triumph IMAGE: Collin Morikawa poses with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2020 PGA Championship. Photograph: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY......

Sporting feats to remember 2018 by

With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal. P V Sindhu Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Anyone who has followed P V Sindhu's career even......

Ryder Cup: Who said what...

Players made my job easy, says Europe skipper Bjorn IMAGE: Europe captain Thomas Bjorn celebrates after the Ryder Cup Sunday singles matches at Le Golf National. Photograph: Ian......

Weary Woods sleepwalks his way to four Ryder Cup losses

IMAGE: Team USA's Tiger Woods looks dejected after Team Europe won the Ryder Cup. Photograph: Regis Duvignau/Reuters Tiger Woods accepted responsibility for the American defeat at the Ryder......