India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......
A ‘special category’ quota for weaker communities with similar rights enjoyed by Other Backward Classes, farm loan waiver, setting up of ‘Indira canteens’ to......
National Geographic has announced the winners of its prestigious Travel Photographer of the Year photo contest for 2017. And the images are just breathtaking. Sergio Tapiro Velasco......
If only our roads were less congested, metros less crowded, markets a little more cleaner and air and water purer; our happiness would be greater... feels B S Prakash, India's former ambassador to......
A court in Norway on Tuesday foundan Indian couple guilty of 'gross or repeated maltreatment' of their child and sentenced the father for 18 months and mother for 15 months in prison.The......
While smart boys like the Ruias of Essar, Ajay Piramal, Max India promoter Analjit Singh laughed all the way to the bank, the Tatas, Anil Ambani, Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishna of Maxis (which......
In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest. Image: A young artist dressed as Hanuman speaks on a mobile......
India improves position, but fares worse than neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh on many parameters India’s ranking on Human Development Index rose by a notch in 2014 -- to 130th from......
The report found that 28 per cent of people over 65 in India are receiving a pension. Around 30 per cent of men and 72 per cent of women over 60 are fully dependent on others. Image: A view of......
Image: India lags behind 129 countries in the rich list. Though India has surpassed China to become one of the fastest growing economies in the world, in terms of purchasing power......
The first half of the year has not only been eventful, it has also been very unpredictable. While some big films failed or under-performed, there have been unexpected blockbusters as well. Joginder......
A soft-spoken hipster. A master teller of American tales.A Norwegian generating wide acclaim with his Hollywood debut.A ridiculously versatile director.And the world's most distinctive......
Despite solid reviews and huge publicity, the delightful and life-affirming animated 3- D film How to Train Your Dragon from Stephen Spielberg's production stable could only muster a decent but......
Riding on the waves of post-Oscar fame, Slumdog Millionaire rose over the weekend to be the numberone film across the globe, grossing $27 million, nearly $12.5 million of the total gross came from......
IMAGES from the Bundesliga matches played across Germany on Tuesday. IMAGE: Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick celebrates with captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after their win over Dortmund on......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand looks pensive. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/Twitter Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a......
Five-time world champion Viswanthan Anand continued his fine form and crashed through the defences of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to notch up his second successive win in the Candidates......