India overwhelmingly elected to non-permanent seat in UNSC

New Delhi's candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan, in June last year. India has been overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent......

The rise and rise of Bangladesh

'Beijing is comfortable with Hasina's pragmatism -- perceived as 'pro-India', but staying out of Indian orbit and receptive to forging close ties with China and yet, siding with neither neighbour,'......

Pentagon authorises $1bn for Trump's border wall

The Pentagon has notified Congress that it has authorised the transfer of $1 billion to begin building a new wall along the United States-Mexico border, an election campaign promise of President......

Citing murder of Indian-origin cop, Trump seeks border wall funding

IMAGE: US President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office about immigration and the southern US border on the 18th day of a partial government......

Tatas falls off top 5 in attractive brands list, down to 7

While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals. Once among the top five most......

After Walmart exit, Bharti explores brand new biz plans

Somewhere along the way, Bharti is believed to have checked out French retailer Carrefour too. The group finally tied up with America's Walmart, the largest retail chain in the world by revenue, in......

Bumper 2013 for riskier assets: Mark Mobius

Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius sees a bumper year ahead for riskier, high-yielding assets as hundreds of billions of dollars flows off bank balance sheets and back into markets.While......

Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall dies at 81

The latest Hollywood updates. IMAGE: Julia Roberts with Garry Marshall. Photograph: REUTERS/Fred Prouser Veteran filmmaker and TV personality Garry Marshall has passed away. He was 81.......

Richa Chadha is Pooja Bhatt's Cabaret girl

Gangs Of Wasseypur actress Richa Chadha has been selected to play the title role in Pooja Bhatt's new film Cabaret. Bhatt has been searching for a strong, sexy actress for the past two......

Another flop for Nicholas Cage in Ghost Rider 2

When Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance opened to ho-hum business in North America, the box-office obit writers rushed to bury it, declaring it as yet another flop for the fast waning career of......

Indian archer Jawkar grabs silver in World Cup final

Indian archer Prathamesh Jawkar signs off with silver at World Cup Final; Verma, Aditi, Jyothi falter Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/Instagram Indian compound archer Prathamesh Jawkar's......

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound teams bag bronze

IMAGE: The second seeded trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Prathamesh Jawkar knocked out hosts Colombia to 236-228 for bronze. Photograph: Kind courtesy, World Archery/Twitter India bagged......

India at the French Open: Early jolt for Bopanna; Yuki-Myneni advance

IMAGE: Indian pair of Saketh Myneni and Yuki Bhambri moved into the 2nd round of the French Open after a dominating win. Photograph: AITA/Twitter Indian tennis veteran Rohan Bopanna and his......

WC: Archer Jyothi slips to sixth place; Koreans back to dominate

IMAGE: Jyothi, who had a dream run in the Antalya Stage en route to securing her maiden individual World Cup gold medal, got a first-round bye and in a collision course with the Mexico World......

Archery World Cup: Day for records for top seed Jyothi

IMAGE: Jyothi Surekha Vennam smashed a six-year-old Asian record and equalled the record qualifying score to be top seed in the season-opening World Cup Stage 1 in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday.......