Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India amid row

Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats and their family members from India after it threatened to strip them of their diplomatic immunity, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said, amid a......

India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning.India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas. A fascinating excerpt......

China's national day sees global protests against Beijing's rights breaches

As China prepares to hold the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which is widely expected to approve a third term for President Xi Jinping, anti-China protests were held all......

India's Future: Tier 2 Cities

If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Air India to shut offices in Cairo, Tehran

National carrier Air India is in the process of closing down its offices in Cairo and Tehran while it has already shut down booking offices in Zurich, Chittagong and Vienna. Minister of State for......

AI to restart talks on joining Star Alliance

Star Alliance on Friday said its member airlines had unanimously decided to resume the process of integration of operations with Air India.Chief executive officer of Star Alliance Mark Schwab,......

Infrastructure: World's 30 best cities

While Vienna retains the top spot as the city with the world's best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2012 Quality of Living Survey, Singapore tops list for cities with the best......

In four years, India has gone from shinning to crawling

India's progress has fallen victim to multiple ministerial fiefdoms and an ineffectual Cabinet, says Shankar Acharya.What a fall it has been my countrymen (and women). Four years ago India was......

MAMI Diaries: Welcome to movie heaven!

The 16th Mumbai Film Festival had a delicious spread of movies. Have I died and gone to movie heaven where the smell of popcorn permanently fills the air and every room rewards with a mind-blowing......

Slumdog: Exploiting India

Slumdog Millionaire? I hate that film!" said a much decorated, liberal and well-travelled former submariner. "It is poverty porn at its worst. The Mumbai marauders are supposed to have done their......

PIX: Arsenal and Milan win; Antwerp upset Spurs

IMAGE: Joe Willock celebrates after scoring Arsenal's second goal during the UEFA Europa League Group B stage match against Dundalk FC at Emirates Stadium, in London, on Thursday. Photograph: Mike......

Sports Shorts: World No 1 Halep to begin new season without coach

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Simona Halep said she was raring to go after a spell during recovery from back injury where she did not pick up a racquet.......

Sports Shorts: Pliskova sets up Brisbane semi-final showdown with Vekic

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Karolina Pliskova interacts with fans. Photograph: Brisbane Open/Twitter Former world number one Karolina Pliskova lost her......

Sports Shorts: Peaty breaks own world 100 metres breaststroke record

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday   IMAGE: Adam Peaty of Britain reacts after the 100m Breaststroke men final at the 2018 European Championships at the......

Football Briefs: Argentina's Lanzini ruled out of World Cup

IMAGE: Argentina's Manuel Lanzini. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training. "Manuel Lanzini suffered, in......