'The government will ensure that India's pride is not affected as far as the situation along Indo-China border is concerned'
The celebrations in China will be second biggest in the world after India.
'Our party cadre does not want her in the party.'
Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run raids and suicide attacks. In some cases, the group has claimed responsibility for atrocities, including the bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 253 people. Its involvement is not always proven, but even if the link is ideological rather than operational, Islamic State still poses a security threat in many countries.
The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.
Kolkata will host the summit clash of the U-17 World Cup football on October 28 while Navi Mumbai and Guwahati were chosen to stage the semi-finals.
Sparing residents from further water cuts, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has raised the water cut of hotels and commercial set ups in the city to 50 per cent from Thursday.
Govt's focus on 'smart cities' is fine, but basic amenities must be put into place first.
According to a report by New World Wealth, the bulk of London's second home buyers come from the rest of the UK and Europe and a substantial number also came from China, India, Russia and West Asia.
'The Chennai floods in particular clearly show there is a nexus between corruption, disaster, destruction and death.' 'Urban development in India is the source of all corruption.'
Tambaram, a suburban area of the capital city has borne the brunt of the torrential rains, with areas beyond 2-3 km outside of its station left inundated, cutting it off from rest of Chennai.
Murad Osmann and wife Nataly Zakharova, who are responsible for the stunning #followmeto Instagram trend, have landed in India and taken photos which are breathtakingly beautiful.
More than 1,85,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed as 42,000 people remain in shelters amid overflowing rivers and reservoirs, Texas officials said.
The Indian captain signed an MoU with Videocon International Limited for establishing a world class cricket academy in Kolkata.
'We have instructed all our officials to take complaints of water shortage seriously and attend to it immediately.'
Cristiano Junior scored a brace as the Indian club strolled to an easy win.
'An entrepreneur should always remain under pressure or he will die,' Vineet Rai tells Anjuli Bhargava.
Beijing braces for a 30-year low of minus 16 degrees Celsius from Saturday through Sunday, the Beijing meteorological station said.
The tragedy is not the inevitable drought or the inevitable flood. It is our inevitable lack of ability to push and get done what needs to be done, says Sunita Narain.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
Priya Ramesh, a psychoanalyst and life coach, recounts how she, her husband and neighbours braved the floods by sheltering on the first floor of their villas in Chennai's Sholinganallur suburb.
Asim Biswas' late strike propelled three-time champions Mohun Bagan to a 2-1 win over Tollygunge.
The government decided to call off the operation as the slum dwellers put up a strong resistance, with women and children in the forefront of the agitation.
India is seen as a good destination to relocate to as expat parents enjoy greater opportunities to make significant financial savings.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken last week by ace Reuters photogs.
The Asian Games gold medallist fired a superb round of 7-under 65 to grab a three-stroke lead in the opening round of the Amby Valley PGA Championship
The picture looks no better for Wednesday with the weather office forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall for Tamil Nadu.
Mother of two Jeevikka Shah (centre) was on Thursday crowned Mrs India-World at a glittering function in Mumbai.
Chris Witty is a five-time Olympian who will carry the American flag at the Winter Olympic Games in Turin.
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In a minor relief for residents of flood-hit Chennai, the rains have stayed away for the last few hours.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
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