Climate change not a problem of future but of past too, says Amitav Ghosh

As the world grapples with extreme weather events and climate change becomes the buzzword of contemporary times, author Amitav Ghosh says the crisis has been in the making since the 17th century......

10 yrs since the tsunami: PHOTOS from then & now

Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2004 Asia tsunami gathered along Indian Ocean shorelines on Friday for memorials to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster. The tsunami caused by a......

Lankan Prez adds 3 Tamils to legislative task force

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday added three members from the minority Tamil community to the Task Force formed last month to prepare a draft Act for the establishment of 'One......

Fresh quake hits Indonesia

Close on the heels of themassive undersea quake that struck Indonesia on Monday, a 5.7-magnitudetemblor was registered near the same area on Tuesday.The tremor, reports said, was centered about......

PIX: Germany qualify for 2022 World Cup; Croatia draw

Images from the World Cup qualifying matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Germany, who were eliminated in the first round of the 2018 World Cup and the last 16 at this year's Euros, became the first......