Meet the 5 richest MPs

A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the......

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

IMAGE: New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks outside party's headquarters, after the general election in Athens. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters Greek Prime......

Breathtaking sights captured in National Geographic travel photo contest

National Geographic's new travel photography competition is entering its third week and is attracting stunning pictures from across the globe. Some of the jaw-dropping pictures show the famous......

The world's worst natural disasters in 2018

The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.According to the Centre of Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 5,000 people died and 28.9 million needed emergency......

India's inflation is higher than other key developing economies

India’s prices are rising faster than many of its emerging market peers. The country’s inflation print for May at 4.25 per cent is a marked reduction from the levels seen in May 2022......

Budget's focus on capex to push growth to 7%: RBI article

The Union Budget's focus on capital expenditure is expected to crowd-in private investment and push the GDP growth rate close to 7 per cent in the next financial year beginning April 1, said a......

Indians' funds in Swiss banks soars by 50% to over Rs 30,000 cr

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs......

Funds parked by Indians in Swiss banks rise to 2.55 billion Swiss francs

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in......

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Medvedev advance to Round 3

Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Friday. Alcaraz overcomes Muller despite error-strewn performance IMAGE: Spain’s Carlos......

PIX: France down Ireland; Dutch overcome 10-man Gibraltar

IMAGE: Benjamin Pavard, centre, celebrates with team-mates Kylian Mbappe and Eduardo Camavinga after scoring the goal for France against Ireland in the Euro 2024 qualifying Group B match at Dublin......

Djokovic fights back to win second French Open

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the French Open against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Novak Djokovic captured his second......

Long and special road leads Pavlyuchenkova to brink of French Open glory

IMAGE: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia celebrates after winning. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images When Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won the Australian Open junior title in 2006, aged......

Japan says Olympics on track as Abe, Trump hold talks on coronavirus

IMAGE: Japanese former marathon runner Noguchi Mizuki and president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Toshiaki Endo pose for a picture following the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the......