India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops

IMAGE: Devotees carry a statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh for immersion in the sea, on the last day of 'Ganesh Chaturthi', in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters India was ranked......

EU charges Google with abusing Android market dominance

EU says Google unfairly pushes own apps with Android The European Union charged Google on Wednesday with abusing the dominant position of its Android mobile operating system, opening a second......

World's top 10 richest self-made billionaires

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has topped the list of world’s top 25 richest self-made billionaires.  Image: Bill Gates, is the world’s richest self-made billionaire. Photograph:......

India, 19 other nations pledge to promote clean technologies

World's growing demand for energy is also a big problem Twenty countries, including India, the US and China, will on Monday launch an initiative to double their clean energy research and......

Having qualified for the World Championship gives me a morale boost: Anand

Viswanathan Anand on Saturday said the pressure of expectations of playing at home in the last World Chess Championships in Chennai was not a factor but pointed out that he made a few mistakes......

Five talking points for sport in 2014

'From the FIFA World Cup finals to the spot-fixing scandal that rocked Indian cricket, we pick the key sporting events on the 2014 calendar 1. Football World Cup Football fans arrive before the......