Philippines beauty Megan Young wins Miss World crown

Philippines beauty Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 after beating 130 contestants across the globe on Saturday. This is the first time Miss Philippines has been awarded the title in the 63rd......

Did You Miss The Hybrid Solar Eclipse?

It's a rare type of eclipse. A phenomenon that changes the moon's appearance from annular (the moon appears visually smaller and is not able to fully cover the sun) to total (when the moon......

Philippines: 200 killed in landslide

About 200 people were believed killed and 1,500 were left missing incentral Philippines Friday when an entire village was buried in a landslide, the head of the Red Cross said.The landslide hit the......

Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

From electronics to semiconductor, MNCs in search of policy stability

Prodded by their automobile clients to hedge their bets against China global Taiwanese-headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies (OSAT) are scouting for other Asian......

Indo-Asean FTA may miss target date

The implementation of the ambitious India-Asean Free Trade Agreement is likely to miss the target date of January 1, 2009. Negotiators from both the countries had closed talks this August, after......

Money pulled from China finds way to Asean countries, not India

The outbreak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and unprecedented lockdowns in China have roiled its equity market and also that of Hong Kong. After the crisis-hit Sri Lanka, China and Hong......

'Government doesn't believe unemployment is a problem'

'Unemployment barely figures in the Budget except as a derived demand from industry and infrastructure.''There is no effort at direct attack on unemployment.' IMAGE: Workers at a wholesale market......

Aman Verma gets engaged!

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Aman Verma, who was seen in Bigg Boss this year, recently got engaged to his girlfriend, actress Vandana Lalwani. The......

Anita Advani: Rajesh Khanna's last love?

When Rajesh Khanna was admitted to the hospital, his estrabged wife Dimple Kapadia, daughters Twinkle and Rinke Khanna and son-in-law Akshay Kumar rushed to his aid. The family was with......

PIX: Biles soars to third gold medal with vault win

IMAGE: Simone Biles of the United States reacts after her performance in the Olympics Artistic Gymnastics women's Vault final at Bercy Arena, Paris, on Saturday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters......

Women's World Cup PIX: Philippines shock NZ; Colombia blank S Korea

Philippines stun co-hosts New Zealand with Wellington win IMAGE: Philippines secured their own first World Cup win to keep alive their hopes of progressing in their debut......

Popular England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76

IMAGE: Sven-Goran Eriksson coached a golden generation of players, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 4

IMAGE: India’s goalkeeper P R Sreejesh makes a fine save during the men's hockey match against Ireland on Tuesday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters It was a day of mixed fortunes for India at......

Women's WC: Spain crush Costa Rica in group opener

Dominant Spain crush Costa Rica 3-0 in World Cup group opener IMAGE: Spain's Alexia Putellas and Alba Redondo celebrate after the match. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Spain began their......