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'Vegetarianism can help'

'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.''It's a horrifying thing......

98% of India's population still vulnerable to Covid: Govt

India's reproduction value (R) for COVID-19, which shows how fast the infection is spreading, is below one now which means that the pandemic is shrinking, the government said on Tuesday even as it......

COVID-19: 'Maharashtra is putting up a fight'

'But to see the effects of that, it will take a week or two more.' IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample at a railway station in Mumbai, March 17, 2021. Photograph: Francis......

China's 'Great Game' on the Doklam plateau

Suddenly the sands are shifting and even friends are acting strange, notes Aditi Phadnis.. In a Delhi suburb, owners of a restaurant called Yummy Bhutan (where, by the way, you can get 'very tasty......

Five issues that will top Xi's agenda

Chinese President Xi Jinping has suggested the five thrust areas to improve relations with India. It is likely all these issues, in addition to the points raised by Xi at the BRICS summit, will be......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

How India can profit from China's stumble

Yes, India can indeed grow exports today -- but reforming red tape, not building infrastructure, is what is needed now, notes Mihir S SharmaAs contradictions in China’s growth model......

It's raining billionaires in these countries, India ranks third!

Image: A worker displays a miniature 22 carat gold replica of the historic Taj Mahal. Photograph: Babu/Reuters The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires. The past......

Dhoni is co-owner of Chennai football franchise

After cricketers Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, now the Indian cricket team’s captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has shown an interest in football. Dhoni on Monday became the......

Tata Steel plans greater investment in China

Tata Steel Limited, the world's 10th largest steel company and a subsidiary of Tata Steel Group, will increase investment in China by 5 per cent in 2012 as it seeks to maintain market share,......

Football Focus: Football: Bournemouth's Ake set to join City, say reports

IMAGE: Bournemouth have accepted Manchester City's 41 million pound offer for central defender Nathan Ake. Photograph: Action Images/Reuters Manchester City have had a 41 million pound ($53.30......

Indian football round-up: Team re-enters top-100 in FIFA rankings

IMAGE: The Indian football team at a training session with Coach Stephen Constantine, centre. Photograph: AIFF Media The Indian football team has re-entered the top-100 of the FIFA world rankings......

Football Briefs: Maradona tells Madrid, give away Bale and bring Mbappe

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Gareth Bale (left) has been riddled by injury this season. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Diego Maradona says he has a......

Formula One? No! Baku is all about Rio for boxers

IMAGE: A cat crosses the track in front of Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain as he drives during the third practice session. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters. Formula One......

Zika-free warmups suggest minimal risk at Olympics

IMAGE: 2016 Rio Olympics Chief Medical Officer Joao Grangeiro speaks during a briefing on Zika virus for international media in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 7, 2016. Photograph: Sergio......

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