3 martyred Indian peacekeepers to be conferred prestigious UN medal

Three Indian peacekeepers, who lost their lives serving under the UN flag last year, are among the 103 military, police, and civilian peacekeepers who will be honoured posthumously with a......

Jaishankar discusses Sudan with UN chief, supports efforts for early ceasefire

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday discussed the worsening situation in Sudan with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and underscored the need for successful......

What is India's Destiny?

The events of the last few years shows that pessimism about where we have arrived and where we are headed is justified, argues Aakar Patel. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The big story......

India's Global Hunger Index rank is 102

The 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows us the impact of multiple crises like climate change, violent conflicts, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which led many countries to a grim hunger situation.......

10 most dangerous places to work

Children dressed in costume sit together during a party celebrating. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters A recent MBA graduate, Puneet Kohli, got a job offer from a global commodity giant to join their......

Moily faces China's Lopez diplomacy in Turkmenistan gas quest

The Turkmenistan event underscores the lengths to which China’s oil-and-gas companies will go to curry favour in resource-rich localesThis June, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily had......

How Sudan has brought India, China together

Africa's oil map is on the verge of dramatic transformation with the emergence of the breakaway Republic of South Sudan as the world's newest nation on July 9, but India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL)......

Zain has accepted Bharti offer for African assets

The Zain Telecom board met in Kuwait today and is said to have unanimously accepted a $10.7-11 billion (around Rs 51,000 crore) offer from Bharti Airtel to buy its African assets, according to......

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......

Football PIX: Brazil score five against Bolivia

IMAGE: Brazil's players celebrate after Philippe Coutinho scored the fifth goal against Bolivia at Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli - Pool/Getty Images......

First-ever refugee team ascends to Rio's Christ statue

IMAGE: Members of the Olympic refugee team including Yusra Mardini from Syria (C) pose in front of Christ the Redeemer on Saturday. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Members of the first-ever......

Phelps, Bolt will not be the only big stories at Rio Olympics

Refugees primed to pump up Games feel-good factor IMAGE: Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini attends a news conference in Berlin. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters When record Olympic champion Michael......

Refugee athletes get sponsorship at Rio Olympics

Visa Inc, operator of the world's largest payments network, said on Wednesday it had signed sponsorship deals with all ten members of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) refugee team,......