India upset at US mention of Modi while discussing immunity for Saudi crown prince

India is upset at a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a US state department official while defending the immunity it had extended to Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammad bin Sultan, who is......

Here's how the world's bravest teen celebrated her 18th birthday

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai blows out candles on her birthday cake at a school for Syrian refugee girls, built by the NGO Kayany Foundation, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Photograph:......

The Importance Of Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi's gritty refusal to backtrack on her plans to visit Taiwan is part of who she is. IMAGE: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at......

Govt cracks the whip on Big Boss, Rakhi ka Insaaf

Faced with mounting complaints from television viewers and women outfits about objectionable contents, the government has ordered channels airing TV shows 'Big Boss' and 'Rakhi ka Insaaf' to......

ICICI OneSource triples workforce

ICICI OneSource, one of India's leading business process outsourcing services providers and a member company of ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, tripled its workforce to 2,175......

Gold sinks below Rs 30k-mark, silver down by Rs 600

  Sliding for the second straight day, gold dipped below the Rs 30,000-mark by losing Rs 250 to Rs 29,850 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Tuesday, amid a subdued demand from jewellers......

Achhe din? Nah. India ranks a dismal 118 in happiness index!

IMAGE: A man carries his mother to board a passenger train at a railway station in New Delhi, February 25, 2016. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters India is ranked seventh among the biggest......

Gambia's football team in emergency landing scare

IMAGE: A statement from the Gambia Football Federation said preliminary investigations indicated that there was a loss of cabin pressure and oxygen. Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters Gambia......

Is Yash Dhull the next big thing in Indian cricket?

IMAGE: India's Under-19 World Cup winning captain Yash Dhull started his journey from being among the boys with a muscular hundred -- 113 off 150 balls -- against a good Tamil Nadu side on the......

Usain Bolt dazzles in drizzly Oslo

Usain Bolt thundered past a weak field in driving rain to win the 200 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday, clocking the year's fastest time of 19.86 seconds. The Jamaican......

Bekele runs indoor world best

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele set a world best for the men's indoor two miles of eight minutes 4.35 seconds at a meeting in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. Bekele's time was faster than the 8:04.69......

Ivanisevic to play Davis Cup singles against US

Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic will be fit to play singles for Croatia in their first round Davis Cup tie against the United States in February, the Croatian daily Vjesnik reported on......