A British man who calls himself the 'Hardest Geezer' has become the first person to run the entire continent of Africa after a gruelling challenge that has taken 352 days.
A new Team England Footballers' Charity has pledged a minimum of one million pounds over the next four years.
India may be on the road to becoming an economic superpower, but it is one of the least charitable nations in the world, according to the World Giving Index published by the Charities Aid foundation
Test opener Wasim Jaffer expressed surprise over BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah's statement that he asked permission to play charity games in Saudi Arabia.
Why is the Big Apple welcoming our pachyderms? And how is India teaching the world about living with wildlife?
Using the western concept of a wedding registry, many couples are directing the attention of their friends and relatives to a donation registry and encourage them to give directly to their favourite charity in lieu of a gift.
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji on Friday said he has already given more than 25 per cent of his personal wealth to charity, but acknowledged it's not easy to use money well in philanthropy.
'He was a practical person who ensured that he thought about the common man, animals, the fact that they have a life and they have to be respected.'
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Lance Armstrong has stepped down as chairman of the charity he founded, Livestrong, after US anti-doping officials issued a scathing report detailing his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata. Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the in-your-face celebrity status, celebration of wealth and pursuit of importance many of liberalised India's rich, love, notes Shyam G Menon.
Lamine Yamal has been breaking records since making his professional debut for Barcelona less than 15 months ago, the last one becoming the youngest goal-scorer in Euros history with a stunning curled long-range shot against France that helped his side reach the final.
Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh are set to coach the star-studded Ricky Ponting XI and Shane Warne XI, respectively, in the match organised to raise funds for victims.
Federer's charity foundation had been working in Malawi since 2011 and has already opened 80 pre-schools across the country.
On June 5, World Environment Day, movie celebs took to social media to post messages of conserving and celebrating the environment we live in.
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.
"When I reached India, I was surprised at how friendly the people are; it's very much like Cambodia where the people are so warm," says the winner of the Miss Teen International 2024.
To reduce their reliance of foreign transactions, terror outfits are now using charity organisations and NGOs. The money is collected legitimately but distributed illicitly, reports Vicky Nanjappa
'Jobs will exist at very high levels or low levels of skill sets.' 'People, who are in middle level jobs, are the ones who are facing the problem as such jobs are fast disappearing because of technological advancement.'
This makes him corporate India's biggest donor to society.
Top German club Bayern Munich will play a charity football match to support the street children of Kolkata.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's mega-rich grandfather has bequeathed $2.3 billion or 97 per cent of his net worth to charity, sharply diminishing her chances to cash in on the family fortune.
Close to half of women soccer fans in England and Wales have personally experienced sexist or misogynistic abuse at matches but most have never reported it to authorities, a new study by anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out revealed on Wednesday.
'I am here for a noble cause and don't want to talk about that.'
A suicide bomber targeted the humanitarian organisation Care in the Shar-e-Naw area and gunmen then stormed the building.
David Beckham's salary at Paris St Germain will be donated to a children's charity in Paris, the former England captain said on Thursday.
Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.
Bangladesh based Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, a militant outfit responsible for a series of terror attacks in the country and India was trying to mobilise foreign funds by setting up a charity to carry out subversive activities under its garb.
Coal is a valuable natural resource and it cannot be allocated for charity, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday and sought explanation from the Centre on what basis it gave away the resources to private companies.
Despite Sachin Tendulkar scoring an unbeaten fifty, International XI lost to Pakistan XI in the charity match in England.
Jose Mourinho's next managerial role has been revealed with the Portuguese leading 'England' against Claudio Ranieri's 'Rest of the World' side as the former Chelsea bosses clash at Old Trafford on June 5 in a charity match for UNICEF.
He is the lone face of Indian sports in a high-profile gathering of international stars at the Laureus World Sports Awards and football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday said it is the ultimate honour to be in a crowd that features the likes of the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton, Boris Becker and Patrick Vieira.
Sri Lanka on Wednesday offered to play a charity match with an Indian cricket team to raise money for the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Wealthy people are now donating less for charitable purposes, although they still feel an obligation towards such social work, a survey has revealed
50 others were injured in the stampede that took place when hundreds of people stormed the home of a businessman in northern Bangladesh for a charity handout during the holy month of Ramzan.
Warren Buffett this week donated $2.8 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to five charities, as part of the billionaire's plan to give away nearly all of his wealth.
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
A Chicago court has ordered 3 Islamic charities to pay $156m to the parents of David Boim, a US teenager killed by Hamas in the West Bank in 1996.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored the winning runs as Heroes XI beat Rest of the World XI by four wickets in the inaugural T20 fundraiser 'Cricket for Heroes' at the Kia Oval, in London, on Friday.
