The headlines in the South China Morning Post, among other regional newspapers this morning, are focused on the failure of the US-China trade talks.
The 18-year-old from Assam was among 20 sportspersons recommended for the Arjuna Award, which is subject to approval by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
'I always gave my best, even to what people considered to be trashy content.'
Hima Das represents the generation of Naya Bharat athletes who are conscious of their responsibilities towards their society, state and country.
As prices go up and airlines go under, can you still afford to travel well? Here are three tips and six 'secret' routes by Peter Greenberg.
The Maoists killed Rajendra Sahu suspecting him to be a police informer. Sahu hailed from Orissa and played for Andhra Pradesh in 2006-07, police said in Jeypore on Friday. The 28-year-old Ranji player was married just 10 days back. He had gone to a nearby pond with his friend on Thursday night, when about four miscreants shot him dead.
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Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world's most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the Centre launched the newly approved, eco-friendly firecrackers earlier this month as a "safer and cheaper" alternative, the mood in the market is tepid, says Ritwik Sharma.
Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
The Simulia madrassa, on the outskirts of Bardhaman town in West Bengal, allegedly had links with Gulshana Bibi and Amina Bibi, the women arrested after the October 2 blast in the town. The NIA alleges the madrassa trained poor Muslim women in jihad. The madrassa had an unwritten convention: The women trained there would be married only to men who were on the same 'mission.'
One of them jumped into a pond to save himself, but the angry mob pulled him out and beat him to death with sticks and iron rods.
IT campuses have taken the drudgery out of the work environment, finds Priyanka Joshi, as she peeps into facilities across Bangalore, Gurgaon and Mumbai
The competition for the 'Oscars' in the photography world is heating up in the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Entries have been a mixture of breathtaking beauty, magical wildlife moments captured from around the world and amazing aerial views offering us a different perspective of our world. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $7,500, publication in National Geographic Magazine, and a feature on National Geographic's Instagram account. Here's our third feature showcasing the best images of Mother Nature.
The forest department has issued a show cause notice to the DFO Rajesh Kumar Chandel seeking his reply within a week.
Sporadic violence marked the third phase of panchayat elections in West Bengal on Friday covering three districts of Howrah, North 24-Parganas and South 24-Parganas where an average 25 per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of voting.
The UP government turned down the Centre's offer to send a water-train to the state's drought-hit Bundelkhand region.
78 vehicles. A scenic trail along winding tea estates and forests. And plenty of challenges along the way.
GramIT brings tech-services jobs to rural areas-and transforms villagers' lives.
Not just models on the ramp, but fashionistas off the ramp were dressed to impress too!
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Undeterred by the explosions, the devout went back to the mosque about one-and-half hours later to offer prayer.
The G14 group of leading clubs is preparing to mount a legal challenge to Fifa's authority to run football.
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A health catastrophe more devastating than the Bhopal gas tragedy and the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy has unfolded in West Bengal, warns a new scientific report. But a simple project to provide arsenic-free water gives villagers fresh hope.
The couple have a wonderful second honeymoon!
'The poetry of the earth is never dead,' John Keats once wrote. But when Keats wrote these lines, man had no way of reaching up to the hem of the sky and gaze down upon earth.
Sukanya Verma celebrates chandeliers on celluloid and their most memorable moments in Hindi films.
Let us travel to Kerala with the Ishq Vishk girl.
Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call for 'Swachh Bharat' (Clean India) as a mass movement to realize Mahatma Gandhi's dream of a clean India by 2019
Jamie Vardy sent a screaming reminder that leaders Leicester City are in the Premier league title race for the long haul with a sensational strike in a 2-0 win over Liverpool on Tuesday.
Recalling his childhood years, Modi said though there was poverty, his family was always connected with nature.
Relatively new brands of HUL, such as Closeup, play second fiddle to other legacy brands such as Colgate from Colgate-Palmolive and Vicco.
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