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Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?

Last week, two BSF troopers from Rajasthan, members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Congo, were killed by protestors.Do we need to lose lives fighting in a country not ours, in a war that is not...

Is India forever condemned to live with corruption?

Democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for rooting out corruption The Opposition has demanded that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj should quit for allegedly facilitating...

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner...

10 African dictators Modi shook hands with

The third India-Africa Summit was the biggest gathering of international leaders in India since the Non-Aligned Movement summit 30 years ago. Over the last four days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

A general like none other: Krishnaswami Sundarji

He was the army commander who planned Operation Bluestar.As army chief he planned Operation Brasstacks which rattled the Pakistan army.General K Sundarji was brilliant, ambitious and controversial,...

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

A young girl with her mother attend a religious mass. Photograph: Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images About one-third of the world’s 'extremely poor' people live in India, according to...

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...

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai The recent decision of Ghana’s central bank to restrict gold exports has brought the issue of conflict...

What will it take for India to be rich?

'China's development is on a different scale from India's. They are very far ahead.' 'I don't think it will be possible in the next 30 years for us to catch them,' says Aakar Patel.Photograph:...

Review: The Legend of Tarzan is no adventure ride

The Legend Of Tarzan has too many subplots, and most of them are boring, warns Namrata Thakker. The story of ape man Tarzan is something most of us not only remember but cherish as well. As a kid,...

Benfica club prez suspect in corruption probe

IMAGE: Luis Filipe Vieira, president of Portuguese football club, Benfica. Photograph: Benfica Stuff/Twitter Portugal's prosecutors on Wednesday named the head of football club Benfica, Luis...

Ex-IOC official Carrard to head FIFA reform task force

Francois Carrard. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Scandal-plagued FIFA have turned to the man who helped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) out of their corruption crisis, appointing...

Refugee team to take part at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC

IMAGE: Members of the Olympic refugee team pose in front of Christ the Redeemer during the 2016 Rio Olympics (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters...

Football Roundup: Spanish soccer federation head arrested

Spanish soccer federation head arrested in graft investigation IMAGE: UEFA Vice President Angel Maria Villar. Photograph: Handout/UEFA via Getty Images The head of Spain's soccer federation...

'FIFA's role more important than ever'

Alarmed at the financial gulf between soccer's haves and have-nots, FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne says a more even distribution of riches will be a priority if he wins election in...

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