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'India has a special responsibility...'

'...to bring the Global South and others to the negotiating table on the basis of Gandhi's non-violence so that we can leave a safer world for our children.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Siddharth Chatterjee takes over as top UN diplomat in China

Senior United Nations official Siddharth Chatterjee of India has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds......

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......

10 most dangerous nations in the world

A couple runs away from tear gas used by riot police to disperse demonstrators during a protest. Photograph: Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters The ninth edition of the Global Peace Index, which ranks the......

TOP moments of the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week. A host reacts on stage as exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama sneaks up behind her during his first public......

Global crisis can't be solved by one nation: UN

Noting that the world is currently passing through a phase of multiple-crisis, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that none of these problems can be solved by any one nation. Ban said this in his......

'3G technology as cost-effective as 2G'

With the state-owned BSNL's 93-million-line tender once again the subject of a controversy, it's but natural to elicit the views of Ericsson's global president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg on this.......

Olympics: A showcase of China's prosperity

China's monumental showcase, the Olympics, begins on the auspicious Chinese "eighth of the eighth" - August 8, 2008, at 8 pm. Since it won the Olympic bid in 2001, it has pulled out all the stops......

13 global brands flunk test to stop genocide

Thirteen of the 19 sponsors, including Coke and Visa, of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have failed a test challenging them to pressure host China, Sudan's strongest business and political partner, to......

George Clooney and 10 movie gems from Berlin

Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival. George Clooney was pissed. He was the headliner at the opening day press conference at the Berlinale, for his new film Hail......

Marion Cotillard, Clooney, Gaga: Humanitarians of Hollywood

Ever wondered what happens when Hollywood A-listers turn protestors? Take a look.There exists a rare breed of showbiz celebrities who are just as passionate about social causes close to their heart......

Is George Clooney the coolest actor in the world?

He's too cool for school, this George Clooney. One of the usual suspects for any magazine's Sexiest Man Alive polls as well as a fervent activist showing great commitment towards a resolution of......

Spielberg meets UN to discuss 2008 Olympics

Barely two months ago, Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew as artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. On......

George Clooney working out of Delhi

Hollywood comes to India sporadically, in small, paparazzi-driven doses, usually to vacation, check out the exotica they hope to find on offer,scout a location, or just gorge on the curry.......

US flag-bearer started with African escape

The United States chose former Sudanese refugee Lopez Lomong to carry their flag at Friday's Olympic opening ceremony in a move that could embarrass Sudan and its ally China. - Athletes who have......

Beijing on track for 'great Games' says IOC

Beijing 2008 Olympics organisers are on track to stage "great Games" the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, as the Chinese were to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony......

China denounces torch protest, IOC concerned

China on Monday denounced protests that disrupted the Beijing Olympic torch relay in London and IOC chief Jacques Rogge said he was very concerned at the protests, but added there was no momentum......

Spielberg quits as Olympics adviser

Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew on Tuesday as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. "I find......

Colin Powell cancels Athens visit

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Athens on Sunday in part because of events in Iraq and Sudan, the State Department......

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