Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
The Indian men's hockey team jumped two places to occupy sixth place in the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings on the back of its good showing in the Hockey World League Semi-Finals.
India's Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza have been handed tough draws in their respective singles at the French Open, starting Sunday. Somdev will face Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia, while Sania has been drawn against Kristina Barrois of Germany.
China has pipped Japan to become the second largest industrial manufacturer in the world, says a United Nations Industrial Development Organization report.
India is ranked among the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world.
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United States has the world's largest gold reserves.
India is ranked 10 among the 20 wealthiest countries in the world in terms of private wealth held by individuals.
'The history of Moody's India ratings tells its own story,' points out T N Ninan.
India, with m-cap of about $1.6 trillion, is ahead of Switzerland.
UAE has the cheapest passport.
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
India has moved up 16 positions to rank 55th on a global index of the world's most competitive economies, where Switzerland remains on top.
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