Many UN members favour permanent Security Council seat for India

India's bid for a permanent seat in a reformed United Nations Security Council has received a strong support from many UN member states, including the UK and France, who emphasised that the the......

Champions of peace Satyarthi, Malala receive Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi pose with their medals during the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony . Photograph: Cornelius Poppe/NTB Scanpix/Pool/Reuters......

This win is for every child, says 'father-daughter' duo of Satyarthi, Malala

  Child rights activists India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday said the Nobel peace prize gives them tremendous opportunity in their fight and......

Nobel Peace Prize: Empty chair makes tough statement to China

Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo, who is serving an 11-year jail term for demanding more fundemental rights in the communist nation, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in......

Now, bulbs can be used to broadcast household broadband!

Imagine that by simply turning on the light bulb in your room, you can also switch on your wireless Internet connection at home. Well, it's a reality now, thanks to a leading British physicist of......

Fiat mulls launching new model in India

Fiat said on Wednesday it is evaluating options to introduce a new model in India through the completely built unit route and is also firming up plans for a small car that is likely to hit the......

Economists for deficit-financed tax cuts

Deficit-financed tax cuts could be a better option to revive the economy hit by global financial crisis as government spending is not effective due to leakages and delay in execution, economists......

Merc mulls engine, gearbox unit in India

German auto giant Mercedes-Benz is contemplating setting up a plant to manufacture engines, gearboxes and other components in India at a whopping investment of Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 25 to......

Tom Cruise's film shoot banned in Germany

Tom Cruise's obsession with Scientology just moved from being blog-fodder and material for stand-up comedians, to a far more pressing problem. The German government has barred the shooting on......

Maradona's life, in pictures

IMAGE: Diego Maradona holds aloft the World Cup after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany in ther 1986 final. Photograph: Juha Tamminen/Reuters   Diego Armando Maradona, who died on......

Tennis star Martina Hingis announces pregnancy

IMAGE: Martina Hingis retired in 2017. Photographs: Martina Hingis/Instagram Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis has announced her pregnancy on the occasion of her 38th birthday. Taking to......

Take a look at evolution of world record transfer fee

Evolution of world record transfer deals since 1893 IMAGE: Neymar at the PSG stadium. Photograph: PSG/Twitter. Neymar completed his record-shattering transfer from Barcelona to Paris St......

Bundesliga to use goal-line technology from next season

Goal-line technology will be used in the German top flight for the first time next season after the clubs voted for its use on Thursday, the Bundesliga said. The 18 top flight clubs, who had turned......

Germany break France jinx with win in Paris

Germany claimed their first win over France in 26 years when goals by Thomas Mueller and Sami Khedira secured a 2-1 win in an entertaining friendly at the Stade de France in Paris, on Wednesday.......