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India slips to 131st position in Global Gender Gap Index

India has ranked 131 out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year. IMAGE: Women labourers lift goods on their......

Will rivers in India, Nepal go dry?

More than twice as much global glacier mass will remain if countries restrict temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to the warming level of 2.7 degrees Celsius resulting from the......

Pak gets $1 bn as second tranche from IMF; budget under scanner

The International Monetary Fund has disbursed a second tranche of $1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, the central bank said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Full List of Countries Hit With Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping new tariffs on all imported goods and unveiled a detailed list of reciprocal duties targeting more than 60 countries. Here is the......

World Happiness Report 2025: Finland tops the list, India ranks...

India ranked 118th in the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday, up from the 126th position in the previous year but below countries such as Nepal, Pakistan, Ukraine and Palestine. Kindly......

Suzuki Motor to invest Rs 70,000 cr in India over the next 5-6 years: Toshihiro Suzuki

Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation will invest Rs 70,000 crore in the next five to six years in India to strengthen its operations in the country, its representative director and president......

US tariffs: Modi makes a pitch for swadeshi, Make in India

A day before US President Donald Trump's additional 25 per cent tariff kicks in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a vehement pitch for swadeshi and Make in India that should help create......

How India, UK will benefit from the free trade deal

India on Thursday signed a free trade agreement, officially dubbed as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), with the UK – its 16th trade pact so far – as the country aims to......

Indian pharma firms not copying products of Swiss cos: Goyal

Dismissing allegations that Indian pharmaceutical companies copy products of Swiss firms, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said it is a long-standing myth and India respects......

India hasn't accepted UK 'data exclusivity' demand in FTA

India has not accepted the demand of the UK for inclusion of a 'data exclusivity' provision in the free trade agreement, announced on May 6, in a bid to protect the interests of the domestic......

Neha's New York Selfie

Anjini gets ocean therapy... Kartik jets to London... Tanishaa goes spiritual... Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha Sharma/Instagram Neha Sharma takes a selfie in New York. Photograph: Kind......

Where Stars Are Holidaying This Summer

Celebrities are already cooling off in style. So where are they chilling? Namrata Thakker finds out. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Before she walked down the ramp, Ananya......

'We Are Fixated By White Skin In India'

'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram Whether or not Renuka Shahane will......

'More Than Mr Perfectionist, Aamir Is Mr Passionate'

'Aamir is really competitive.''I feel that keeps him young.' IMAGE: Advait with Aamir Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Advait Chandan/Instagram Advait Chandan was 18 years old when he first met......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

The Smallest Nation To Qualify For FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: With a population of 156,000, Curacao is the least populous country to go to the World Cup, beating the previous record held by Iceland with its 350,000 inhabitants. Photograph: FIFA World......

Portugal qualify for World Cup; England, France win

Portugal qualify for World Cup in grand style IMAGE: Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring Portugal's fifth goal from the penalty spot during the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Armenia at......

Tara Prasad Stuns Skating Rink

IMAGE: Figure skater Tara Prasad is a three-time national champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tara Prasad/Instagram Tara Prasad, a 25-year-old figure skater born in Cedar Rapids, USA, skated......

PIX: Sweden stunned at home, World Cup dream in ruins

IMAGE: Kosovo's Fisnik Asllani and Veldin Hodza celebrate after the match. Photograph: TT News Agency via Reuters Sweden's World Cup hopes were dealt a crushing blow as they suffered a 1-0 home......

The second smallest nation to qualify for FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: Cape Verde rarely played international football some 25 years ago but now head to next year's finals in North America as one of the nine African representatives. Photograph: Kind courtesy......