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Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

Want to be happy? Try moving to Finland

If you want to be happy, move to Finland. The World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support......

Amitav Ghosh's advice to budding writers: Work hard!

Author and co-winner of the Crossword Book Award 2009 in the Fiction category, the much sought after Amitav Ghosh, found himself swamped by admirers at the Crossword Book Award......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

The Global Corruption Index Ranking

In the Global Corruption Index, a survey of 133 nations conducted by Transparency International (an anti-graft watchdog), India stood 83rd,recording a score of 2.8 out of 10.The following is the......

Happiness index: India ranks 117, below Pakistan!

The report highlights four supports for well-being and their underlying neural bases. Image: A view of Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters India has not fared well in a global......

The richest countries in the world

India’s exponential growth in the last decade has made it the 10th largest economy in the world. But it lacks far behind (ranks 163) when you look at the richest economies in the world.......

The storm from Panama

As people struggle with effects of globalisation, political & business leaders need to realise what is legal may not be moral anymore, notes Claude Smadja The list of casualties is already quite......

No terror funds in stock markets: Govt

The government on Tuesday ruled out any surreptitious entry of terrorist outfits into the stock market and said that sufficient caution has been administered to the stock exchanges to look out for......

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World Cup warm-ups: Uruguay cruise to win; Rashford stars for England

Uruguay cruise to 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in final warmup IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring.Photograph: Andres Stapff/Reuters Uruguay will head to the World Cup on a winning note......

Euro 2016: Spotlight back on the pitch

IMAGE: A view inside the Parc des Princes in Paris. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images. Bigger than ever, the European Championship kicks off in Paris next month with a four-week feast of......

Here's why 2018 World Cup favourites feel optimistic

World Cup favourites spared tough groups in Russia IMAGE: FIFA World Cup trophy. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter The favourites to win next year's World Cup in Russia were given navigable paths to the......

Preview: Who's going to take the Euro 2016 Cup home?

IMAGE: Thomas Mueller celebrates with his teammates scoring during the EURO 2016 Qualifier between Scotland and Germany at Hamden Park in Glasgow. Photograph: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images. Bigger......

Football Briefs: Argentina's Lanzini ruled out of World Cup

IMAGE: Argentina's Manuel Lanzini. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training. "Manuel Lanzini suffered, in......