Meet today's women world leaders

After taking over as Britain's prime minister, Theresa May has joined a small but growing band of female world leaders. May became Britain's second women prime minister after Margaret Thatcher,......

India elected to IAAC

India has been elected to the newly established Independent Audit Advisory Committee, a five-member body which is expected to contribute to improving the accountability of the UN Secretariat to the......

Sports Shorts: Shetty-Rankireddy pull out of BWF Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/Twitter India's new doubles......

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

It's been a week of emotional farewells and memorable victories in the sports universe. World champion Usain Bolt maintained his dominance in track and field, retaining his 100 metres title at the......

World Jr Chess: Narayanan shocks Polish GM Dragun

India’s S L Narayanan during his World Junior Chess Championships match against Polish Grandmaster Kamil Dragun. S L Narayanan, a regular visitor to Pune for the Maharashtra Chess League,......