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Trump lists India, China among 23 countries as major drug transits

United States President Donald Trump has named 23 countries as the major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries in a 'Presidential Determination' submitted to Congress. IMAGE:......

'Dunki' flight to Nicaragua: 14 agents booked for human trafficking

Weeks after a Nicaragua-bound plane carrying Indians was grounded in France and later sent back to India, the Gujarat police have booked 14 agents on the charge of human trafficking for trying to......

Passengers on dunki flight to Nicaragua paid Rs 60-80 lakh

More than 60 people from Gujarat on board the Nicaragua-bound plane, which was sent back from France over suspected human trafficking, had agreed to pay Rs 60 lakh to Rs 80 lakh to immigration......

Indian deportees arrive in Panama, given consular access

Panama has informed India about the safe arrival of a group of Indians deported from the United States and the Indian mission in the country is working closely with the host government to ensure......

Deported Haryana man recounts 6-month 'dunki' journey via 11 nations to US

A Haryana man paid Rs 35 lakh to agents and began his 'dunki' route journey to reach the US, but despite passing through 11 countries in his six-month-long ordeal, he was nabbed as soon as he......

India to write off poor nations' debt

India on Thursday decided to write-off dues worth Rs 95.44 crore (Rs 954 million) of seven heavily indebted poor countries.The countries include Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Guyana, Nicaragua,......

Will you pay AIDS tax on air tickets? Tell us

If the aviation ministry has its way, your air travel is likely to get costlier. The government is planning to tax air tickets to fund AIDS programmes.Such a plan was first mooted by France, which......

New positions on WTO farm trade talks emerge

Even as three more countries joined the India-China-Brazil coalition on agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organisation, at least three other positions on the talks have emerged in......

Chennai among top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2015

Image: Kathipara Junction, Chennai. Photograph, courtesy: Pratik Gupte/Wikimedia Commons Chennai has been named among the top 10 cities to visit this year by a leading global travel guide with the......

Best place for biz: Norway, Swiss in top league, India must buck up

Economically, India suffers from a formidable tangle of problems. A third of its population still live in extreme poverty –- one of the highest incidences outside sub-Saharan Africa.......

Are You Ready For Avatar 2?

The next 12 months will see many world cinema heavyweights unveiling exciting new films. IMAGE: A scene from Avatar. In 2021, ending a year-and-a-half of pandemic-induced delays and disruptions,......

10 Best Films From Around The World

A beautiful documentary from Delhi.A shocking satire that spares no one.A thriller about a serial killer in Iran.A Pakistan film about family secrets...Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in......

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......

'Coronavirus can affect sporting calendar for years'

'If the virus is developing in an even more serious way as it's been for the time being, there will definitely be a problem with the international calendar.' IMAGE: Players of Nicaraguan football......

FIFA mess: Blatter hits back at Chung over 'corrupt' comments

Sepp Blatter leaves after his statement during a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters Outgoing president Sepp Blatter hit back at Chung Mong-joon,......

Soccer Extras: Spain striker Torres announces retirement

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Fernando Torres, who scored more than 100 goals across two spells at his boyhood club Atletico Madrid, also played for Premier......

Soccer PIX: Uruguay crush Ecuador; US in last 16

Uruguay crush 10-man Ecuador 4-0 in Group C opener IMAGE: Ecuador's Arturo Mina in action with Uruguay's Luis Suarez. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Uruguay crushed Ecuador 4-0 in their Copa......