India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, will serve as the president of the powerful 15-nation United Nations body for the month of August, 2021. The......
New Delhi's candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan, in June last year. India has been overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent......
A second batch of 25 foreign envoys arrived in Kashmir on Wednesday as part of a union government-facilitated trip to help them have a first-hand assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a......
In a major diplomatic win and testament to its global stature, India's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful United Nations Security Council for a two-year term has been unanimously......
Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run......
The 3G, 4G data and Airtel Money services are the next growth engines for the company in Africa. Bharti Airtel is looking to consolidate its position as the market leader or emerge as a strong......
Image: Children eat their community lunch inside a relief camp near Bilasipara town in Assam. Photograph: Utpal Baruah/Reuters Though hunger levels are not alarming in India, it still fares......
The income distribution has worsened in most parts of the world. Latin America has the largest income inequality, although it is more equitable than sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in life......
Bharti will have to deal with 15 different regulatory regimes in Africa as opposed to just one in India, writesSunil Jain. It's always foolhardy to bet against Sunil Mittal, considering he's always......
The Zain Telecom board met in Kuwait today and is said to have unanimously accepted a $10.7-11 billion (around Rs 51,000 crore) offer from Bharti Airtel to buy its African assets, according to......
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, Day 4. IMAGE: Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas in action during the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics......
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Pep Guardiola's men won an unprecedented domestic treble last season, while the women's team won the FA Cup and the Women's Super......
IMAGE: United States of America midfielder Christian Pulisic celebrates his goal against Chile. Photograph: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Christian Pulisic scored his 10th goal for the......
IMAGE: Brazil's Douglas Costa (left) celebrates a goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Salvador on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters An inspired......