Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

Two Cheers! India Is In A Good Place

While India should be concerned about disparities, the fact is that whereas three decades ago about half the people had incomes greater than $2.15 a day, today seven out of eight do, notes T N......

Top 10 nations hit hardest by terrorism

The number of people killed in acts of terror reached a record high last year, with almost four in five of these deaths occurring in just five countries, new research shows. Terrorism killed more......

10 most DANGEROUS nations in the world

A resident walks near burning oil tankers which were set ablaze by an bomb explosion in Peshawar. Photograph: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters The Country Threat Index compiled by IntelCenter, a......

Intellectual Property Index: India lags behind Vietnam, Nigeria

After being ranked last for consecutive two years, India has now moved up 1 position to 29th on protection and enforcement of intellectual property practices, a US Chamber of Commerce report......

India leaps 14 spots to 63 on ease of business ranking

India jumped 14 places to the 63rd position on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking released on Thursday, riding high on the government's flagship 'Make in India' scheme and other......

Global competitiveness: India's ranking slips to 71

A woman buys bangles in Jammu. Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters Weighed down by challenging economic conditions for most part of the past year, India has slipped to 71st position -- the lowest......

India retains top rank in remittance flow: WB

India has retained its position as the highest recipient of global remittance flow at $52 million in 2008, the World Bank said in a report. Other than India, China and Mexico, the top 10 recipients......

TT Worlds: Manika, Manav storm into second round

IMAGE: Manika Batra cruised past Nigeria's Fatima Bello in the singles opening round at the Table Tennis World Championships in Doha. Photograph: ANI Photo Manika Batra cruised to the second round......

Women's World Cup: Australia down Danes; England edge Nigeria

IMAGE: Caitlin Foord scores Australia's first goal against Denmark during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 match in Sydney on Monday. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Co-hosts Australia......

Paris Paralympics: Medals Table: China top; India 18th

IMAGE: Simran and guide Abhay Singh celebrate on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women's 200m -- T12 Final at the Paralympics on Saturday. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters The......

Saudi Smash TT: Manika shocks World No 2 Wang

IMAGE: Manika Batra celebrates winning a point during her match against World No. 2 Wang Manyu of China. Photographs: World Table Tennis/Instagram India's table tennis star Manika Batra shocked......

Women's WC: Spain crush Costa Rica in group opener

Dominant Spain crush Costa Rica 3-0 in World Cup group opener IMAGE: Spain's Alexia Putellas and Alba Redondo celebrate after the match. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Spain began their......