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......

India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe rise in PM2.5 pollution: Report

India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants or PM2.5 from 2010 to 2019, according to a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and......

India projected to surpass China as most populous country by 2023: UN report

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach......

Why you may see less fake news this election season

The updated election ads policy for India will require advertisers to provide a 'pre-certificate' issued by the EC or anyone authorised by the poll panel, for each ad.Further, Google will verify......

Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Two months ago, on February 12, Rahul Bajaj passed into the ages.'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive,......

The truth about India's ease of doing business claim

'The recalculated ranking showed India should have had a higher ranking earlier (113 in 2012 instead of 132) and lower ranking later (114 in 2018 instead of 100).''This would mean that there has......

India will beat China to become world's largest employer

A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......

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......

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......

Colombia reach first World Cup quarters; France advance

IMAGE: Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South......

FIFA Women's WC: Dutch climb to the top; England in last 16; Portugal exit

Images from the FIFA Women’s World Cup matches played on Tuesday.  IMAGE: Netherlands' Jill Roord scores their seventh goal against Vietnam. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Esmee......

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......

U-17 Women's WC: India's campaign ends with Brazil thrashing

  IMAGE: The Indian under-17 women's team lost all their matches and conceded 16 goals in the campaign. Photograph: Indian Football Team/Twitter India ended their FIFA Women's Under-17 World......