A London Times report says a warning e-mail remained unopened.
Sri Lanka postponed an under-19 cricket tour to Pakistan following the devastating tsunami that has killed more than 21,000 people across southern Asia.
Perhaps one aspect of the way modern media particularly print and news television works need some soul-searching: Their tendency to "frame" news stories as a conflict between two personalities, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
If you plan to go on a holiday soon, we can help you out with the list of places which are really fascinating.
As United States President Barack Obama's second term draws to a close, Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza shared his favourite images captured over the course of the last year.
Nirmala Bhuria lost to former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria, who wrested the tribal-dominated seat from the BJP by a convincing margin of 88,832 votes.
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday attacked Narendra Modi over his Gujarat development story and claimed there is no 'wave' in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime inisterial candidate anywhere in the country.
The Planning Commission will soon set up a core group to coordinate relief work in areas affected by the December 26 tsunami disaster that left over 10,000 people dead and damaged property worth $ 1.5 billion.
Shaken Mick Fanning is not giving up on surfing despite shark attack.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will review the damage caused to the plant on Tuesday.
At least 1,500 died in Tamil Nadu alone as the waves swept through the coastal areas, bringing in their wake death and destruction.
Do you have the courage to look through failures and unexpected pitfalls?
Against the more seasoned Francis Cheka, Vijender Singh faces a tricky battle that he is favoured to win.
Ajit Balakrishnan on understanding the anti-cash chorus.
Riding the wave of growing reputation of Indians in the IT sector, many well-placed senior executives of Indian origin have influenced outsourcing-related decisions in India's favour.
The scandal surrounding Lalit Modi serves as a reminder for how similar our mainstream political parties are in resisting institutional reform.
Here's why a career in digital marketing in 2015 will be very lucrative.
While thousands of people lost their lives when gigantic tsunami waves hit the region here on Sunday, a 20-day-old baby girl remarkably survived, thanks to a floating mattress.
'In Angamaly Diaries, dreams, kinks, small corruptions, cheap lives, and hopes are all given their due and that attitude frees us up to believe that perhaps there is more good than bad in the sum total of us.' 'This is a coming-of-age tale taken straight out of a diary written in blood,' says Sreehari Nair.
'The suspicion of doping will hang over numerous men and women players including the elite stars,' says Desh Gaurav Chopra Sekhri.
The waving of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria flags in Kashmir is a matter of concern and "deserves the highest attention of the security agencies" so that the Valley youth are prevented from being lured into the ranks of the jihadist organisation, a top army official said on Wednesday.
National Geographic has released a final selection of entries from the magazine's 2016 Nature Photographer of the Year contest and, as you might expect, they're breathtaking.
Mohnish Pabrai whose company handles funds to the tune of $464 mn spoke at length about his investment decisions in Mumbai
The processes that create a seven per cent-plus GDP growth rate without a similar growth in jobs are far from fully understood, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
There is mounting evidence that the Information Revolution may mean the end of large-scale vertically integrated businesses whose guiding principle, "economies of scale", was the defining miracle of the Industrial Age.
The World and Asian OK Dinghy champion win the OK Dinghy title in the National Sailing Regatta.
5 states that contribute just under a fifth of the Lok Sabha's seats will go to the polls early this year.
'Who would have thought that Brexit would take place or Donald Trump would become US president or Kim Jong-un's madness could bring the prospect of nuclear war over Asia?' 'It is the time of the unexpected; the French elections should perhaps be seen in this perspective,' says Claude Arpi.
The London-based organisation did not give any reason for the cancellation, but said it would continue to support sports charity projects in Brazil. Rio state authorities also did not explain why the event would not take place as planned.
Failure is something that needs to be managed as carefully as success.
The big beneficiaries of this move will be the big three -- Bharti, Vodafone and Idea.
Time to take profits and move to the sidelines in an euphoria, says Sonali Ranade
'It's the least I could do,' says Professor Soumitra Basu, head of the Philosophy department at Jadavpur University, who resigned to protest against the police violence last week.
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