The countries ranked below India include Bahrain, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Iran, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Pakistan, Chad and Yemen with the lowest gender equality of 45.1 per cent.
In Burn After Reading, prepare to be bowled over by Chad, the man with a ridiculously botched highlight job. And he's played by Brad Pitt.
Launching its largest ever humanitarian appeal, the UN has sought $7 billion in urgent aid for 30 million people in 31 countries, to tide over the hunger crisis that has been compounded by the economic downturn. The latest aid appeal dwarfs last year's call by the international agency for $3.8 billion for 25 million people.
Steve Jobs and his revolutionary iPod have changed the way music is heard.
United States team erased some of their recent Ryder Cup pain by taking a lead over holders Europe at Valhalla Golf Club.
India is all set to train a large number of cotton traders from African countries from Tuesday.
When it comes to growing the economy the most with the least energy, 10 nations lead the way.
What he could not achieve during his chess playing days, legendary Garry Kasparov has done now by being included in 'Time 100' list of most influential people for the year 2007.
As multilateral negotiations have paused, multi-national corporates have increasingly become aggressive; and our bureaucrats restless.
India's Arjun Atwal carded a fine one-under 69 to move up to tied 17th place at the USD 5.1 million Sony Open in Honolulu.
Contrary to popular perception that corruption was on the rise in India, an international organisation on Tuesday said it had in fact decreased in the past one year and placed the country 88th among 159 nations, down by two ranks.
Tiger Woods came close to pulling off a Houdini-like escape against Australia's Nick O'Hern before his run of seven consecutive PGA Tour titles ended at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Friday.
UN officials marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers by voicing gratitude for the work that Blue Helmets do every day in dangerous missions worldwide and mourning those who have fallen in service during the last six decades.
If confirmed, the discovery would be the first of a planet since pluto was identified in 1930.
The Oscar-winning film director withdrew as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
Chad Campbell fired a sizzling eight-under-par 64 to grab a two-stroke lead over fellow American Brett Wetterich after the first round of the $5.5 million Honda Classic.
The American needs to finish no worse than outright third at the rain-delayed Nissan Open to regain his status as the game's leading player.\n
India were 33 for one after dismissing Antigua and Barbuda for 300 on the first day of their warm-up match
Left-hander Phil Mickelson sealed his third major title and second green jacket with a two-shot victory in the US Masters.
A new column that explores how and why ideas succeed or fail. This month: the power and perils of a great backstory.
The American shot into a three-shot lead in the U.S. Masters after the second round on Friday.