Bahrain's Olympic 1,500 metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games, a source within the Olympic movement said on Wednesday.

India has been ranked in the bottom half among 134 countries in terms of gender equality, in WEF's latest ranking that assessed the distribution of resources and opportunities among males and females.

Tamil actress Kaniha, who stars in the much-awaited Pazhassi Raja, talks about the film.

The veteran actor created quite a stir with his dance moves and heartwarming speeches during a fundraiser.

Asian silver medallist Jai Bhagwan put India's faltering campaign at the World Boxing Championships back on track by advancing to the second round in the lightweight category with a thumping victory over Venezuela's Angel Rodrigues in Milan, Italy. The Indian out-punched his opponent 10-4 to bring some cheer in the Indian camp, which had been left stunned by three early exits.

We all know Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez bagged the crown at the Miss Universe Pageant 2009 yesterday. Here's a look at the newly-minted beauty queen and the competition's runners up.

The Miss Universe 2009 pageant is fast approaching on August 23. In a countdown to D-Day, we'll be introducing you to all 84 contestants from around the world.

The pledge, reported by state media, was the first public comment by top leaders on the violence that has left 156 people dead in the city of Urumqi.

Arun Kumar, partner-in-charge, KPMG US India Practice, delivering his views on the Indian Union Budget 2009 at Asia Society in New York.

Prakash Amritraj and Harsh Mankad finished runners-up at ATP Challenger doubles events. Mankad and his American partner Kaes Van't Hof lost the final of the US $50,000 Sarasota Open in Longboat Key, United States, 2-6, 4-6 to second seeds Victor Estrella of the Dominican Republic and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico while at the euro 64,000 Izmir Cup in Turkey. Prakash and his American partner Rajeev Ram lost 3-6, 3-6 to top seed Israelis Jonathan Erlich and Harel Levy.

Prakash Amritraj and Harsh Mankad are one step away from winning ATP challenger Tour's doubles titles, having reached the final of different events along with their respective partners.

Recently, there's been a groundswell of upscale airport bars offering wines with charcuterie, microbrews and even exquisite bourbon.

The Indian men's recurve archery team of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia on Friday downed Italy to reach the final and put India in line for yet another gold medal in the World Cup Stage 2 at Porec, in Croatia. India will face Russian Federation in the gold medal match on Saturday.

Selco Solar has illuminated the lives of many poor with over 95,000 solar installations.

Mangal Singh Champia, Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee combined to clinch their second successive gold in the men's recurve team event as India signed off with three medals in the Archery World Cup Stage I at Santo Domnigo in the Dominican Republic. The trio had earned India its first-ever gold at the Meteksan World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, last year.

Cars are smashed, blown up, driven into each other and there is so much metal-on-metal action that a car fetishist should be well and truly spent by the time the end credits roll on this bad boy starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez and John Ortiz.

Indian archers made a resounding start at World Cup Stage 1 event at Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic, with Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia finishing one-two in the men's recurve qualification round. The Indian men and women also stood first in recurve team qualifications on Wednesday, the first day of the event.

The pay may not be the greatest, but ... location, location, location.

A downgraded Hurricane Gustav packed with strong winds and heavy rains lashed the Gulf coast on Monday but spared New Orleans, the city which was devastated three years ago by Hurricane Katrina.Fearing a repeat of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster, more than two million people fled their homes from coastal Mississippi, Albama and South-eastern Texas ahead of the storm, which was at one stage forecast to attain highest Category 5 before making the landfall.

Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan's first medal at an Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting world flyweight champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to take bronze in the men's 58-kg taekwondo category. In his bronze medal bout, Nikpai stayed cool and grew in confidence, playing off a supportive crowd and burying the Spaniard in the third round.

A few good people who decided to quit good jobs for better ideas.

The new Miss Universe was crowned in the Vietnamese city of Nha Trang earlier today. Take a look at the winning beauty!

Immigrants from India and China are quick to assimilate into the economic fabric of the United States, but are not as quick when it comes to assimilating culturally and in civic matters, a study by Jacob Vigdor, associate professor of public policy studies and economics at Duke University, has found.

The Indian men's team lost in the semi-finals to Australia and will play Italy in Sunday's third place play-off, in the Meteksan Archery World Cup in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

Harish Hande, who has been honoured recently with a prize for social entrepreneurship, has made it his business to take solar power to every un-lit home.

To say Haiti is underexplored is almost an understatement, according to Scott Close, head of investor relations at Eurasian Minerals.

A nonchalant manner masking her lust for gold, the Russian pole vaulter stole centre stage at the world championships.

The 21-year-old ran a superb last 200 metres, clocking the year's quickest time of 47.61 seconds.

The bag at Cannes this year may not have been heavy, but there's growing global recognition for India's advertising creatives.

A tribute to General Indar Jit Rikhye, soldier turned peacemaker.

The Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio has formed an international partnership with the Anadabava Seva Sanstha, based in Jamnagar and the B D Mehta Mahavir Heart Institute in Surat, to help poor and needy patients in these two district

Elected along with India on the board of UNAID were the US, Russia, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Guatemala and Monaco.

Sweden, Singapore and Finland follow, while the United States loses ground in networked readiness, falling 6 places to 7th position.

Pakistan is much higher at 48th position and Nepal shares the 63rd spot with Italy. But Sri Lanka, placed at 124th and Bhutan (131st) follow India, according to statistics released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Major League Baseball coaches Jeff Brueggemann and David Palese believe that baseball can actually develop in India alongside cricket.

S. Santhosh Singh became the first Indian pugilist to win a silver medal at the men's under-19 World Boxing Championships.

Trinidad & Tobago's squad for the World Cup finals in Germany comprises the following 23 players:

India stands 40th in 'network readiness' in the world, having slipped from the 39th spot it held last year. However, it is above China (50th) and Pakistan (67th) and Sri Lanka (83rd).