Neymar becomes goodwill ambassador for world's disabled

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.

It was Obama's eighth and final address to the UN General Assembly as the US President

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India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops

UN intervention has been sought to address the grievances of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

'Himalayan glaciers are expected to become smaller, and small glaciers will have disappeared, but by no means will all glaciers have melted by the end of the 21st century,' glaciologist Markus Stoffel tells Rashme Sehgal.

Leonardo Mayer beat Joao Souza in a Davis Cup singles match that lasted a record six hours and 42 minutes.

'We must begin dialogue with openness and goodwill, but we will not proceed very far without trust and good faith. The alternative is the violence of 'might is right,' which settles very little and destroys so much of real value,' says Dr Rudolf C Heredia, author of Religious Disarmament -- Rethinking Conversion in India.

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Defending champion Sania Mirza and Cara Black knocked out Martina Hingis and Belinda Bencic in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo.

The annual list, released on Wednesday by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, comes at a time when the new Indian government has completed 100 days in power and has promised further steps to revive its economy and the ease of doing business in the country.

Mumbai and Delhi comes 31st and 34th respectively.

Consider the credentials of our pro-farmer governments: almost half our rural households lack electricity connections, says Rahul Jacob.

Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth, who is due to retire on June 14, was on Monday given a six-month extension in service, the second time he has got it in the top bureaucratic post.

'Under Narendra Modi's leadership, we will be able to regain our rightful place in the community of nations,' veteran diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri, who joined the BJP on January 2, tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

The WTO has already significantly lowered its sights since a decade of Doha talks broke down, forcing the body to focus on a much less ambitious set of reforms.

Of all auto event, this one in Japan is favourite of car makers to unveil their concepts.

While India has scored well on parameters like workforce and employment, it has fared poorly for health and wellness of its labour force, WEF said.

Amid widespread debate about a possible military strike by the United States against Syria, a new poll by CNN/ORC revealed Monday that an overwhelming majority of Americans does not want their country to get involved in yet another war.

The car's late owner bought it for 4,000 pounds in the 1970s but locked it away in a barn in 1983, the Daily Express reported.

Bilateral investment treaties can adversely impact policy space for governments

"I hate to call it the God particle," says Bihar-born Professor Vivek Sharma, one of the first people to know about the existence of the Higgs Boson, which scientists say is key to understanding the universe in an interview to George Joseph

"I hate to call it the God particle," says Bihar-born Professor Vivek Sharma, one of the first people to know about the existence of the Higgs Boson, which scientists say is key to understanding the universe in an interview to George Joseph

The Italian government had made a plea to state authorities to shift the marines to a guest house declaring it as a prison. Based on this, the Supreme Court had observed that the state DGP and jail ADGP could take an appropriate decision on shifting the marines from the jail.

It may not be desirable in the 21st century, in the context of the emergence of human rights as a powerful emotive factor and of India's rise as an important player on the regional and global scene, to place self-imposed restrictions on the way we deem fit to vote on human rights resolutions, says Satish Chandra

Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.

Here are some great cars that were showcased at the Geneva, Shanghai and New York auto shows recently.

The joint declaration lists the BRICS nations' consensus on global economy, international financial issues and developmental affairs.

The Geneva Motor Show highlights the green vision of the world's biggest automibile companies.

Based on the Tata Nano, the TataPixel - at just over three metres in length - is the most package efficient four-seater in the world.

For all the Ferrari fans out there, here comes the new Ferrari FF two-plus-two coupe: the first production four-wheel drive Ferrari!

Sandeep Sandhu, Director of Patiala-based Pearls Institute of Hospitality and Management on why Switzerland is a cost-effective study abroad destination.

The surface of the earth will be fully covered by the mobile cellular network by 2015, up from 90% today, and half of the world's population will be using the mobile phones by that time.

Sharma met US trade representative Ron Kirk, agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack and deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman and other senior Obama Administration officials.

A release from White House said Obama held in-depth, productive and candid discussions on the US-China relations and other issues of mutual interest.

In an unusual declaration ahead of the start of the G-20 Summit, Obama, flanked by President Nicholas Sarkozy of France and Premier Gordon Brown of Britain, announced they had detailed information that Iran is building a secret uranium enrichment facility near Qom, 160 km south of Tehran, for the past few years, which is not consistent with its energy needs.