About one-third of the world's poor live in India but there are countries where 88 per cent of population is extremely poor.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The ISI demanded that the mafia transport weapons and explosives into India in return for the use of Pakistani waters, sources said.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Guardians Of The Galaxy takes place in a remarkable world drawn lovingly and beautifully by imaginative folks low on skin-coloured crayons.
World record holder Usain Bolt barely broke sweat despite the sweltering temperatures to cruise through the Olympic 100 metres heats along with compatriot Asafa Powell and world champion Tyson Gay on Friday.
2017 is full of long weekends! You won't regret planning your next trip to these wonderful cities.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Is the bull market in commodities over? The 75 per cent reduction in the Federal funds rate and big rally in the stock market has some wondering if the whole cycle of monetary stimulus may be almost finished.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Manavi Kapur and Avantika Bhuyan speak with leading designers about trends that will sparkle in the new year.
The author finds out what makes Vikas Khanna the poster boy for Indian cuisine
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
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European skies were a virtual no-fly zone for a fourth day on Sunday, with volcanic ash drifting from Iceland reaching as far as Russia, stranding tens of thousands of people as over 17,000 flights were cancelled.
Ashok Shandilya got back his winning ways as he registered a comfortable win over his compatriot Sourav Kothari.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
Ajit Balakrishnan writes about why learning the real values of human life is real education.
Teofilo Stevenson was the first star of Cuban boxing.
The billion dollar penalty of the kind imposed on BP will not deter risky operations but it will hopefully create an incentive for stricter safety measures.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation has adopted some innovative marketing strategies to aggressively promote the Rs 30 crore worth prestigious Deccan Odyssey luxury train.
It is hard to imagine what will transpire beyond diplomatic niceties between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, for the next three days in Italy at the G-8 summit. Dr Singh, it is well known, is a homebound family man and extremely unexcited about the material things in life. Berlusconi is the very antithesis of what Dr Singh stands for in public and, most importantly, in private
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
One always ponders over why the witnesses should not have poor memory when answering cross examination questions or recounting events that occurred six years ago. Too many witnesses seemed to have drunk some Harry Potter-esque Philosopher's Stone magic elixir that has Botoxed their fading memory to make it as good as new again.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
Here's a glimpse at what happened around the world last week.
Jothi Nirmala, the collector of Kanyakumari district, was awarded the Kalpana Chawla award by the Tamil Nadu government for taking on the sand mafia in the district and also bringing about harmony after violent clashes between communities and also intra-community violence among fishermen here.
India dominated the range and the ring as Shreyasi Singh's double trap gold shored up the medal tally while the entire men's Indian boxing contingent made the semi-finals to be assured of podium finishes in an unprecedented performance on Day 7 of the 21st Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Captain Rani Rampal's clinical strike helped India beat South Africa 1-0 to seal their place in the semi-finals of the women's hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Tuesday.
Doves flew and confetti rained down as the Olympic torch was carried along the ancient Great Wall on a misty Thursday morning, the eve of Games that China hopes will demonstrate its modern-day strength. Hours before flying to Beijing for Friday's opening ceremony, US President George W Bush used some of his bluntest language yet in criticising China on human rights.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi, on how India has bewitched him.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday