Siddharth Chatterjee takes over as top UN diplomat in China

Senior United Nations official Siddharth Chatterjee of India has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds......

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

When the world wears a white blanket... IMAGE: A man removes snow from a car buried during what was the biggest snowstorm to hit New York City since 2016. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters......

Some countries exporting terror amid Covid: India at UN

The COVID-19 pandemic has not prevented some countries from supporting cross-border terrorism and spreading religious hatred, India has said at the United Nations, in an apparent reference to......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in

These 8 images that prove that we truely live in a wonderfully weird world! A man holds an ice brick after praying in ice-cold water in a ceremony to purify his soul and wish for good health at......

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal......

3 Indian cities that offer best hotel services

This top 100 list scans cities from India to Peru and from the United States to Australia. Image: The Hyatt Amritsar. Photograph: Kind courtesy, The Hyatt Three Indian cities -- Amritsar,......

India still eyes World Bank loans

The ministry of external affairs has pulled out all stops to retain India’s eligibility for loans from the World Bank’s concessional lending arm, the International Development......

Microfinance bodies: India tops Forbes list

After billionaires and household names like Ambanis and Mittals, it is the turn of little-known microfinance institutions from India to hit the pages of famed magazine Forbes, which has named seven......

Is Jallikattu the right choice for the Oscars?

'I believe FFI has made a mistake,' notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: A scene from The Disciple. This year one Indian film achieved the kind of international success that is rarely showered upon cinema......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

The Good Road misses Oscar short-list for Best Foreign Language Film

Gyan Correa's film The Good Road has not made it to the nine films that were short-listed for the 86th Annual Academy Awards. Correa, who recently returned from Los Angeles after promoting......

Daily online hate damages players' mental health: Gosens

IMAGE: Germany's Robin Gosens during training for Germany. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Professional footballers are having to deal with a daily barrage of online hate that threatens......

Nations League: Germany, Netherlands have it easy

A round-up of Saturday's action in the UEFA Nations League group stage matches.  IMAGE: Jamal Musiala scores Germany's opening goal with a header in the Nations League match against Bosnia......

'India to bid for 2030 Youth Games but focus on 2036 Olympics'

IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya claimed India will bid for the 2030 Youth Olympics but the focus remain on hosting the 2036 Olympics. Photograph: SAI Media Sports Minister Mansukh......

History-makers Bosnia-Herzegovina seal first ever WC spot; Spain through

Bosnia-Herzegovina have qualified for their first World Cup finals as an independent nation after they finished top of Group G with a 1-0 win over Lithuania. - First-timers Bosnia join Spain,......

Nagal enters Perugia Challenger semis

IMAGE: India's Sumit Nagal now has eight successive wins on the trot. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters Sumit Nagal continued his splendid form by entering the semi-final of the ongoing Perugia......