UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

Kangana Ranaut: The 'Queen' of controversies

Actor-MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday took back her comments calling for bringing back the three farm laws repealed in 2021, saying she should remember she is not just an artiste but also a......

China executes 4 for drug trafficking

China on Tuesday executed four drug smugglers and sentenced 15 others to death sentence as the United Nations observed International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. A total of 117......

Ramdev crossed red line, maligned modern medicine: IMA chief

Baba Ramdev crossed a red line when he claimed he could cure COVID-19 and at the same time maligned modern medicine by calling it a "stupid and bankrupt science", Indian Medical Association......

Why the child labour law should not be amended

The proposed changes to the child labour law to allow children and adolescents to work for their families would be most retrograde and regressive, say Shinzani Jain and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

Are all fund managers insiders?

What is common among terrorists, drugs-related offenders and fund managers?These are the only persons for whom the provision 'innocent until proven guilty' under the law of the land does not......

2 Days After Globes, Elvis' Daughter Dies

IMAGE: Lisa Marie Presley at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Icelandic Glacial Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley' only child and a......

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......

Review: Red Chillies -- not hot!

It seems Malayalam filmmakers are averse to any kind of change. In fact, they always try to pull down anything that is modern, be itcell phones, the Internet orcall centres. They look at changes as......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Get addicted to football, not to drugs, Vijayan tells youngsters

'Sports, let alone football, provide you with so much positivity and energy which helps you get over this negativity and obstacle.' IMAGE: The India Under-16 players during a training session.......

Valieva's positive drug test prompts global outrage at Russia

IMAGE: RUSADA imposed a provisional suspension on Kamila Valieva after Tuesday's result. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Teen figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva won a gold......

Football Focus: Real Madrid's Hazard sidelined with thigh injury

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Eden Hazard walks off after sustaining an injury during the match against Deportivo Alaves on Saturday. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters/span> Real Madrid have......

Maradona hospitalised; Giggs arrested

IMAGE: Diego Maradona will be held under observation for ‘at least three days’. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in Argentina......

Ex-cricketer Maninder Singh arrested with cocaine

Former Test player Maninder Singh was arrested on Tuesday from his residence in a posh locality in East Delhi on the charge of possessing cocaine. Around 1.5 grams of the contraband, with......