'Vegetarianism can help'

'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.''It's a horrifying thing......

98% of India's population still vulnerable to Covid: Govt

India's reproduction value (R) for COVID-19, which shows how fast the infection is spreading, is below one now which means that the pandemic is shrinking, the government said on Tuesday even as it......

COVID-19: 'Maharashtra is putting up a fight'

'But to see the effects of that, it will take a week or two more.' IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample at a railway station in Mumbai, March 17, 2021. Photograph: Francis......

China's 'Great Game' on the Doklam plateau

Suddenly the sands are shifting and even friends are acting strange, notes Aditi Phadnis.. In a Delhi suburb, owners of a restaurant called Yummy Bhutan (where, by the way, you can get 'very tasty......

Dhoni is co-owner of Chennai football franchise

After cricketers Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, now the Indian cricket team’s captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has shown an interest in football. Dhoni on Monday became the......

Tata Steel plans greater investment in China

Tata Steel Limited, the world's 10th largest steel company and a subsidiary of Tata Steel Group, will increase investment in China by 5 per cent in 2012 as it seeks to maintain market share,......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

How India can profit from China's stumble

  Yes, India can indeed grow exports today -- but reforming red tape, not building infrastructure, is what is needed now, notes Mihir S SharmaAs contradictions in China’s growth model......

Football Focus: Football: Bournemouth's Ake set to join City, say reports

IMAGE: Bournemouth have accepted Manchester City's 41 million pound offer for central defender Nathan Ake. Photograph: Action Images/Reuters Manchester City have had a 41 million pound ($53.30......

Sports Shorts: Platini to keep luxury gift given by Brazil, make charity donation

UEFA chief Michel Platini. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for UEFA UEFA president Michel Platini has said he intends to ignore FIFA requests and not return a luxury watch valued at......

Brazil legend Ronaldo gets ISL invite

Brazilian football legend Ronaldo could soon make his maiden visit to India. The ‘original Ronaldo’ has been invited by his former national and Real Madrid teammate Roberto Carlos to be......

Kidnapped Mexican striker Pulido escaped by punching captor

IMAGE: Mexican striker Alan Pulido in action. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images. The authorities billed it as a rescue, but Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido escaped his kidnappers by......

Indian football round-up: Team re-enters top-100 in FIFA rankings

IMAGE: The Indian football team at a training session with Coach Stephen Constantine, centre. Photograph: AIFF Media The Indian football team has re-entered the top-100 of the FIFA world rankings......