'Middlemen' part of Shinde's Davos delegation: Aaditya

Former Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed nearly '50 people', including 'some middlemen' and personal assistants, will be part......

90,000 displaced Lankan Tamils return home

The International Organisation for Migration has helped about 90,000 displaced Tamils, lodged in the Menik Farm camps in Vavuniya, to return to their towns and villages in northern Sri Lanka. The......

I carry my Indianness with me: Shashi Tharoor

While reports of Shashi Tharoor being one of the successors to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan were appearing in the Asia-Pacific media, the author-diplomat, who drew large crowds in......

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

Why India, China must ensure social security for farmers

Image: A woman removes stalks from chillies at a farm in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Farmers in India like to adorn their rusty ploughs with chillies and limes. Hanging by......

India to get details of Swiss bank accounts from Sept 2018

Switzerland will not share details about accounts held prior to September 2018. In a big step towards fighting black money stashed overseas, Switzerland on Tuesday agreed to automatic sharing of......

New Indo-Swiss tax pact comes into effect

The amended Indo-Swiss taxation treaty has came into effect, a development that will allow India to seek specific information on black money and tax evasion cases dating back to January 1, 2011.The......

Swiss govt agrees to share data on tax evasion

The Swiss government has agreed to loosen its banking secrecy laws and share data on tax evasion cases that India may be pursuing, as part of a renegotiation of the Double Taxation Avoidance......

Platini could still fight polls for FIFA president's post. Here's how...

FIFA mulls delaying presidential election; calls crisis meeting on Oct 20 IMAGE: UEFA head Michel Platini has long been the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter. Photograph: Leonhard......

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

Australia soccer supremo Frank Lowy insists his country ran a clean bid to host the 2022 World Cup while others did not, even if they were sometimes naive and made mistakes. In an open letter......

Foe autopsy verdict surprises doctor

France team doctor Jean-Marcel Ferret has expressed surprise that Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe's death was caused by a heart-related condition."Foe passed a thorough medical examination when......

South American soccer heads charged in latest FIFA probe

IMAGE: South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) President Juan Angel Napout speaks during the CONMEBOL congress on March 4, 2015. Photograph: Jorge Adorno/Files/Reuters Soccer bosses from......