British Chevening Scholarships 2004

The British Chevening Scholarship Programme offers up to 120scholarshipsfor Indians to study in the United Kingdom in 2004. The scholarships will be awarded under the following three schemes:Scheme......

Crimes against women rise while PM tiptoes around garden: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of women's safety, and said it was "a shame" that a survey found India to be leading in rape and......

Survey ranking India 'most dangerous for women' inaccurate: WCD

The women and child development ministry on Wednesday dismissed as “clearly inaccurate” a survey that ranked India the world’s most dangerous country for women, saying the report......

India world's most dangerous country for women: Survey

India is the world's most dangerous country followed by war-torn Afghanistan and Syria for women due to the high risk of sexual violence, according to a poll of global experts released on Tuesday.......

Mukesh Ambani on WEF Foundation Board

Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani has been elected to the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum. Another person on Indian origin, PepsiCo chairman and chief......

Thomson eyes India's entertainment pie

Consumer electronics major Thomson is scouting for Indian partners through which to enter the post-production business in the country's entertainment market, said Olivier Lafaye, president of its......

India's big development plans could force more from homes, fuel tension: research

India's development plans, requiring 11 million hectares of land over the next 15 years, is likely to stoke tensions India's ambitious plans to develop infrastructure, mining and renewable energy......

Economies could shrink by mid-century due to scarce water: World Bank

Global warming can cause extreme floods and droughts and can mean snowfall is replaced by rain, with higher evaporation rates, experts say. Image: Rising economies such as China and India could......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

Thomson to train Mumbai pacers ahead of domestic season

Jeff Thompson arrives in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Having missed touring India during his cricket career, former Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson arrived in Mumbai early this morning to impart......

The Aussie connect behind Prasidh Krishna's rise...

'He is a huge fan of Brett Lee and likes to bowl fast and with fire like him.' IMAGE: Prasidh Krishna registered a haul of 4/54, the best by an Indian debutant in ODIs, in the opening match......

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

IMAGE: Argentina’s Sebastian Vega posted a letter on social media coming out to his fans. Photograph: Sebastian Vega/Instagram Traveling Argentina and the world as a professional basketball......

Iran lets hundreds of women attend Asian Champions League final

IMAGE: Fans arrive prior to the 2015 Asian Cup match between Iran and Bahrain (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Iran allowed hundreds of local......