UK allows quarantine-free travel to low-risk countries

The United Kingdom on Friday allowed quarantine-free international travel to nearly 60 'lower risk countries', excluding India and the United States, as it released a list of exempt nations posing......

Why India's EVMs are best in world

Has anyone heard that one million individual calculators supplied to banks had been tampered by the manufacturer to siphon off funds? Asks Pallava Bagla. All of a sudden this month the nifty......

How to bring about regime change in Pakistan

'In order to achieve Pakistan's psychological isolation and pariah status, breaking all cultural, economic and people to people contacts must become a government policy with clear linkage to a......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. This girl's tongue is so long she can lick her eye A teenager from Michigan wants to be the new record world record holder......

Zomato wants to be the Google of food

When Zomato, the India-based restaurant search service, acquired two of its peers in Czech Republic and Slovakia (Lunchtime and Obedovat), it quietly increased its presence to 15 countries. It......

EU's jobs-skills dilemma

In 2008, there were 64,000 unfilled job vacancies for engineers alone in only Germany, according to Maria Asenius, Head of Cabinet for the European Commissioner for Home Affairs.Talking of the......

PIX: McKeown extends reign, Wiffen toast of Ireland

IMAGE: Australia's Kaylee McKeown reacts after winning the Paris Olympics women's 100m Backstroke final at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters......

Eye on Paris gold: Hockey India mix experience with youth

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X Harmanpreet Singh was on Wednesday named captain and Hardik Singh his deputy as Hockey India announced a 16-member squad for next month's Paris Olympics,......

Rain forces England, Scotland T20 WC washout

IMAGE: The contest witnessed multiple rain interruptions starting with a delay in start of the game. Photograph: ICC/X.com Intermittent rain forced abandonment of the T20 World Cup clash between......

T20 World Cup: India eye winning start against Ireland

IMAGE: Team India knows that it is a touch undercooked with a lot of confusion still persisting about what could be the best combination on a drop-in pitch. Photograph: BCCI/X Sceptics call them......

T20 World Cup will be my last as India head coach: Dravid

IMAGE: Rahul Dravid said he enjoyed every bit of his coaching tenure. Photograph: BCCI Rahul Dravid confirmed that the T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as head coach of the Indian cricket......