How the world celebrated Yoga Day

From Peru's historic citadel of Machu Picchu to the United Nations’ sprawling lawns in New York, yoga mats were spread at iconic landmarks across the world as yoga practitioners today......

BRICS bat for strict adherence to nuke safety

Amid worldwide alarm over a radiation scare in Japan following the tsunami, India and other nations from the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa group on Thursday pressed for strict adherence to......

Climate change needs 'meaningful' talks: India

With climate change being the central theme of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit, India said on Tuesday that it hoped the eight-nation bloc would hold the dialogue on the......

'Irritants in ties will not affect Obama's visit'

The irritants that have cropped up in recent weeks in relations between India and the United States figured in the meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and External Affairs Minister S......

Oil:Producers, buyers call for transparent markets

Though they may not openly acknowledge it, the world seems to have stood up and taken note of India's case against speculative trading driving up oil prices with leaders of 66 oil producing and......

India banking on a breather

Negotiations on Singapore issues, that have remained a taboo for India, will be the main discussion point at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Cancun next month.Commerce ministry......

Cancun draft ignores India's concerns

The World Trade Organisation members are refusing to budge from their positions amidst differences over the contents of the draft ministerial declaration, released on Saturday afternoon.Agriculture......

Cancun meet may see more progress than Doha

The Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation due to commence this week at Cancun promises modest progress in trade negotiations. The setting for this ministerial is quite......

Former heavyweight boxing champ Ken Norton dies at 70

Ken Norton, the former heavyweight boxing champion who broke Muhammad Ali's jaw in a 1973 bout, died on Wednesday at an Arizona hospital at age 70, his manager said. Norton, who died in Bullhead......

Formula One adds India to the checklist

The confirmation of Narain Karthikeyan as India's first Formula One driver is an important step for the sport, even if he is unlikely to trouble world champion Michael Schumacher too much.Jordan's......