SC agrees to hear plea seeking rules for menstrual leave on Feb 24

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and working women at their......

Menstrual leave policy decision, says SC, tells petitioner to approach govt

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leave for female students and working women at their respective......

Australia formally recognises India's Covaxin

Australia's medicines and medical devices regulator on Monday formally recognised India's Covaxin, a vaccine against the coronavirus as the country's border was reopened for the first time in......

Woman killed in knife attack in Sydney

A knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu Akbar' on Tuesday went on a stabbing rampage in Sydney's busy central business district, allegedly killing one woman and injuring another before he was......

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......

Sydney biz district parking among most costly

Sydney's Central Business District has been ranked as one of the priciest places in the world to park a car, outranking Manhattan, Zurich and almost every city in the Asia Pacific, a new survey has......

US investors' equity clout a mirage

If investors are worried that the liquidity in the Indian bourses will evaporate if thegreenback flows back into the United States for some reason, here is something to put such concerns to......

Indian eatery ruffles McDonald's feathers

An Indian curry house on the central coast of the New South Wales state is giving the Big Mac a heartburn.What has stirred things up is the red and yellow colours used on the newly-opened Anisha's......

'Mithun is still Jimmy to millions'

'I was in China and when they learnt I had made Disco Dancer, they started singing Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty in the song I Am A Disco Dancer from the film Disco Dancer.......

Aishwarya's favourite city? Click here to see!

'The hotel room number can never total up to 8.' 'I fly First Class and won’t take a pre-9am flight.' Bollywood's travel fetishes. Movie stars travel very frequently, on work and......

The making of Superman Returns

Much of the principal photography for Superman Returns was done on location near Breeza, Australia, on a rural piece of farmland that had been transformed into a working back lot.Six miles of road,......

USA's MLC to create seismic shifts in world cricket

IMAGE: Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch will captain the San Francisco Unicorns in the inaugural edition of the United States' new Twenty20 tournament, Major League Cricket. Photograph:......

Adelaide dismisses Perth Ashes Test swap proposal

IMAGE: The newly-completed Perth Stadium can be seen near the Crown Casino and central business district (CBD) of Perth, Australia. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters An audacious proposal by Western......

Adelaide dismisses Perth Ashes Test swap proposal

IMAGE: The newly-completed Perth Stadium can be seen near the Crown Casino and central business district (CBD) of Perth, Australia. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters An audacious proposal by Western......

T20 franchise cricket luring players away from national duty?

'Cummins is not surprised at how fast the landscape is changing and told Fox Sports: " ... there's going to be other opportunities that are going to be really hard for players to say no to,......

All About FIFA World Cup 2022

Here's what you need to know about the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar: IMAGE: A worker fixes banners at Souq Waqif, which has been decorated ahead of the FIFA World Cup......