Covid has dropped life expectancy most since World War-II: Oxford study

The Covid-19 pandemic led to biggest decrease in life expectancy since the World War II, and wiped out years of progress on mortality, according to a study published on Monday by the University of......

For a final salute, they came in their thousands

A Ganesh Nadar reports on the scenes of mourning in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's last journey in Hyderabad on Friday took him from his home to......

What is the Phalcon?

India is adding teeth and reach to its air force. If the teeth are the state-of-art Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft, the reach is the Israeli Airborne Early Warning System, Phalcon. But what is the......

Invest in the poor, tax the rich

Most rich and upper-middle class Indians are greatly under-taxed. Worse, the government annually writes off over Rs 5 lakh crores through exemptions. This practice must be ended if the......

Income inequality in India lowest among emerging nations: OECD

India has the lowest income inequality among all emerging economies, but it is much higher than most of the advanced economies, OECD said on Thursday. The countries with higher income gap than......

'Don't delay punishment for Satyam fraudsters'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman C B Bhave said punishment should be quick for the perpetrators of fraud at IT firm Satyam Computer. Bhave said that the Satyam issue had been......

'Indian firms yet to recover from overstretched balance sheets'

IMF says a combination of high leverage and fall in profitability has affected the capacity of companies to service their debtIndian companies are in a precarious financial position, but that might......

India gets 46th spot in global trade logistics performance

Countries like India, China and the US, which pursued aggressive reforms, have improved their global trade logistics performance despite the slowdown in progress in the sector over the last two......

'Angry Ronaldo won't leave Real Madrid'

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has admitted that their star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been accused of tax evasion by authorities in Spain, is angry. He, however, believes that......

Clijsters's win marred by controversial finish

Belgian comeback queen Kim Clijsters knocked out Serena Williams in a wildly controversial finish on Saturday to advance to the final of the US Open and become the poster girl for working mothers.......

Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison, unlikely to serve time

IMAGE: Barcelona's Argentine player Lionel Messi (left) sits in court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi during their trial for tax fraud in Barcelona. Photograph: Alberto......

Knew nothing about tax fraud, never interested in that: Messi

Lionel and Jorge Horacio Messi are accused by the Spanish tax office of defrauding the government of 4.2 million euros ($4.7 million) between 2007 and 2009. They could face jail terms of up to 22......

Champions League: Can Real Madrid conceal midfield troubles against Basel?

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez react after Atletico de Madrid scored their 2nd goal during their La Liga match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.......