Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?

Last week, two BSF troopers from Rajasthan, members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Congo, were killed by protestors.Do we need to lose lives fighting in a country not ours, in a war that is not......

A general like none other: Krishnaswami Sundarji

He was the army commander who planned Operation Bluestar.As army chief he planned Operation Brasstacks which rattled the Pakistan army.General K Sundarji was brilliant, ambitious and controversial,......

How Mugabe plunged Zimbabwe into an abyss of despair

During his 37-year rule, the nation’s lush fields became wastelands, disease and hunger became rampant and the economy registered a negative growth of six per cent, says Shreekant Sambrani.......

The soldier has done more to unite India than netas

'Often reviled, mostly ignored, sometimes venerated, he has taken it all in his stride.''He has stood by the nation through thick and thin,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd). Over one million......

Conflict gold entering India through Ghana

Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai The recent decision of Ghana’s central bank to restrict gold exports has brought the issue of conflict......

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

A young girl with her mother attend a religious mass. Photograph: Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images About one-third of the world’s 'extremely poor' people live in India, according to......

10 most dangerous places to work

Children dressed in costume sit together during a party celebrating. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters A recent MBA graduate, Puneet Kohli, got a job offer from a global commodity giant to join their......

Immigration vs Recession Slideshow

Editor's Note: This story is the first in an occasional series examining the role of immigration amid economic recession. As unemployment rises and the economy sinks further into recession, an......

Refugee team to take part at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC

IMAGE: Members of the Olympic refugee team pose in front of Christ the Redeemer during the 2016 Rio Olympics (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters......

Benfica club prez suspect in corruption probe

IMAGE: Luis Filipe Vieira, president of Portuguese football club, Benfica. Photograph: Benfica Stuff/Twitter Portugal's prosecutors on Wednesday named the head of football club Benfica, Luis......

Football Roundup: Spanish soccer federation head arrested

Spanish soccer federation head arrested in graft investigation IMAGE: UEFA Vice President Angel Maria Villar. Photograph: Handout/UEFA via Getty Images The head of Spain's soccer federation......

'FIFA's role more important than ever'

Alarmed at the financial gulf between soccer's haves and have-nots, FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne says a more even distribution of riches will be a priority if he wins election in......

Ex-IOC official Carrard to head FIFA reform task force

Francois Carrard. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Scandal-plagued FIFA have turned to the man who helped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) out of their corruption crisis, appointing......