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SC stays court proceedings in all masjid-mandir cases

In an important development, the Supreme Court on Thursday restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh lawsuits and passing any effective interim or final......

Terrorists want to sabotage peace process: Pak

Warning that terrorists wanted to sabotage the Indo-Pak peace process, Pakistan on Sunday said the two countries should not allow extremists to dictate terms to them. Stating that Pakistan was......

91 killed during stir against PM Hasina in Bangladesh; curfew imposed

At least 91 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and the ruling party......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

Two Cheers! India Is In A Good Place

While India should be concerned about disparities, the fact is that whereas three decades ago about half the people had incomes greater than $2.15 a day, today seven out of eight do, notes T N......

Islamic nations to form trading group

Muslim nations will form a preferred trading group by the end of the year aimed at greater economic integration among the Organisation of Islamic Conference countries, while plans are afoot to form......

'Telecom, oil sectors on foreign investor radar'

Foreign investors, merchant bankers and consultants are eyeing the Indian telecom and oil sectors, said Brian W de Lacy, chief executive officer, ISI Emerging Markets.De Lacy, who is doing the......

Why the outlook for globalisation is bleak

Although the returns from outward-looking policies are less today, substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives, says Shankar Acharya. Twenty years from now, if the world......

It's now a more dangerous world

In the past couple of weeks, the world has suddenly become more dangerous - I am not referring to the bomb blasts in Mumbai's suburban trains, but to the oil price, the increasingly ominous and......

COLUMN: Some light at the end of the 2012 tunnel?

Whichever way you look at it, from a global perspective 2012 has not been a good year, writes Claude Smadja. The euro zone has been sinking deeper in the last 12 months.The debt-to-GDP ratio......

Iran's ban of female fans: Will FIFA act tough?

IMAGE: Iran allowed local women to attend the Asian Champions League final in Tehran, last month, in a possible step towards ending their decades-old exclusion from top soccer matches in the......

Afghanistan appeals to other Test cricketing nations for more cricket

IMAGE: India's sports minister, Rajyavardhan Rathore greets Afghanistan's players before the match. Photograph: BCCI Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday the national cricket team......

Brazil holds terror suspects, seeks leads about possible Olympic threat

IMAGE: Brazilian Navy soldiers attend an exercise on Flamengo beach ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters. Brazil held 10 presumed Islamist militants in......

Coaches need to speak local language: Kapil

Coaches need to speaklocal language: KapilFormer skipper Kapil Dev on Monday said the media, which has contributed in popularity of cricket in the country and outside, should help popularise other......

Indian football slips further in 2006

It seemed like a case of one step forward and two steps back for Indian football in 2006, which could not capitalise on the positive momentum generated last year. India, which leapt to 117th spot......

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