A woman is treated most respectfully in countries like Iceland and Sweden, according to a recent survey conducted by Newsweek. The survey, conducted among 165 nations, listed nations which were......
The world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year, says a report compiled by the Sydney-based think tank Institute of Economics and Peace.The Global Peace Index 2011 notes that while......
Khalid Payenda, who was once Afghanistan's finance minister, now makes a living in Washington, DC as an Uber driver. Photograph: Kind courtesy @KhalidPayenda/Twitter A week before the Taliban......
India has slipped three notches in the World Press Freedom Index 2017, a report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders that has cited the “threat from Modi’s......
If you want to be happy, move to Finland. The World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support......
India has slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 129th place, while Iceland retained its top position in the rankings published on Wednesday. Illustration:......
Passengers were left stranded yet again on Wednesday as Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second day in a row with the airline management and its pilots continuing a mass sick......
Europe reigns supreme among the world’s most innovative nations with Switzerland topping the charts. Image: An innovative motor-cycle powered vehicle, 'chakda' popular in Gujarat.......
A recent study on internet speed in India put Hyderabad on top with 6.5 Mbps download and 4.5 Mbps upload speed In a boost to the internet-centric entertainment and communication services,......
Developed countries spend billions of dollars every year on research and development of new technologies to make our lives easier. Scientific research has become an integral part of a nation's......
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......
IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra pipped two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada for the top spot. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj Chopra/X India's Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj......
IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his singles match against Czech Republic's Tomas Machac in their Davis Cup Group B tie at Pabellon Fuente de San Luis, Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday.......
IMAGE: Yarraji narrowly missed the automatic qualifying time by a hundredth of a second, clocking 12.78 seconds in Finland. Photograph: Jyoti Yarraji / X Several Indian athletes secured their......
IMAGE: Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara celebrate with their trophies after winning the men's doubles final against Australia's Max Purcell and Australia's Jordan Thompson at......
IMAGE: Simran and guide Abhay Singh celebrate on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women's 200m -- T12 Final at the Paralympics on Saturday. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters The......