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Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

Want to be happy? Try moving to Finland

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......

'US, corrupt Karzai have stoked angry insurgency'

The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies, by imposing on Afghanistan the corrupt regime led by Hamid Karzai, had stoked an angry insurgency that till then was essentially......

Amitav Ghosh's advice to budding writers: Work hard!

Author and co-winner of the Crossword Book Award 2009 in the Fiction category, the much sought after Amitav Ghosh, found himself swamped by admirers at the Crossword Book Award......

India will be SC member one day : Kalam

President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday exuded confidence that India would become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Responding to a question at an interactive session with......

Incredible! Corruption in India is down

Contrary to popular perception that corruption was on the rise in India, an international organisation on Tuesday said it had in fact decreased in the past one year and placed the country 88th......

No terror funds in stock markets: Govt

The government on Tuesday ruled out any surreptitious entry of terrorist outfits into the stock market and said that sufficient caution has been administered to the stock exchanges to look out for......

The storm from Panama

As people struggle with effects of globalisation, political & business leaders need to realise what is legal may not be moral anymore, notes Claude Smadja The list of casualties is already quite......

Happiness index: India ranks 117, below Pakistan!

The report highlights four supports for well-being and their underlying neural bases. Image: A view of Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters India has not fared well in a global......

The world's most corrupt nations

Corruption in nearly half the world's nations is not getting much better and, indeed, in many countries is intensifying--affecting virtually every aspect of life among peoples on every continent.......

'I will miss you, Patrick Swayze'

Patrick Swayze's co-stars and colleagues have paid high tribute to the star, who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Monday. Demi Moore, Swayze's co-star in hit film Ghost, posted two 'tweets'......

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World Cup warm-ups: Uruguay cruise to win; Rashford stars for England

Uruguay cruise to 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in final warmup IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring.Photograph: Andres Stapff/Reuters Uruguay will head to the World Cup on a winning note......

Here's why 2018 World Cup favourites feel optimistic

World Cup favourites spared tough groups in Russia IMAGE: FIFA World Cup trophy. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter The favourites to win next year's World Cup in Russia were given navigable paths to the......

Preview: Who's going to take the Euro 2016 Cup home?

IMAGE: Thomas Mueller celebrates with his teammates scoring during the EURO 2016 Qualifier between Scotland and Germany at Hamden Park in Glasgow. Photograph: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images. Bigger......

Something old, something new in women's semis

Something old and something new distinguish the women's semi-finals at the US Open on Friday when young and seasoned rivalries will determine combatants for the singles crown. Champion Serena......

Euro 2016: Spotlight back on the pitch

IMAGE: A view inside the Parc des Princes in Paris. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images. Bigger than ever, the European Championship kicks off in Paris next month with a four-week feast of......

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