Kerala nurse faces execution in Yemen despite blood money payment

Family members and human rights activists in Kerala are clinging to hope for a last-minute pardon for Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse whose death sentence was confirmed by Yemeni President Rashad......

Plea in SC seeks halt on export of weapons to Israel

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to cancel licences and not to grant new ones to Indian firms exporting arms and other military equipment to Israel, which......

Hasina's party members face brunt of violence in Bangladesh

Protesters in Bangladesh have attacked, torched houses of leaders of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country and murals of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were demolished and......

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy, suspends visa services in Agartala

The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura's capital Agartala on Tuesday announced the suspension of all visa and consular services with immediate effect until further notice because of......

UK confirms Nirav Modi's presence in Britain

The United Kingdom has confirmed that Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is at the centre of a money laundering case linked to the over Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, is......

All We Imagine As Light Review: Ode To Hope, Humanity And Her

Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma. Three immigrant women from different......

'Your Work Is To Make Films And Not Stay In Jail'

'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.''And if you are in prison for 15 years, you can't make films.' IMAGE: Vishka Asayesh in Seven Days. Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was......

Sonakshi, Taapsee lash out at Akshay, Devgn

'Let us stand together in displaying our utter and complete lack of spine, in safeguarding our hundreds of crore rupees of income and in supporting this military-style mobilisation against the very......

Jennifer Lawrence is 2014's most googled celebrity

Check out the top 10 in the list. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has become the most-searched celebrity on Google over the past 12 months. Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Russia bars FIFA's Garcia over human rights abuse

Russia made clear on Thursday that FIFA's chief investigator Michael Garcia is barred from entering the country because he is one of the Americans blacklisted in a bitter dispute with the United......

Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone regulations

'Excluding female athletes or endangering our health solely because of our natural abilities puts World Athletics on the wrong side of history.' IMAGE: Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster......

Semenya out of World C'ships as CAS reverses decision

Semenya is appealing the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) ruling that supported regulations introduced by the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations......

Sports Shorts: Semenya free to run without medication while appeal is heard

IMAGE: South Africa's Caster Semenya. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be able to run in her favoured 800 metres event without medication......