Master Diplomat, Malgudi Maestro, Mysore

R K Narayan's house has been preserved as a simple museum with his memorabilia, thanks to the imagination of a commissioner of Mysore, who stopped its sale by the author's successors to a property......

A diplomat ahead of his times

'His negotiations with Idi Amin and his men for compensation for the Indians, who left Uganda, were particularly tough. Apparently, Amin warned him that the body of the British negotiator, who came......

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

Haroon Rashid Aswat, believed to be themastermind behind the July 7 London bombings that killed 56 people, made his living by selling compact discs in downtown Johannesburg and was known in his......

Parliament panel pulls up MEA

A parliamentary committee has pulled up the Ministry of External Affairs for acquiring residential properties abroad with 'avoidable' expensive facilities like swimming pools and tennis courts for......

Tatas look to expand in Africa

Diversified conglomerate Tata group is pressing for expansion in Africa through its various business verticals, expecting its revenue from the continent to grow by 30 per cent every year from the......

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......

'Give 3G spectrum or extend licence period'

Bharti Airtel said on Friday the government should extend the licence period of 3G in case it fails to give spectrum to operators by September. "I have requested that the spectrum should be given......

Indian Hotels to develop 3 hotels in S Africa

Indian Hotels Company, which runs the Taj chain of hotels, will increase its presence in South Africa by developing one luxury hotel each in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The total cost of......

India vs SA: How the teams stack up in T20s

Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers of how both teams have fared in Twenty20 Internationals. Photograph: Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images India in T20Is  MatchesWonLostNo ResultWin% Home......

Football: Brazil made to work hard by troubled Zambia

World Cup hosts Brazil were made to work hard for a 2-0 win on Tuesday over a Zambia side whose coach quit last week and who were missing three players reportedly facing arrest in a bizarre......

African Nations Cup: Under-rated Zambia reach final

Zambia, a team currently without a national stadium, have emerged from the shadows at the African Nations Cup to grab an unexpected place in Sunday's final against the Ivory Coast. "We have been......

Stampede kills 12 football fans

A stampede in Zambia killed 12 soccer fans and injured many others after a match between the home team and Congo Brazaville late on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Copperbelt police chief......