PM of Papua New Guinea touches Modi's feet on arrival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Papua New Guinea on his maiden visit during which he will host a key summit on Monday between India and 14 Pacific island countries to boost......

China quietly developing military bases in Pacific islands

China, which wishes to expand its maritime and economic profile has started to court the Pacific island nations. IMAGE: Chinese Navy's Jiangkai-class frigate No.573 sails on the sea near Japan.......

World leaders thank India for Covid vaccine shipments to combat pandemic

World leaders thanked India for its help and support in combating the coronavirus pandemic through 'early and meaningful' shipments of Covid-19 vaccine doses, as they addressed the high-level......

India to get 3rd set of Swiss bank details, info on real estate this month

India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland and this will include for the first time the......

Modi announces visa-on-arrival for Pacific Island nations

Reaching out to 14 Pacific Island nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced setting up of a $1 million fund and Visa on arrival facility for them, besides several measures to......

BASIC experts meet to focus on climate change

Climate experts and negotiators from four emerging economies -- Brazil, South Africa, India and China -- on Friday began discussions in Chennai on issues related to climate change.On Saturday,......

Smoking? Nations lose over $30 billion a year

Love for nicotine is weighing heavily on developing nations with top ten smoker countries losing more than $30 billion annually which is more than 6.5 per cent of their gross national income. 1.......

The world's heaviest-smoking countries

Thanks to celebrity activism and widespread media attention, HIV, malaria and starvation are well-known diseases of the third world. But there's another resource-draining plague afflicting these......

Commonwealth Games 2022: Medals Table

The medals table of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham:   RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 Australia 67 57 54 178 2 England 57 66 53 176 3 Canada 26 32 34 92 4 India 22 16 23......

Gold-winning weightlifter Jeremy reveals story about his tattoo

'My father used to be a boxer and I am a weightlifter. This tattoo shows just that' IMAGE: On Jeremy Lalrinnunga’s left arm features a tattoo depicting a person lifting weights, with date......

Djokovic housed with asylum seekers in Australian hotel

The arrival of Novak Djokovic led to incongruous scenes outside the hotel, with members of the Serbian expatriate community draped in the national flag and playing traditional music joining refugee......

Sports Shorts: F2 driver says 'halo' saved his life

IMAGE: F1 driver sports a halo. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Japanese F2 driver Tadasuke Makino reckons the new 'halo' head protection device, which made its debut in the junior series and......

CWG Medals Tally: India finish 3rd with 26 golds; Australia top

Medals table of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 Australia 80 59 59 198 2 England 45 45 46 136 3 India 26 20 20 66 4 Canada 15 40 27 82 5 New......