Two Indian soldiers go missing in US

Two Indian soldiers have gone missing during a joint exercise with US troops last week in California and Indian authorities are approaching the state department for help in tracing them. The Army......

Karnataka: US Marines take to kabaddi

After a joint anti-terrorism exercise with the Indian Army at the Commando Training Centre in Belgaum, US soldiers will take back not just experience of rigorous commando training, but also a......

TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency.Here's the verbatim text of his......

The world's richest people

It has been a busy year for Forbes' team of fortune hunters. Strong equity markets combined with rising real estate values and commodity prices pushed up fortunes from Mumbai to Madrid. Forbes......

Billionaire predictions

Is greed good? Absolutely not, according to some of the richest people in the world. "Wall Street people used greed as a credo until it devoured itself," says casino billionaire Phil Ruffin, who......

Isha Ambani, just 16, is worth $80 million

From the lyrics of Hall and Oates and Gwen Stefani to the lens of Andy Warhol, the entitled rich girl has long been fodder for artists and gossip mongers. These days that lens is turned on these......

Crafted with care

Out of strength, sometimes, comes sweetness. Nine years ago, when Ikea, the Swedish furniture company, was being challenged over the use of child labour, its executives decided that instead of......

President Putin revels in Russia's unexpected World Cup form

Increasingly isolated on the global stage, the World Cup has so far helped Vladimir Putin send a defiant message to his opponents that Russia is succeeding despite Western efforts to hold it back.......

Pendleton joins Hoy in ditching Commonwealth Games

World and Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton became the latest British athlete to withdraw from this year's Commonwealth Games on Monday in favour of the European Championships, which carry......

Sprint queen Meares on track for more Rio glory

IMAGE: Australia's Anna Meares celebrates after winning the women's 500m time trial at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, on July 24, 2014. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters The turn of the......

And the gold for dramatic gesture goes to...

Losing at the Olympics hurts. But suffering an injustice, real or imagined, is agony.The 2012 Games have been peppered with debatable refereeing, a technical glitch in fencing, post-race relegation......

Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton has revealed that she is not ready to become a mother for...