PHOTOS: President presents Padma awards to 43

Folk artist Sharda Sinha, contemporary Indian artist Laxman Pai and former Ambassador of Russia to India Alexander Kadakin (posthumously), were presented with the Padma Bhushan, the country's......

IN PHOTOS: World's 10 most happy countries

According to the Christian Science Monitor, seven of the world's 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America, says a new Gallop survey. People in 148 nations were asked: Were......

India 4th most terror-affected country in the world

India, Pakistan and Afghanistan were among the nations most impacted by terrorism in 2011, according to a new global study, which said the terror strikes worldwide had increased fourfold since the......

So is the rice bucket challenge still on?

The brainchild of Hyderabad-based Manju Latha Kalanidhi, the rice bucket challenge was touted as a ‘desi’ version of the ice bucket challenge. Since its inception in August, over 70,000......

Markets end lower on overseas fund outflows

Markets ended lower for third consecutive trading session this Friday on back of political instability back home amid caution ahead of key jobs data in US scheduled later in the day that will......

Indians go for branded food

Six out of ten people in India go by the name of the manufacturer in purchasing a food item and believe that the maker is responsible for providing them with safe food, says a survey. And nearly......

Summer cola war hots up early

PepsiCo India seems to have fired the first salvo in the impending cola war for the summer of 2013.The beverage major, which has the title rights for the sixth season of IPL 20-20 tournament, is......

Amul 'taste of India', says survey

A recently completed research survey has revealed that the Indian consumers have ranked Amul as the number 1 brand of the country. The survey was conducted by Asia's leading research organisation......

Korea Open: Sindhu crashes out, Rajawat advances

  IMAGE: PV Sindhu was knocked out of the Korea Open in a 58-minute contest. Photograph: ANI Photo Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's inconsistent run continued as she made an opening round......

Thailand Open boxing: Govind, Ananta, Sumit strike gold

IMAGE: India’s Govind Sahani, left, in action against Korea’s Natthaphon Thuamcharoen in the 48kg bout at the Thailand Open, in Phuket, on Saturday. Photograph: BFI/Twitter India's......

RIP Subhas Bhowmick: The 'Jose Mourinho' of Kolkata Maidan

IMAGE: India's football legend Subhas Bhowmick was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze winning team. He was also famous for exploits at the club level for East Bengal primarily and Mohun Bagan.......

No Federer, Nadal in Bhupathi's IPTL this season

IMAGE: Indian Aces' Rafael Nadal, right, and Roger Federer of UAE Royals greet each other before their IPTL set in New Delhi in December 2015. Photograph: PTI Only one of world tennis' Big Four --......

Chennai Open: Wawrinka breezes into quarters; Indians advance

IMAGE: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland plays a backhand. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Gunning for a hat-trick of titles, defending champion Stan Wawrinka registered a clinical straight sets......