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Over 200 world leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world's poorest

Over 200 world leaders, including former presidents, prime ministers and ministers have backed a campaign urging the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to help vaccinate the world's poorest from......

China's 'Sputnik Moment'

'Seen in the context of world turmoil in face of the pandemic and the Chinese 'miracle' of being the only country in the world to control it, this is not merely a 'Sputnik' moment, but a 'Sputnik......

Obama sacks intel chief Dennis Blair

President Obama has asked his Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair to step down. As director of National intelligence, Blair was responsible for collationof intelligence among the 16......

Blair 'agrees' with army chief

British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday insisted that he "agreed with every word" Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt had said in a radio interview about the situation in Iraq and......

UK terror suspect was planning Mumbai-style attack

A 26-year-old terror suspect currently under trial may have been planning an attack in the UK similar to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks a British court was informed on Tuesday. Erol Incedal, a......

87 public servants in UK earn more than Blair

As many as 87 public sector servants in the United Kingdom, including a leading NRI financial wizard Zarin Patel, earn more than British Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to the first 'Public......

Rakesh Mohan joins Yale faculty

Yale University president Richard C Levinannounced on Thursday the appointment of Rakesh Mohan as professor in the Practice of International Economics and Finance in the Yale School of Management,......

India preferred global hub for BPO: UK

India has become the preferred global hub for software development and business process outsourcing and the United Kingdom has benefited substantially from tie-ups with the Indian IT enterprises,......

Happiness, growth and capitalism

In the late 1980s I received an impressive missive from the Crown Prince of Bhutan inviting me to a conference, which would seek to provide measures of a country's level of happiness to replace the......

Google to compete in wireless auction

Google on Friday revealed that it will compete to buy wireless spectrum in a forthcoming US auction, carrying through on a promise that could give it a big stake in the US mobile industry. The......

'Veer Savarkar is an anti-propaganda film'

'I owe it to Veer Savarkar, to his spirit, to his legacy and to his untold story so that I tell it well and it reaches people, and people absorb it and feel what he went through and all the......

Rowling 'cried' after finishing final Potter book

Author J K Rowling admits that she felt 'terrible' for the first two days after completing the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. After that, it all got a......

Harbhajan Singh's AWESOME Records

Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick. He achieved this feat while playing against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001 by dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane......

'Arjun Tendulkar can be a match-winning bowler'

'People should have faith in him. Don't compare him with Sachinpaaji.' IMAGE: India Under-19's Arjun Tendulkar bowls during the Youth Test against Sri Lanka Under-19 in July 2018. Photograph: Sri......

Hockey WC: Olympic champions Argentina beat NZ 3-0

IMAGE: A Spain player runs past France's Tom Genestet (6) during their Men's Hockey World Cup match in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Olympic champions Argentina lived......

Beware the West Indies!

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the West Indies from World Cups. Result Summary IMAGE: The West Indians celebrate the fall of a Pakistan wicket at Trent Bridge on May......

Six Indians in ICC match officials' list for World T20

IMAGE: Match referee Javagal Srinath. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images. Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, on Thursday found a place in the ICC's 31-strong Playing Control......

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