No bail, no lawyer for arrested Hindu leader in Bangladesh

Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das failed to get any relief on Tuesday as his bail hearing in a Bangladesh court was postponed for a month due to the unavailability of any lawyer to represent him,......

On Ravana's Trail

There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Iran launches drone, missile attacks on Pak terrorist group's bases

Iran has attacked the headquarters of a terrorist group opposed to Tehran with drones and missiles in Pakistan, Al Arabiya News reported citing Tasnim news agency. Image used for representational......

Pak warns of 'serious consequences' after Iran attacks terror bases

Pakistan on Wednesday warned Iran of "serious consequences" after Tehran launched unprecedented missile and drone attacks on terrorist bases of a Sunni militant group in the restive Balochistan......

Why are banks afraid of trade unions?

Individual banks should break away from the industry pact and have their own settlements with the unions, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters   If you think......

Infy to hire 2,000 locals in North Carolina

Infosys is planning to hire the first 500 of these within two years. Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services firm, said it would hire 2,000 Americans in North Carolina by 2021. The......

Champions Trophy says cheers to Mallya's Kingfisher beer

Vijay Mallya strikes a clever deal with International Cricket Council. His company will pay a modest sum in lieu of a wider outreach for his Kingfisher beer in the British market. Even as he is......

Turkmenistan starts building gas link to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

It will have a capacity of 33 billion cubic metres Turkmenistan on Sunday began building its segment of a natural gas pipeline to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI), a $10 billion project......

PIX: Neeraj Chopra weds Himani!

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra and his bride Himani during their marriage ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neeraj Choopra/X India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now a married man!......

De Zorzi, Mulder power SA to mammoth total

IMAGE: Wiaan Mulder's century caps dominant South African innings. Photograph: Cricket South Africa/X South Africa declared their first innings at a daunting 575-6 thanks to Tony de Zorzi's......

Brazil star Neymar fined $3.5 million

IMAGE: Neymar was fined for breaching environmental rules. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Brazilian authorities said on Monday that soccer star Neymar was fined 16 million reais ($3.33 million)......

Neymar fined over breaching rules for coastal mansion

IMAGE: Neymar's residence is located in the town of Mangaratiba on the southern coast of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state. Photograph: Neymar Jr/Twitter Brazilian authorities said on Monday that......

Bangladeshi man arrested for threatening cricketer

Photograph: Kind Courtesy  Shakib Al Hasan/Instagram Bangladesh police, on Tuesday, arrested a man who allegedly issued death threats to cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for inaugurating a......