India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index

India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and......

Want to be happy? Try moving to Finland

If you want to be happy, move to Finland.  The World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support......

'You cannot say everybody connected with modern medicine is a doctor'

'We are warning that if you get these 3.5 lakh additional non-medical people with licence, our infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate will deteriorate'. IMAGE: Junior doctors and......

Find Out: How happy and peaceful is your country

‘Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.’ -- Jim Rohn. To lead a life with happiness, peace, and opportunities to use......

India lost over $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

The total cost of internet shutdowns across the world stood at $8.05 billion in 2019, an increase of 235 per cent since 2015-16. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India lost over $1.3 billion......

What will it take for India to be rich?

'China's development is on a different scale from India's. They are very far ahead.' 'I don't think it will be possible in the next 30 years for us to catch them,' says Aakar Patel.Photograph:......

The world's most corrupt nations

Corruption in nearly half the world's nations is not getting much better and, indeed, in many countries is intensifying--affecting virtually every aspect of life among peoples on every continent.......

Human trafficking: US puts watch on India, China

The United States has placed India and China on watch list for not doing enough to fight human trafficking and claimed that part of the enormous economic growth in the developing countries is being......

Refugee team to take part at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC

IMAGE: Members of the Olympic refugee team pose in front of Christ the Redeemer during the 2016 Rio Olympics (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters......

Why the Arabs are bitter after FIFA presidency elections

‘Arabs split as usual so a historic chance has been wasted and I think it will not come again’  ‘Sheikh Salman was depending heavily on Africa and Asia and the plan was to......