India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to $3 per day. Image......
India will next month oppose the World Bank funding to Pakistan, just as it had done in the case of the International Monetary Fund, arguing that Islamabad had used such funds in the past to......
A day after Bharatiya Janata Party MPs walked out of a parliamentary panel meeting she was invited to, activist Medha Patkar on Wednesday hit back, asking if standing up for Dalits, Adivasis,......
Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry. Trump Moves to Tech-ify Pennsylvania IMAGE: US President Donald John Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for Pennsylvania......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent a hectic day at the G 7 Summit in Kananaskis Alberta where he began mending India's relations with Canada, caught up with old friends Macron and Meloni and made......
The World Bank on Wednesday lowered India's growth forecast for the current fiscal by 4 percentage points to 6.3 per cent amid global economic weakness and policy uncertainty. Photograph:......
A recent World Bank report placing India among the most equal countries globally may present a limited view of inequality, with economists suggesting that broader data sets could tell a different......
The World Bank on Tuesday raised the growth forecast for the Indian economy to 7 per cent from an earlier projection of 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal, helped by recovery in the agri sector and......
'For SMEs, we provide direct data linkages to the enterprise resource planning system, which helps them with efficiency.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shkuru Afshar/Wikimedia Commons India is one of......
Sebi aims to stay proactive as HFT and quant firms like Citadel Securities, Optiver, Millennium, and IMC Trading are expanding rapidly in India, which is home to the world's largest derivatives......
Special Ops 2 captures the spirit of the modern-day spy thriller and runs with it, observes Deepa Gahlot. A financial defaulter living the high life in Dominica dismisses a pretty young agent.......
'When I was shooting Aashiqui, I would hear comments like "Yeh toh bahut lambi hai. Heroine nahin dikhti hai".''But Aashiqui became such a big hit, and you know how the industry is.''You have......
Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues.But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N......
Extra time goals see Chelsea down 10-man Benfica to advance to quarters IMAGE: Benfica's Antonio Silva in action with Chelsea's Liam Delap. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Chelsea scored......
IMAGE: Esperance Sportive de Tunis' Rodrigo Rodrigues in action with Chelsea's Josh Acheampong and Dario Essugo. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Goals from Tosin Adarabioyo, Liam Delap and......
IMAGE: Al-Hilal's players celebrate winning their FIFA Club World Cup match against Manchester City at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal......
IMAGE: The 20-year-old Shree Charani made her T20 debut against England in June and picked up 10 wickets in the 5-match series to finish as the player of the series. Photograph: Peter......
'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.' IMAGE: Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli carry Coach Gary Kirsten after India won the World Cup......