Football match to build bridges with African students

Irmon, a Zimbabwean student studying business administration at a private university in Greater Noida, loves Indian food and music but feels tired of being addressed as an “African......

India extends e-tourist visa to 37 more countries

The home ministry will extend e-tourist visa scheme to 37 more countries from Friday, taking the total number of beneficiary countries to 150. The new 37 countries included in e-Tourist visa scheme......

Patels gift $12 mn to South Florida univ for new college

Dr Kiran C Patel and Dr Pallavi Patel, both physicians and longtime residents of Tampa, Florida, have donated $12 million to the University of South Florida in a new endowment aimed at creating the......

Indian pioneer in TB control wins UN health prize

A tireless advocate for people infected with both tuberculosis and HIV in Zambia and the manager of the national TB control programme in India has won a prestigious new UN health prize for their......

How Chandra plans to tackle the 2 key challenges of Tata group

At the end of 2018-19, the Tata group had a consolidated debt of Rs 2.77 trillion. Tatas not only plan to avoid big-ticket acquisitions for now, the group's main focus will be on improving key......

Airtel readies plan to dominate African markets

The 3G, 4G data and Airtel Money services are the next growth engines for the company in Africa. Bharti Airtel is looking to consolidate its position as the market leader or emerge as a strong......

Climate action plans of poorest nations to cost $1 trillion

The Paris talks are due to clarify how rich countries will mobilise a promised $100 billion per year by 2020 to help poorer nations develop cleanly and withstand climate pressures, and set out a......

Green climate fund in doldrums as developing nations fail to show up

The Green Climate Fund has only $5.83 billion in its kitty and not the $10.2 billion that had been publicly pledged by developed countries through grand announcements in 2014, rues Nitin Sethi. A......

What went wrong for Indian boxers in Paris?

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen is supported in her corner during her fight against Yu Wu of China. Photograph: Isabel Infantes / Reuters The Indian boxing contingent, that featured two reigning world......

Paris 2024 Olympics: Medals Table

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra poses with his silver medal against the iconic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. Photograph: ANI The medals tally at the Paris 2024 Olympics: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal......

FIH Hockey5s World Cup: Simranjeet to lead India men; Rajni to captain women

IMAGE: The upcoming FIH Hockey5s World Cup to be held in Muscat, Oman. Photographs: Hockey India Simranjeet Singh and Rajni Etimarpu will lead the men's and women's sides respectively as Hockey......

Commonwealth Games 2022: Medals Table

The medals table of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham:   RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 Australia 67 57 54 178 2 England 57 66 53 176 3 Canada 26 32 34 92 4 India 22 16 23......

India vs SA: How the teams stack up in T20s

Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers of how both teams have fared in Twenty20 Internationals. Photograph: Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images India in T20Is  MatchesWonLostNo ResultWin% Home......