World Press Photo 2019: The nominees

After going through more than 78,000 photographs from over 4,700 photographers, the expert judges of the World Press Photo contest have announced the finalists of the 2019 competition. The......

A distracted America is set to pull back from Asia

'Clearly, from the Indian viewpoint, the US retrenchment from Asia cannot be happening as good news.''The abandonment of the US' pivot to Asia exposes the US-Indian partnership to be a mere......

Climate change due to developed nations, not India's fault: PM in Paris

  Describing climate change as a major global challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India wants the world to work with urgency to agree on a comprehensive, equitable and......

Why a nuclear liability bill is essential

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the Bhopal tragedy have brought back into focus the issue of industrial accidents, contractual liabilities and questions of operator liability, notes Manoj......

Meltdown surivival mantra: Be committed

A recent A T Kearney analysis reveals that during the current economic slowdown, companies that show true commitment to sustainability appear to outperform their industry peers in the financial......

Power gets cheaper as N-plants scale up

Come July, India's largest 540-MW nuclear power plant (Tarapore Atomic Power Project-4 -- TAPP-4) will start commercial production by delivering electricity to the western grid even as Maharashtra......

PIX: The Mbappe-Messi double act!

Mbappe-Messi double act powers PSG to easy win IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe gets a hug from team-mate Lionel Messi after scoring Paris St Germain's third goal against Olympique de Marseille at Orange......

PIX: Barcelona humiliate Real Madrid; PSG suffer heavy defeat

IMAGE: Barcelona's players celebrate after winning their match against Real Madrid. Photograph: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as a rejuvenated Barcelona......

Day 16: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Norway's Therese Johaug powered to victory in the final race of her Olympic career, while Francesco Friedrich's crew capped off an extraordinary showing of German sliding prowess this Winter......

Tokyo Olympics: All the interesting numbers

The Tokyo Games came to a close on Sunday, ending 16 days of high drama on and off the playing field.Here is a summary of major figures and facts at the Games:17 WORLD RECORDS IMAGE: Georgian......

Environmentalists make request to Tour de France

Urge them to end 'avalanche of plastic'   IMAGE: A man carries a bag of Tour de France badge pins near the starting place in Embrun before the race on the 208-km Stage 18 from Embrun to......