NEW YORK: India  ranks 78th on the World’s Best Countries‘ list compiled by Newsweek magazine, which placed nations on the basis of health, education, economy and politics. Among India’s neighbours, China is ranked 59th, Sri Lanka is placed at 66th position, while Bangladesh and Pakistan has been placed at 88th and 89th spots respectively. Japan, South Korea and Singapore are the... 

NEW DELHI: Four years after its opinion was sought by the Centre, the Delhi government has backed death sentence for Afzal Guru but with remarks that the implications of law and order should be closely examined while carrying out the execution of the Parliament attack convict. The city government sent the file on the mercy petition of Guru to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna after it received... 

BANGALORE: “I’m not a man. There’s no way I could have indulged in sexual activities with women. Do a potency test on me”. That’s the sum and substance of Swami Nityananda’s startling statements to CID sleuths soon after he was brought to Bangalore after being arrested in Himachal Pradesh. However, CID sleuths decided to ignore him, believing he was only trying to sidetrack the investigation.... 

Even as the Chennai Super Kings pulled off a surprise win over the Mumbai Indians, the real action was once again provided by Lalit Modi. He arrived at the match by helicopter, with an escort carrying what appeared to be a bullet-proof jacket. He is certainly in the line of fire. After the match ended, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the finial body of cricket in the country sent... 

He is hot as ‘fire’ on the ground and cool as ‘ice’ off it. He wishes to “improve” despite attaining “near-perfection”. The Little Master is perhaps the “greatest” living cricketers of all times. As Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar turns 37 today, we try to unravel the enigmatic simplicity that imparts this iconic cricketer his greatest quality –... 

जो खाना खाते हो वो पसंद नहीं आता ? उकता गये ? ……… … ……….. ….. थोड़ा पिज्जा कैसा रहेगा ? नहीं ??? ओके ……… पास्ता ? नहीं ?? .. इसके बारे में क्या सोचते हैं... 

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Manu Sharma, son of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Venod Sharma, in the 1999 Jessica Lall murder case. “The prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the presence of Manu Sharma at the site of the offence,” a Bench of Justices P Sathasivam and Swatanter Kumar said, upholding... 

As the entire Shashi Tharoor drama was unfolding in the Capital today, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi was in Dubai to attend an ICC meeting on behalf of BCCI president Shashank Manohar. One of the people he informally met there was one of the co-owners of the Kochi franchise, Harshad Mehta. At the meeting, the two sides “clarified each other’s stand”, and Modi insisted there were no... 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted the resignation of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, as per reports. His meeting with the Prime Minister lasted for over thirty minutes. Official word is awaited from the Prime Minister’s office early morning on Monday. Full story: Tharoor – Modi controversy The minister who became popular more for his tweets than political... 

US government rules company had failed to provide adequate notice regarding defective accelerator pedals Toyota was facing a $16m (£10.4m) fine last night after the US government ruled the company had failed to provide adequate notice regarding defective accelerator pedals. In a statement, US transportation secretary Ray LaHood confirmed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...