There have been many contradictions in Union Minister Maneka Gandhi’s decisions and opinions. She speaks much vocally against the violence on animals. But then she maintains silence on issues pertaining to violence against people. She bats for animal rights, but is very irritated with human rights activists. In her ecological world, the poor or the labourer or the farmer finds no mention.

Lose 2kg in 4 hours. Sounds like the advert of an outlandish weight-loss regimen? No, this was the practical challenge that a jet-lagged M C Mary Kom was confronted with when she landed in Poland for a just-concluded boxing tournament — the one where she picked up her third gold of the year, adding to a seemingly count-less tally.

Tech tycoon Jack Ma has told investors to hunker down for a drawn out trade war between the US and China that can last for upto 20 years.

On 11 September, the Supreme Court collegium passed a resolution recommending the names of four judges—SM Modak, VG Joshi, NJ Jamadar, and RG Avachat—for elevation to the Bombay High Court. Two of these judges, Modak and Joshi, were involved in different capacities with the circumstances surrounding the death of the judge BH Loya.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin to convey Israel's condolences to the death of Russian aircrew shot down by Syrian forces during an Israeli airstrike.

A 23-year-old native of Kerala killed and six others injured in a road accident near here.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should intervene in both spot and forward markets to arrest Indian rupee's depreciation, suggested a State Bank of India (SBI) Ecowrap report on Tuesday.

Minnows Hong Kong put up a spirited fight before going down by 26 runs to a rather insipid Indian team in their Group A One-Day International (ODI) match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Tuesday.