Indians are miffed with their Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. And why not? In a rather bizarre statement made on a television show, Gandhi defended the imposition of early curfews...
Pace bowler Josh Hazlewood grabbed six wickets as India dramatically collapsed to 274 all out in their second innings, leaving Australia a target of 188 to win the second Test. Hazlewood notched...
Hong Kong authorities have seized more than a tonne of shark fins as activists warn traders are sneaking the sought-after delicacy into the city by mislabelling shipments to get around bans by major...
Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said, sparking ridicule on social media. Many Indian universities inflict curfews on...
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in...
Monthly cash handouts could be given to men whose wives have died in a groundbreaking new policy in the state of Haryana. Widowers could benefit as early as next year, according to state Chief...
An Indian state said Monday it was considering giving monthly cash handouts to men who lose their wives, a first for a country that traditionally only provides such payments to women. Haryana state...
Italian football superstar Marco Materazzi will leave Chennaiyin FC after three seasons coaching the championship-winning team, the Indian club said Monday. Materazzi led Chennaiyin FC to victory in...
Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar said Monday his team was still coming to grips with cricket's decision review system after players were accused of squandering their appeals during the ongoing Test...
The Indian cricket board's former president Anurag Thakur gave an "unconditional apology" Monday to the Supreme Court which had ordered his dismissal from the game's most powerful body in January....
Pakistan on Monday formed a three-member tribunal headed by a retired judge to investigate a spot-fixing case allegedly involving two players in a recent Twenty20 league match. Sharjeel Khan and...
A year in history today was when Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his henchmen stood on that podium at the now Black Star or Independence Square and made the now famous, ‘the battle has ended, and Ghana, our...
India's national airline claimed Monday to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely by women. Ai India said its Boeing 777 travelled from Delhi to San Francisco...
Lokesh Rahul and Abhinav Mukund reached 38-0 at lunch on the third day of the second Test Monday after Ravindra Jadeja took six wickets as Australia were dismissed for 276. Left-arm spinner Jadeja...
Varanasi boat owner Prabhu Sahani backed Narendra Modi as his MP in the 2014 general election. But the Indian prime minister will not be getting his vote when the ancient city on the Ganges goes to...
Bollywood director, producer, screenwriter and costume designer, Karan Johar has announced that he has become a father to twins through surrogacy. The 44-year-old filmmaker, who is single, said he...
Bangladesh will be hoping to improve their woeful away record with a win against an under-strength Sri Lankan side when a two-Test series against the hosts gets underway in Galle on Tuesday. The Test...
Bollywood superstar Karan Johar announced Sunday he had become a father to twins through surrogacy, as India moves closer to controversially barring single people from becoming parents. The...
The biggest names in the oil world come together this week for the largest industry gathering since the end of a two-year price war that pitted Middle East exporters against the firms that drove the...
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja struck a key blow to remove Australia skipper Steve Smith as India took two wickets in a tight morning session on day two of the second Test on Sunday. Smith, who...
