A study conducted in six countries including India has revealed that while micro-credit - providing small loans to under served entrepreneurs - has some benefits, it is not a viable poverty alleviation tool....
"Hope made a poor decision that has resulted in a negative impact on US Soccer and her teammates," head coach Jill Ellis was quoted as saying by bbc.com Thursday....
Barack Obama accompanied by his wife Michelle Obama will touch down in the Indian capital on the morning of Jan 25 on a three-day state visit that, besides the symbolism of being the first time a US president would be chief guest at the Republic Day parade, is expected to see "substantive outcomes" from talks in the fields of defence, energy...
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Melbourne, Australia, demonstrated that micro-blogging site Twitter can capture more information about heart disease risk than many traditional factors combined as it also characterises the psychological atmosphere of a community....
In their annual letter about the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the philanthropist couple has said the lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in next 15 years than at any other time in the history....
AAP leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said he sees an inherent contradiction between what Kiran Bedi, BJP's presumptive chief ministerial candidate, was known to have stood for and the values and principles of the party she now represents....
An advance team of US Secret Service agents who are in the capital to ensure the security of President Barack Obama during his three-day India visit are reportedly "bullying" their Indian counterparts on every aspect of the security....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama will share their thoughts in a "special" episode of the 'Mann ki Baat' radio address Jan 27....
In a declaratory lawsuit filed by Sikh human rights group to designate "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh" (RSS) a "foreign terrorist organization" (FTO), a US Court has summoned Secretary Kerry....
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