London: The Sultanate was ranked third in the quality of life index for expatriates, according to a new report issued by London-based HSBC. The Sultanate was ranked 15th in the world by Business Insider on its website. The Sultanate was ranked among the top 17 countries in the world in terms o

The government has named Rajnish Kumar as the new chairman of the State Bank Of India (SBI), the country's biggest lender, for three years. Outgoing chief Arundhati Bhattacharya's term ends on Friday. Rajnish Kumar is currently a managing director at SBI. He has been with the bank for the last 37

Can India protect a large section of humanity comprising Rohingya women, children, the sick and the old who are “really suffering”? This is the question the Supreme Court wants the government to answer. The government, meanwhile, said the crisis over its move to deport 40,000 Rohingya was not

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the 2018 polls to the Legislative Assembly will be the last election he will contest in his lifetime. Mr. Siddaramaiah had declared that he would be shifting from Varuna to Chamundeshwari constituency in the next Assembly polls. Addressing a party workers’ conv

After a long silence on the matter of religion status for Lingayats, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) now seems to have decided to up the ante against the demand. Prominent functionaries of the group chose the platform of Vijayadashami discourses to publicly criticise the demand in the Lingayat

Former star opener Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said that the Australian players were scared of sledging Virat Kohli and the other Indian players during the recently concluded One-Day International (ODI) series due to the possibility of losing out on their lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) contrac

Josh Hazlewood, the Australian paceman, has urged their maligned batting order to click into gear with the looming Ashes fast approaching. Australia's misfiring batting has come under pressure after continual collapses across the formats, including most recently during their Test tour of Banglade

After the announcement of the inaugural T10 tournament later this year at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, organisers are planning to hold matches in countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh as well as Sri Lanka. The upcoming 10-overs-per-side cricket tournament has received support from the likes of S

An honour bestowed on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi by the city of Oxford has been withdrawn as a reaction to her perceived inadequate response to the plight of Rohingya Muslims in the country. The ‘Freedom of Oxford’ had been granted to the de facto leader of Myanmar in 1997 for her “long struggl

October 4, Madhya Pradesh Police in a Madhya Pradesh town allegedly rounded up a group of farmers and forced them to disrobe after a protest demonstration, according to leaders of the Congress backing the agitation, who have decided to approach the country’s human rights watchdog. Dozens of fa

A major fundraising appeal has been launched to help the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence in Burma. The 13 member charities who make up the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) took action to step up their humanitarian relief in the wake of more than half-a-million people seeking m

Washington, Oct 4 (PTI) Pakistans Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif arrived here today on a three-day visit to the US as part of efforts to rebuild bilateral ties frayed after President Donald Trump accused the country of sheltering terror groups. Asif, who will hold talks with Secretary of State Rex

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has reached Kerala to join the BJP's Jan Raksha Yatra (or March for People's Protection), a day after party president Amit Shah launched its ambitious march from Kerala's Payyannur in Kannur district. "I am a worker of the BJP. If political killings h

Dubai [UAE]: South Africa batsmen Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up the ICC Test Player Rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, which their team won by 333 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Amla’s scores of 137 and 28 hav

Bengaluru: A train ran over three youths on Tuesday while they were reportedly clicking selfies on railway tracks near here, police said. The incident took place at around 8.30 a.m. between Hejjala and Bidadi stations. “The youths were run over by Golgumbaz Express going to Mysuru from Bengalu

BENGALURU: In a major breakthrough, the Special Investigation Team(SIT) has managed to identify the killers of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy informed on Monday. The minister didn’t give any further details saying that it would hamper investigations.

New Delhi: Bowing to public pressure, the government today cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre to moderate the relentless rise in fuel prices witnessed for the last three months. “Govt of India has reduced Basic Excise Duty rate on petrol and diesel [both branded and unbranded]