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Heralding the ending of India's diplomatic isolation, Lord Dholakia welcomed the timeliness of the debate on the challenges facing the government of India on the issues of poverty and caste discrimination. Putting "the issue of poverty in the context of the challenges facing India," Lord Dholakia stated: "Sixty per cent of India’s population is below the age of 35. It is estimated that 10 million to 15 million young people enter the labour market each year. India needs to create about 1 million jobs per month to absorb new entrants to the workforce."

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held interest rates steady as widely expected at a policy review on Tuesday, and said it could ease monetary policy early next year provided inflationary pressures do not reappear and the government controls the fiscal deficit.

It has been two months since Younis Khan lashed out at the national selectors for dropping him from the ODI side, two months in which he has ransacked 717 runs in five Tests. The selectors simply couldn't ignore the weight of those runs, and have picked him in the ODI squad for the first two matches against New Zealand.

The World’s literati gathered at the historic London School of Economics and Political Science last week to attend the shortlist for the fifth annual DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015. The world is extremely rich in literature and the beautiful South Asian region contributes heavily to some great and classic literature of all times.

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu successfully defended her Macau Open Grand Prix Gold women's singles title, beating South Korean Kim Hyo Min in straight games at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion here at Macau on Sunday.

The Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said, “From her origin till her final destination, Mother Ganga implores, beckoning her children from afar, to listen to her woes, my son, my child! Rid me off my filth, so all cleansed up I flow.”

After losing the one-day series, the Indian women's cricket team bounced back in the shortest version to outplay South Africa by 16 runs in the one-off T20 international at Bengaluru.

Bharat Soma, pictured, has been found guilty of attempting to murder his ex-fiancé and her boyfriend, by cutting their throats.