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Hindus still have the largest educational gender gap of any religious group, said the report titled Religion and Education Around the World Large released by Pew Research Center. (Representational Image)

Hindus least educated religious group in world, reveals survey

Hindus still have the lowest level of educational attainment of any major religious group in this study, which is topped...

15 Dec 2016 9:46 AM IST

The repercussions of the strike are considered far reaching for British industrial relations. (Photo: AFP)

Gujarat-born activist on BBC's power women list

The repercussions of the strike are considered far reaching for British industrial relations.

15 Dec 2016 4:26 AM IST

A Syrian leaves a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on Tuesday during an operation by Syrian forces to retake the embattled city. (Photo: AFP)

Fresh Aleppo attacks halt evacuation, panic grows

Fighting erupts anew while Syria, rebels blame each other for mess.

15 Dec 2016 2:12 AM IST

PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi has joined US President-elect Donald Trumps advisory council. (Photo: AP)

Indra Nooyi joins US President-elect Trump's business adviser team

Chairman and chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk, and Uber Technologies CEO Travis Kalanick are also part of...

14 Dec 2016 8:32 PM IST

China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands. (Photo: AP)

China installs weapons systems on 7 artificial islands in South China...

Findings come despite China's denial of having no intention to militarise the islands, where territory is claimed by...

14 Dec 2016 8:22 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan PM Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AP)

5 things to know ahead of the Abe-Putin hot springs summit

Abe is eager to make progress on a 70-yr-old territorial dispute that has kept their countries from signing a peace...

14 Dec 2016 5:03 PM IST

Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma has been indicted for transmitting a programme, information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer, US officials said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Indian-origin student charged for launching cyber attacks in US

Sharma, used a distributed denial of service tool to compromise the computers of a San Francisco-based company.

14 Dec 2016 3:55 PM IST

Pakistani official suspect that powerful countries could force the smaller partners to support Indias Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership bid. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

Pakistan wary of NSG 'exemption' for India

Pakistan feels that strategic stability in South Asia would be undermined if it's application was not treated equally...

14 Dec 2016 3:49 PM IST

When Zyon Miller visited the restaurant with her 25-year-old niece and nine-year-old nephew he wasnt entitled to the childrens tariff because of his height. (Representational image)

UK boy, 11, denied children's discount for buffet because of height

The staff made him stand in front of a line which measured 140cm and he was taller than the line.

14 Dec 2016 1:49 PM IST

China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

US ready to confront Beijing on South China Sea: admiral

The United States estimates Beijing has added more than 3,200 acres of land on seven features in SCS over the past three...

14 Dec 2016 1:29 PM IST

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AP)

Philippines' Duterte says he personally killed people

Duterte said he led similar efforts when he was mayor of Davao, the major southern city that he ruled for most of the...

14 Dec 2016 10:41 AM IST

There are 55,000 people living in tents and straw huts inside the geometric garrison, protected from Boko Haram jihadists by the military. (Representational Image)

No way home for victims of Boko Haram

Authorities estimate that 3,000 people have come to the Ngala camp in the past month, seeking shelter and food in a...

14 Dec 2016 10:37 AM IST