Three regional organisations have inked two historic agreements to co-operate on dealing with the effects of climate change and to promote sustainable development at a Commonwealth event held at the Rio+20 Earth Conference here.
June 21 2012, 9:08 pm
Read MoreFor the first time in 40 years, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth summit to be held in Sri Lanka in November, deciding to send her son Prince Charles instead for the biennial event.
May 7 2013, 4:22 pm
Read MoreBritish monarch Queen Elizabeth II is set to sign a new Commonwealth charter that backs equal rights for gay people.
March 10 2013, 6:55 pm
Read MoreDMK president M Karunanidhi on Friday described as "important" Queen Elizabeth II skipping the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka.
May 10 2013, 1:26 pm
Read MoreUsain Bolt, the two-time Olympic champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races, will not contest in Australia’s Big Bash League, but is considering a change in his profession to cricket or soccer after the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.
November 21 2012, 1:00 pm
Read MoreIconic Indian cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has advocated "systemic changes" in Indian sports so that "12 medals in next Olympics in Rio or 20 in 2020 is not a pipe dream".
October 14 2012, 3:22 pm
Read MoreAfter 18 months of probe, CBI closed investigation in Commonwealth Games projects related to inflation of cost by MTNL in setting up a broadcast network for the sports event by nearly Rs 400 crore.
January 11 2013, 6:03 pm
Read MoreThe Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has launched a $1 million multi-year campaign to support an India Chair....
April 6 2012, 9:49 am
Read MoreIndian grapplers stamped their authority and ran away with the champions trophy in all three categories at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships.
August 8 2011, 10:14 pm
Read MoreMichael Fennell will retire from his role as president of the CGF after 17 years and is set to be replaced by Malaysia`s Prince Tunku Imran.
August 13 2011, 2:27 pm
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