This week, Indian billionaire Azim Premji became recognized as “India’s top philanthropist.” Being one of the main donors in India and even on the Asian continent, this title puts him up near some of the world’s top philanthropists, like Gates or Buffet. However, Premji makes much less money than either of them, ranked by Forbes as the 51st wealthiest individual… Read more »
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Indian IT billionaire Azim Premji recently became India’s top philanthropist, sealing his place among the world’s top givers. But his generosity has put philanthropy in the spotlight in a country where charity does not appear to match wealth. The BBC’s Aparna Alluri reports.
Nasa has called India’s destruction of a satellite a “terrible thing” that could threaten the International Space Station (ISS).
Afghan Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum has escaped unharmed after an attack that killed one of his bodyguards in the north of the country.
It’s been 17 years since the U.S first sent troops into Afghanistan to stabilize the area, a notion caused by the results of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Even though U.S envoys have finally met with one of the co-founders of the Taliban this year, the war and violence continues to erupt within the country. Death rates have been… Read more »
It is hard to be heard in a country of more than a billion people.
For a long period of time, especially during the late 1990s and 2000s, Jet Airways was the shining face of Indian aviation. But now it finds itself on the verge of collapse. What went wrong? The BBC’s India business correspondent Sameer Hashmi explains.
England’s women cruised to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka, dismissing the hosts for just 94 in the first Twenty20 international in Colombo.
Two US service members have been killed while serving in Afghanistan, Nato says.