Oceania

India expected to become world's most populous country in six years; reducing birth rate key to keep check on growth

India can bring a turnaround in its population growth rate in another 37 years, provided it manages to bring down the birth rate, or total fertility rate (TFR), below 2.0 between 2035-2040, and then achieve a TFR of 1.8 by 2061

India, Saudi Arabia emerge as largest importers of arms; US, China lead in defence expenditures

India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, China and Algeria emerged as the top importers during the five year period of 2012-2016, shows a Firstpost analysis of the latest SIPRI report on global arms sales

FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Eight out of 32 seats booked on Russia-bound plane

Out of the six confederations and 209 countries in contention. only 31 will make it to Russia and the qualifying matches that began as early as 2015 has now reached its business end.

Chinese navy holds live-fire drill in Indian Ocean amid growing tensions in Doka la

China's navy has held a rare live- fire drill in the Indian Ocean to improve its fleet's performance under real combat circumstance

Confederations Cup 2017: Full schedule, when and where to watch the matches, coverage on TV and live streaming

Confederations Cup 2017, an eight-team dress rehearsal ahead of next year's World Cup, kicks off on Saturday when Russia play New Zealand in St Petersburg. Here's all you need to know about the tournament:

FIFA Crisis: If I was scamming for 30 years then who gave me the money, asks indicted Warner

Warner donned a cap and a garland of flowers to give a lengthy, defiant speech against Blatter before a crowd of raucous supporters in the district he represents as an opposition member of Parliament

Why is Sepp Blatter still expected to win? A look at the vote-share in FIFA congress

FIFA's 209 members are expected to elect President Sepp Blatter to a fifth term on May 29 despite a string of scandals including the indictment of nine football officials this week by the U.S. government.

Telcos expected to reap $25 billion M2M revenue by 2019: Ovum

Asia and Oceania will have the most connections (over 200 million by 2019), followed by Europe and the Americas.