Why Did Biden Spurn R-Day Invite?

Biden is not risking his reputation in a crucial election year, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Joe Biden at the Partnership for Global......

Is There Life In The Rubble?

Four separate earthquakes on Monday and Tuesday in Turkey and Syria left over 4,000 people dead and nearly 15,000 people injured.   IMAGE: Rescue workers listen carefully for signs of life in......

International idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor, aides convicted, get 10 years in jail

A trial court in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on Tuesday convicted international antique dealer Subhash Chandra Kapoor and five of his accomplices to 10 years imprisonment in the Udayarpalayam burglary......

'Pakistan will be China's eyes, ears in Afghanistan'

'India would not like to see Pakistani domination and tutelage of Afghanistan against Indian security and economic interests.' IMAGE: An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard near a checkpoint......

India's inputs retained in new climate change accord draft

Climate Action Network International, consortium of NGOs across the world working on climate change, said the new draft is shorter by five pages than the previous version as options have been......

Caparo CEO Angad Paul plunges to death from 8th floor

Angad Paul, son of NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, has died after falling from his penthouse home in central London. 45-year-old Angad, CEO of Caparo group founded by his father, suffered......

Growing distrust fuels fears of a failed Paris meet

Diplomatic row erupts after co-chairs hold talks minus developing nations; third draft of Paris climate change agreement emerges at Bonn The Bonn climate change negotiations produced a third draft......

It's Branson vs Adani in Australia

Virgin promoter to protest Adani's mining project in Australia, saying it will damage the Great Barrier Reef Virgin group promoter, now an environmental activist, Richard Branson is set to protest......

'It's a sad day for Premier League football'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger announced on Friday that he will step down from his role at the Premier League club at the end of the season after almost 22 years at the helm. Wenger led the club to......

Grapplers Sandeep, Narsingh bag medals at Spanish GP

Rio-bound Indian grapplers, Sandeep Tomar and Narsingh Yadav won the silver and bronze medals in 74kg and 57kg respectively at the Spanish Grand Prix Wrestling championship in Madrid on Saturday.......

Anand to open with black pieces in World Chess Championship

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand will start his campaign with black pieces against Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the first game of the 12-round World Chess Championship in Chennai on Saturday.......

'It's Anand's experience vs Carlsen's dynamism'

It would be a battle between Viswanathan Anand's wealth of experience and Magnus Carlsen's ability to play in any position when the two greats of the game face-off in the much-anticipated World......

The five peaks in Vishy Anand's career

Viswanathan Anand successfully defended his World Chess Championship title after beating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in the four-game Rapid Chess tie-breaker, in Moscow, on Wednesday.......