Biggest Prisoner Swap In West's History

United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Americans and Russians, released released from detention in Vladimir Putin's Russia, on their arrival at Joint Base......

Plot to kill Pannun: Nikhil Gupta can be extradited to US, rules Czech court

A Czech high court has ruled that Indian national Nikhil Gupta, detained in a Prague prison on murder-for-hire charges in an alleged assassination attempt on a Khalistani extremist on American......

Is Putin Really A Tough Guy?

The mixed narratives emerging from Russia undermine Mr Putin's position and authority even more than the actual facts, observes Mihir S Sharma. IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting......

Chinese defence minister to visit India this week

China on Tuesday announced that its Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India this week to attend the meeting of SCO defence ministers from April 27 during which he is expected to hold......

US Targets India's Russian Oil Source

Urals and Sokol accounted for every 4 out of 5 barrels of Russian supplies to India last year. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Share of urban women with salaried jobs at 6-year low in Q2: PLFS

As more companies ask their employees to return to office after the pandemic, the share of women employed in regular salaried jobs in urban India decreased from 54 per cent in the first quarter to......

Unseeded Indians win first ATP title!

IMAGE: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and his partner Vijay Sundar Prashanth. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Abhimanyu Singh/Instagram India's Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and his partner Vijay Sundar Prashanth......

Gukesh is not Rapport's favourite for World Chess Championship

'I like to be challenged by the strongest players on the planet, even though it's going to get more difficult with this young Indian generation coming up. But I am not entirely depressed.'  ......

PIX: Kane fires brace to mark 100th England cap

  IMAGE: England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal against Finland at the Wembley Stadium in London during their Nations League League B Group 2 match on Tuesday. . Photograph:......

Carlsen beats Niemann in first face-off since cheating scandal

IMAGE: Norway's Magnus Carlsen advanced to the Speed Chess Championship final, where he will meet France's Alireza Firouzja on Sunday. Photograph: Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters Chess great Magnus Carlsen......

Why Indian shooters could fire blanks at Paris Olympics

Shooters' preps lacked planning, says Olympian Vijay Kumar IMAGE: Shooter Vijay Kumar with his 2012 Olympic medal. Photograph: Harish Kotian/Rediff/Files Olympic medallist shooter Vijay Kumar......