Brazil's President Rousseff loses impeachment vote, ousted from office

Vice President Michel Temer was sworn in as new President. IMAGE: Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff speaks at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photograph: Bruno......

Why was Mahatma Gandhi blindfolded in Brazil?

In an act of protest against a corruption scandal that has stirred Brazil one artist has blindfolded several 100 statues, including one of Mahatma Gandhi. SEE NO EVIL: A photograph of the statue......

BRICS Summit: Opportunities for India, Russia and China

Srikanth Kondapalli on what to expect from the seventh BRICS summit meeting to be held in Russia in July. The seventh BRICS Summit is to be held at Ufa in Russia on July 9-10. As the rotating chair......

The Week that Was

Here's a look at the events that shaped the world last week. Image: Actor Amitabh Bachchan poses for a photograph after the unveiling of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, London,......

Petrobras raises $70 bn in largest offering ever

Brazilian oil major Petrobras has mopped-up about $70 billion in the world's largest share offering. Out of the total proceeds, around $43 billion would go to the Brazilian government, which is a......

Statoil, Petrobras quit ONGC gas field

Norwegian oil major Statoil and Brazil's Petrobras have quit Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's KG basin gas block over government delays in approving their participation in the deepwater acreage.......

RIL mulling JV with Petrobras

Reliance Industries, the largest Indian private company, is in talks with Brazilian energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) to set up two petrochemical joint ventures, sources close to the......

ONGC inks swap deal with Brazil's Petrobras

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has offered Brazilian oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) a stake in its east coast blocks in exchange for getting a 15 per cent stake in a Brazilian......

Football Extras: Chelsea legend Drogba to visit India to meet fans

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Chelsea fans can meet Didier Drogba, as part of a fan event at the Ambience Mall in Gurgaon. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images......

Why half of Brazil is opposed to hosting the Olympics

- The Datafolha polling institute survey published in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper also found that 63 percent of those asked in the latest poll think the Olympics will bring more costs than......

Is Brazil on time for 'safe' Olympics?

‘All the obligatory infrastructure will be finished in time’ IMAGE: Gymnast Rebecca Andrade leads the Olympic torch. Photograph: Getty Images. All infrastructure for the Olympic......

Rio Olympic: 1st allegation of corruption crops up

Bribe paid to get funds for Rio Olympic project IMAGE: Japan's Yuka Sato, left, and Ireland's Aileen Reid during the women's triathlon ITU World Olympic Qualification Event at Copacabana beach,......

Countdown to Rio Games begins with Olympia torch lighting

Thursday's ceremony marks the 80-year anniversary since the relay, which did not exist in the ancient Greek Olympics, was introduced by the Nazi organisers of the 1936 Berlin Games IMAGE: The......