Now a Trump clone in Brazil!

'As he has no executive track record, so far, he is all talk and hence essentially a braggart and a bigot.''That he is described as the 'Trump of the tropics' should give a short hand summary to......

Lula in la-la land

'My enduring memory of Lula is personal,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, our former envoy in Brazil.'He was visiting India after retirement to accept an award.''At a private dinner in the Brazilian......

Revealed: What Brazil's President was thinking in Goa

'I was a bit startled when our host spoke with such force and at such great length about Terrorism.''Where did that come from?''He kept insisting that it comes from across the border.''I could not......

Modi is prepared to stake his personal reputation when national interests so dictate

'The book has immense value because it reveals the inner workings of the think-tank which appears to provide facts and insights to Modi, though he himself takes the final decisions and articulates......

Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns; Midcaps outperform

The broader markets displayed divergent trend with BSE Midcap index closed up by 0.6% and Smallcap index closed down by 0.4%, respectively. Benchmark share indices snapped a two-day winning streak......

Modi proposes 10-point initiative for BRICS nations

Calling it 'Das Kadam: Ten Steps for the Future', Modi put forward new initiatives for the BRICS grouping that is formed by major emerging economies Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian......

4 Indians among world's 100 most powerful women: Forbes

State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media chair Shobhana Bhartia are among the world's 100 most powerful......

BRICS bank should be operational by Aug 2016: Biz council

Business leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) nations are expecting the New Development Bank to be operational by August 2016, which is aimed at boosting......

Brazil didn't mess up Olympics, nor did it make most of them

The enduring images of the Games will be not just the great sporting achievements - from US swimmer Michael Phelps' 28th Olympic medal to Usain Bolt's historic sprint 'triple triple' - but also the......

PHOTOS: Rio bids a colourful goodbye to 2016 Games

IMAGE:  Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images. A bit of melancholy and unbridled joy......

PHOTOS: Rio kicks off Games with ode to forests, favelas and funk

IMAGE: Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its......

Torch begins final race to stadium from beneath Rio's Christ

IMAGE: Former Brazilian volleyball player Isabel Barroso holds the Olympic torch next to Christ the Redeemer statue watched by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes (L) and archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta in Rio......

PIX: Party time in Rio after rollercoaster run-up to the Games

Samba, Carnival and the famously fun Brazilian spirit are expected to play heavily IMAGE: An athlete from Cyprus dances. Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters. With a little bit of chaos and a......