Poll Results, World Cup: Strange Similarities

In Gujarat, the Congress must have felt like the Swiss in Doha.Suffering at the hands of both the BJP and the AAP, they seemed to lack a goalkeeper.In Himachal, although a victory for the Congress,......

Xi talks tough with Biden, says China can't be stopped; warns him over Taiwan

Striking a tough posture at the much-awaited virtual summit with his United States counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping said that China will 'certainly defend' its sovereignty and......

Soldier eyes Guinness record, begins 4,300-km run to be completed within 50 days

Indian soldier Naik Velu P is all set to make his 30th birthday memorable as he left for a mission to enter his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by running from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, a......

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in......

Climate deal emerges at COP26, India intervenes on fossil fuel

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have accepted a new climate agreement after the COP26 summit in Glasgow concluded its extra time plenary on Saturday with a deal, which recognises India's......

Injured Djokovic pulls out of French Open

Last year's runner-up and seventh seed Ruud will now advance to the semi-finals, where he could face fourth seed Alexander Zverev or 11th seed Alex de Minaur. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic in action......

French Open PIX: Djokovic survives scare; De Minaur stuns Medvedev

Images from Day 9 of the 2024 French Open, at Roland Garros, on Monday. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates after reaching his 59th major quarter-final -- the most by any men's player. Photograph:......

T20 World Cup: 12 Bowlers To Watch Our For

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners. This shift in focus from high-scoring batting displays witnessed in IPL 2024 is attributed to the......

Spectator spits on Belgian player Goffin at French Open

'It's becoming football, soon there will be smoke bombs, hooligans and fights in the stands.' IMAGE: On a raucous Court 14, David Goffin kept his cool to defeat wild card Perricard 4-6, 6-4, 6-3,......

Bowling a major worry for RCB ahead of Punjab clash

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner Karn Sharma had a mediocre outing in the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings, going for 24 runs in two overs for one wicket. Photograph: BCCI Royal......