Namaste is the new Hello!

The bear hug in which the prime minister loves to smother Western VIPs might strike as theatrical, boastful and, above all, unhygienic, in these stricken times, observes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.......

Images that will make you go WOW!

Here’s a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images    A model who poses for tips wearing body paint and underwear poses for a portrait in Times......

'No survivors likely' in Airbus A320 crash in France

Image: Family members of passengers feared killed in Germanwings plane crash react as they arrive at Barcelona's El Prat airport. Photograph: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters Germanwings said its......

REWIND: Best moments from the month that was

Some of the best photographs, clicked across the globe in the month of January.   A girl kisses her father, a conscript, after a ceremony marking enrolment for new conscripts in the......

Euro zone clinches deal with Greece after all-night haggle

Image: Youths hold a placard that reads 'Do we stay in Euro?' during an anti-austerity protest in central Athens, Greece, July 12, 2015. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters EU officials said......

Euro zone gives Greece until Sunday for debt deal

Under a timetable agreed by the 19 leaders of the common currency area, Greece will submit on Wednesday a formal request for a two-year loan programme Euro zone members have given Greece until the......

Greece offers new proposals to avert default, creditors see hope

Image: Protesters attend a rally in front of the parliament building in Athens. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters     Greece took a step back from the abyss on Monday with the......

Why Germany should be India's best partner in Europe

Germany, as the locomotive of Europe, has much to teach India in manufacturing and process management, says Rajeev Srinivasan. November 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin......

Defiance and shock as Dortmund and Monaco face off after attack

‘We're down about what has happened’ ‘But we'll be pleased if we win’ IMAGE: Borussia Dortmund fans. Photograph: Twitter Singing, munching Bratwurst sausages and swilling......

German Boateng gets support after being targeted by anti-migrant party

Germany's main anti-immigrant party triggered outrage on Sunday when its vice-chairman said people would not want German black soccer star Jerome Boateng as their neighbour. Bayern Munich defender......

Germany-Netherlands match cancelled due to real threat

German officials had concrete indications of a security threat that led them to call off Tuesday night's soccer game between Germany and the Netherlands, the premier of the state of Lower Saxony......

Milan sign Genoa midfielder El Shaarawy

AC Milan have signed midfielder Stephan El Shaarawy from Genoa and sent German Alexander Merkel in the opposite direction, the Italian champions said in a statement on Saturday. El Shaarawy, born......

Rampant Milan thrash Parma, Napoli beat Roma

Antonio Cassano scored his first AC Milan goal and Robinho struck twice to help the Serie A leaders end a run of two straight draws in a 4-0 home thrashing of Parma on Saturday. Second-placed......