Can Modi Halt The Brutal Ukraine War?

India has maintained communication with both Russia and Ukraine.It is time Narendra Modi steps up on the world stage and plays the role of peacemaker, suggests military historian Colonel Anil A......

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'An exclusive excerpt from Changing Skylines: The Shapoorji Pallonji Sesquicentennial 1865-2015. Illustration: Dominic......

Iranian foreign minister raises anti-Prophet remarks during talks

India and Iran on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on enhancing trade, connectivity and counter-terror cooperation even as Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian raised the......

Jaishankar to meet Iranian FM on Wednesday amid Prophet remark row

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to hold talks with his visiting Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday amid widespread anger in West Asian countries over......

Why the outlook for globalisation is bleak

Although the returns from outward-looking policies are less today, substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives, says Shankar Acharya. Twenty years from now, if the world......

Oil prices dip as Iraq raises exports

While OPEC has been unable to agree on an output freeze in an effort to support prices, Iraq was the latest Middle East producer to raise its exports quota Oil prices dipped to around $49 a barrel......

Landmark Group dumps Trump products over Muslim ban call

Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States in the most dramatic response. Dubai-based Landmark Group, one of the Middle East's largest retail firms, said it was pulling......

Why are oil prices fluctuating?

From February to mid-March, oil prices receded rapidly. WTI dropped by 22 per cent in six weeks. Brent crude was down about 15 per cent. Then, in the past four weeks, the oil inched back up to the......

Palestinians overcome hardship to compete in Paris

'People don't want Palestinians to exist. They look at the flag and they don't want it. So to be here is a win' IMAGE: Palestinian Olympic swimmer hopeful, Yazan Al Bawwab, swims during his......

The Arab world prays this time for Morocco

IMAGE: Morocco fans are pictured with the flag of Morocco outside the stadium before the match. Photograph: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters The flags, team jerseys and billboards with players are on......

Indian football round-up: Team re-enters top-100 in FIFA rankings

IMAGE: The Indian football team at a training session with Coach Stephen Constantine, centre. Photograph: AIFF Media The Indian football team has re-entered the top-100 of the FIFA world rankings......

Rio Olympics: A beginner's guide to rowing

As India’s Dattu Bhokanal will be competing in the men's singles sculls rowing event fat the Rio 2016 Olympics, on Saturday, here is a beginner's guide IMAGE: Australia's women's quadruple......

PHOTOS, World Cup qualifiers: Brazil crush Peru; Romania hold Italy

IMAGE: Brazil's Douglas Costa (left) celebrates a goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Salvador on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters An inspired......