History In Minutes: When Europe Invaded Russia

Syed Firdaus Ashraf marches through time to trace the bitter history between Russia and its West European neighbours. IMAGE: Red Army troops race across a field to attack on the Southern Front,......

'Putin And Putin's Elite Hate America'

'Putin will not be bound by any kind of deal he would sign with the US.' IMAGE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a point to US President Donald Trump at their meeting in the Oval......

Who's a tougher negotiator? Modi or him? Trump says...

United States President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a much "tougher negotiator" than him and stressed that there is not even a contest. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Earth sets another heat record in January despite...

The planet experienced its warmest January on record last month despite the development of La Nina, a climate pattern that usually brings cooler global temperatures, the European climate agency......

Tea exports hit new high, but rising imports a worry

As India’s tea exports reach their highest in years, a sharp rise in imports is raising concerns among producers. Photograph: Mayur Sanap/Rediff.com In 2024, India took the third spot in......

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is top central banker for 2nd straight year

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally for the second consecutive year by US-based Global Finance magazine. Illustration: Dominic......

Indian Biz Sees Hope After Bangladesh SC Order

'Bilateral trade has suffered seriously because of the growing unrest.''There is a standstill on both sides amid the curfew.' IMAGE: Protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh and the police......

Sino-India trade touched all-time high of $135.98 billion in 2022

The trade between India and China has touched an all-time high of $135.98 billion in 2022 while New Delhi's trade deficit with Beijing crossed for the first time a $100 billion mark despite frosty......

Tenet review

Tenet is both incredibly obfuscating and feverishly magnificent, says Sukanya Verma. 'Don't get on the chopper if you can't stop thinking in linear terms,' warns a character in Tenet. This is not......

Sheep Fired! New Zealand golf course turns to mowers

IMAGE: The Tahuna Golf Club in New Zealand made the decision when faced with a bill of NZ$25,000 ($14,787.50) for replacing 125 ewes this year. Photograph: Tahuna Golf Club/Facebook The Tahuna......

Football, Rugby kick-off Paris Olympic games

IMAGE: Players of Uzbekistan and Spain walk out for the pre-match ceremony at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw The sporting action at the Paris Olympics......

Ahead of Paris Games, Ukraine mourns athletes lost to war

At least 488 Ukrainian athletes and trainers have been killed since early 2022, around two dozen of whom had been European or world champions in their discipline, according to sports ministry......

Aryna Sabalenka, the first 'neutral' Grand Slam champion

IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka will not have "Belarus" next to her name on the winner's trophy, the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images With daring, resolve and a......

IOC: Bow to demands to ban Russian or risk boycott

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first......