'Gorbachev let the Soviet empire die'

'It would be a huge mistake to think that Gorbachev's reforms did not achieve anything.''We all live in the world, which is in many respects a result of Glasnost and Perestroika.' IMAGE: Russian......

With pushing and plodding, India-Pakistan may still engage

'The China Pakistan Economic Corridor is Pakistan's number one preoccupation today -- and tensions with India and the $46 billion projects simply do not go together,' points out Ambassador M K......

India among world's 20 LEAST peaceful nations

A student participates in a peace rally to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in Mumbai. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Two students to embark on Arctic voyage

As the world debates on measures to counter global warming, two young school students who recently won the title of "Indian Climate Champion" are all set to embark on an arctic voyage to study more......

Wow! Now pay only Rs 27,000 for return flight to New York

The low fares will come with a discernible sea-change in service quality and minus the luxury which comes as an essential part of any long-haul travel IMAGE: Skuli Mogensen, CEO of WOW air, poses......

Panama leaks have taught the Indian rich a lesson

'Given the past record, no one will be prosecuted, especially since the beneficiaries comprise the most powerful people in the country. They will pay a fine and be let off.' Rashme Sehgal reports.......

Switzerland best place for older adults, India a dismal 71st!

The report found that 28 per cent of people over 65 in India are receiving a pension. Around 30 per cent of men and 72 per cent of women over 60 are fully dependent on others. Image: A view of......

Happiness index: India ranks 117, below Pakistan!

The report highlights four supports for well-being and their underlying neural bases. Image: A view of Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters India has not fared well in a global......

Russian Grandmaster Boris Spassky passes away at 88

IMAGE: Former World chess champion Bobby Fischer (right) gestures during his September 1992 match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan.......

Cristiano Ronaldo first football player to reach this landmark...

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo already held the record for most international appearances when he surpassed Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa's, who held the record of 196 matches. Photograph: Portuguese......

Praggnanandhaa stuns Carlsen again at Chessable Masters

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, took advantage of a one-move blunder by Magnus Carlsen in the closing stages to stay in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages. Photograph: International......

Indian GM Praggnanandhaa wins prestigious chess tourney

  Photograph: Kind Courtesy Reykjajvik Chess/Twitter Young Indian Grandmaster R Pragganandhaa on Tuesday won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament in Reykjajvik,......

Fencer Bhavani aims to create history at Tokyo Olympics

'The Olympics is a very special competition and the most important for all the athletes so every match is going to be tough and everything is possible.' IMAGE: C A Bhavani Devi made history by......