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With Hanuman image, Brazil Prez thanks PM Modi for COVID vaccines

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to fight the deadly coronavirus infection in his country, one of the......

Now a Trump clone in Brazil!

'As he has no executive track record, so far, he is all talk and hence essentially a braggart and a bigot.''That he is described as the 'Trump of the tropics' should give a short hand summary to......

An Olympics without a smile

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I wonder whether my friends had a foreboding that the Gods of the Olympics will bring only misfortunes to their......

Samba on streets as Brazil carnival kickstarts

Despite the massive outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the country’s annual carnival roared ahead with ravellers jumping, dancing and singing on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo......

All expenses paid: UP minister, family enjoy week-long trip to Brazil

In a move which could embarrass the Uttar Pradesh government, state Transport minister Durga Prasad Yadav has embarked on a week-long study tour to Brazil with family in tow. The minister left for......

Beetle mania comes to a close

Curtains to come down for the last time on the Love Bug! With German carmaker Volkswagen calling time on the Beetle, perhaps the most popular car brand ever, an 80-year-old slice of history comes......

Ola eyes Australia, New Zealand for expansion

The two new markets are overwhelmingly dominated by US ride-hailing giant Uber, which has been able to edge out local start-ups Homegrown cab aggregator Ola is planning to set up operations in......

10 cities in the world with worst traffic jams

Heavy traffic is seen on the streets of Moscow during the evening rush hour. Photograph: Anton Golubev/Reuters People living in cities are the worst victims of traffic congestion. And their woes......

Decline, recession, stagflation, crisis, crunch...

'Every slide in the power point presentation had a graph with years like 2006, 2008, 2010 on the X axis... Most lines seemed to lie inert horizontally and many seemed to dip despondently, except......

Mumbai needs a fully empowered 'manager'

If India is to have an international finance centre, it will emerge in a city that is already India's domestic financial fulcrum. In looking at infrastructure and governance, the MIFC Report leans......

Dorival Junior to take over as Brazil coach

IMAGE: Dorival Junior was Brazil's preferred choice for the job after Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti chose to extend his contract with Real Madrid.. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Dorival......

When Pele had bewitched Queen Elizabeth II

IMAGE: Pele, (L), shows off his KBE (Knight Commander of the British Empire) medal awarded to him by Queen Elizabeth II December 3, 1997. Photograph: Reuters/Files In 2022, Britain lost its queen......

Brazil mourns loss of 'King' Pele

IMAGE: Renato Souza, a fan of Brazilian soccer legend Pele holds a placard outside the hospital as people mourn his death, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Brazil......

The greatest of all time, finally together in heaven

IMAGE: Soccer legends Diego Maradona and Pele rest on a hammock during a reception in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Reuters Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate......

Football's 'Eternal great' Pele passes away

'God gave me this ability for one reason: To make people happy.' IMAGE: Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy on a regular basis since he had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021........

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