Biden bars Russian flights, says Putin wrong, US is ready

Accusing his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of waging a 'premeditated and unprovoked' war against Ukraine, President Joe Biden in his maiden State of the Union Address said the United States is......

'How can India be a competitor to China?'

'China need not worry about a 'resurgent India'.''It's not going to happen.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On May 9, 2006, Business Standard......

'COVID-19 may impact Chinese politics'

'There are reports of political dissent mounting on Xi Jinping's handling of the Wuhan fallout.' IMAGE: The Chinese national flag flies at half mast behind a statue of Mao Zedong in Wuhan as China......

Islamic State, Al Qaeda celebrate Trump presidency as ruin of the US

Islamic State and Al Qaeda jihadists have ‘hailed’ Donald Trump’s win in presidential polls as the beginning of “dark times” for the United States with some......

Vishal Sikka named in lawsuit against IP-theft

Sikka is considered to be the force behind SAP's analytics platform, HANA that had helped the company strengthen its position in the global market. Cloud-based data and analytics firm Teradata has......

SAP to top $1bn investment in India

SAP, the world's largest enterprise resource planningsoftware provider, said it may exceed the $1 billion investment target for India as the business and market opportunity has grown multi-fold in......

A month of national lockdown can eat up 1-2% of GDP: Report

A month-long national lockdown to arrest the spread of COVID 2.0 could shave off 100-200 bps of GDP, leading to a 300 bps risk to annual growth, a brokerage report has flagged while expressing......

Sensex ends 150 points higher; Fed meet in focus

Markets ended on a strong note after an extremely volatile trading session this Wednesday, on back of significant buying witnessed in the realty and bank spaces. Trading was choppy intra-day ahead......

Copa America: Brazil beat Uruguay on penalties

Defending champions Brazil reached the Copa America final on Tuesday, beating a feisty Uruguay on penalties after twice surrendering the lead in a 2-2 draw. Maicon put Brazil ahead early on before......

Soccer Extras: Asensio's emotional message to fans after injury

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Real Madrid CF's Marco Asensio suffered a knee injury during a pre-season friendly against Arsenal. Photograph: Juan Manuel......

Sushil reveals he was advised to retire after Beijing Olympics

IMAGE: Sushil Kumar on the podium after winning the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images In a country where winning an Olympic medal is a rarity and......

How will history remember Argentina's Messi

Lionel Messi does not need a Copa America win to feel like the king of the world. He captured that crown a long ago, says Dhruv Munjal IMAGE:  The look on Lionel Messi's face says it all......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......