Putin Seems Pleased To Meet Rajnath

It hasn't exactly been a good few days for Vladimir Putin. One of his proxies in the Middle East -- an eye doctor named Bashar al-Assad -- fled his country and sought sanctuary in Moscow, leaving......

Yes, It Happened This Year

Some glimpses from the year gone by.   JANUARY Protecting Democracy In Brazil IMAGE: A security guard uses an anti-drone weapon against a drone flying near the Planalto Palace and the......

Putin may visit India next year: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to India next year as part of the established framework for reciprocal annual engagements between the leaders of the two nations, the Kremlin......

'Russia Wants To Terrorise Ukraine'

'Russia is aiming at demoralising Ukraine as a nation.''They want to bomb the infrastructure, the electric stations so that regular citizens will not to be able to live, to cook, to give comfort to......

Brics likely to focus on closer energy partnerships among members

The 16th Brics Summit beginning Tuesday in Kazan, Russia, is expected to see more focus on creating a sharper energy policy for Brics that ensures closer partnership among members in both energy......

India flagged concerns with Russia over non-tariff barriers: Commerce secy

India has flagged concerns over non-tariff barriers (NTBs) faced by its exporters with the Russian government, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday. Non-tariff barriers faced by Indian......

India, Russia set $100 bn annual trade target by 2030

India and Russia on Tuesday set a target of $100 billion in annual trade volume by 2030 and vowed to develop a robust bilateral payment settlement mechanism using national currencies. Photograph:......

How Modi plans to tackle spiralling trade deficit with Russia

Trade and economic issues, including a trade balance in favour of Russia, non tariff barriers and payments and logistics-related issues are likely to be taken up during the visit. Shreya......

'World Championships aren't just about chess'

'I think the world championship matches are decided not purely by chess but by who has the better character and who has the better willpower. And I think those qualities, I did show quite well'......

'Gukesh has summitted the highest peak'

Garry Kasparov lauds Gukesh for surmounting every obstacle to scale highest peak IMAGE: D Gukesh claimed the title by beating China's Ding Liren in Singapore. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin......

Ding's blunder or Gukesh's genius? Anand responds

Ignore the criticism, it comes with the territory: Viswanathan Anand to Gukesh IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever to win the world title......

World Chess C'ship: Gukesh bounces back to WIN third game

IMAGE: D Gukesh looks in the zone. Photographs: Kind Courtesy Maria Emelianova and Chin An/FIDE Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the......

'An Army To Shake Up The World Of Chess'

'It is not just D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi.''There are another 20 players just behind them. Nobody imagined this was possible 5 years ago.' IMAGE: Team India after......