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Do You Know About The Battle Of Diu?

Why the Battle of Diu is as historic as the Battle of Trafalgar. IMAGE: Francisco de Almeida won an impressive victory against the navies of the sultan of Egypt and the kings of Cambay and Calicut......

Pak conducted artillery tests near LoC: Officials

Pakistan has tested various artillery systems including a replica of the SH-15 and a 155 mm truck-mounted howitzer developed by a Chinese firm along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir,......

Time We Understood America's Game

Sections of our media and elite take Western reports/judgements at face value and are ready to condemn the targets without understanding the deeper power linkages behind such actions, asserts......

'Pure fiction': Russia denies Putin-Trump phone call

United States President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone and discussed ending the war in Ukraine amongst many other important topics, according to a media......

Turkey's Erdogan skips Kashmir in UN speech. Here's why

Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan did not mention Kashmir in his address at the United Nations General Assembly this year, the first time he has skipped the issues since the abrogation of......

India imports euro 49 bn worth of Russian oil in 3rd year of Ukraine invasion

India, the world's third largest oil consuming and importing nation, bought crude oil worth 49 billion euros from Russia in the third year of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a global think tank said.......

US sanctions hit Russian oil supply to India; March supplies may be hit

The wide-ranging sanctions imposed by the US on the Russian oil sector have started to dent near-term oil flows to India with state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) saying not enough......

India is now the biggest exporter of fuel to EU

India's export of fuels like diesel to the European Union jumped 58 per cent in the first three quarters of 2024, with a bulk of them likely coming from refining discounted Russian oil, according......

Why savings from Russian oil has dropped to a third

Savings for Indian refiners from purchasing Russian oil have decreased to a third of what they were in the years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which triggered global crises,......

India imported $2.8 bn worth crude from Russia in July

India, the world's third largest oil consuming and importing nation, in July bought $2.8 billion worth of crude oil from Russia, second only to China which remains the largest importer of Russian......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

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......

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N......

CWG 2026: What's next after host Victoria pulled out?

IMAGE: Victoria withdrew citing a projected budget blowout. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Australia's state of Victoria has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, placing the......

Russian chess players to compete in Asian federation

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: ANI Photo Chess powerhouse Russia has joined the Asian Chess Federation following an ACF vote that allows Russian players to keep......

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