Poll Results, World Cup: Strange Similarities

In Gujarat, the Congress must have felt like the Swiss in Doha.Suffering at the hands of both the BJP and the AAP, they seemed to lack a goalkeeper.In Himachal, although a victory for the Congress,......

Xi talks tough with Biden, says China can't be stopped; warns him over Taiwan

Striking a tough posture at the much-awaited virtual summit with his United States counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping said that China will 'certainly defend' its sovereignty and......

Soldier eyes Guinness record, begins 4,300-km run to be completed within 50 days

Indian soldier Naik Velu P is all set to make his 30th birthday memorable as he left for a mission to enter his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by running from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, a......

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in......

Climate deal emerges at COP26, India intervenes on fossil fuel

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have accepted a new climate agreement after the COP26 summit in Glasgow concluded its extra time plenary on Saturday with a deal, which recognises India's......

Is this why Djokovic and Alcaraz failed at US Open?

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic said he "felt out of gas" after his US Open title defence ended after three late matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium, last week. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Shock upsets,......

PIX: Muchova stuns former champion Osaka; Swiatek cruises

Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday. IMAGE: The Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova returns against Japan's Naomi Osaka during......

US Open PICS: Djokovic, Zverev advance to 3rd Round

Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday. Djokovic advances to third round after Djere retires injured IMAGE: Novak Djokovic returns......

PIX: Ledecky takes record but Australia win 4x200 freestyle

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Thursday. IMAGE: Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus celebrate after......

Olympics spark joy for volunteers, frustration for Parisians

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Paris Olympics/Instagram For the fortunate few out of the 45,000 volunteers supporting the Paris Olympics, a chance meeting with tennis star Carlos Alcaraz at the airport......