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Russia frees US scribe, ex-marine among 4 in prisoner swap deal

US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the release of three American citizens and one green-card holder who were imprisoned in Russia, under a prisoners' swap deal with the Russian......

Anti-War Protests Hits Putin's Russia

On Wednesday, September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 'partial mobilisation' of some 300,000 reservists with immediate effect in the wake of setbacks suffered by the Russian......

Why The World Must Worry About Zaporizhzhia

The military conflict around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine -- Europe's largest nuclear plant -- has raised fears of an accident worse than the Chernobyl accident in 1986. Ukraine......

China's UNSC gamble is a setback to relations with India

'China's bona fides in moving the UNSC are suspect and based on protecting its gobbled-up Kashmir territories. 'It is not clear whether China's current move will be extended to its logical......

Amazing photos of the month: March

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 20 images. Emma Gonzalez, a student and shooting survivor from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,......

Peace must to sustain high growth: PM

Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Yekaterinburg (Russia), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that India is seeking an external environment conducive to its......

Russia supports India's membership in APEC, SCO

Reflecting its close ties with India, Russia is pushing for the country's inclusion in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to enhance the effectiveness of the regional grouping and is also supporting......

'India,China did not cause food crisis'

Rubbishing claims by western leaders that the current food crisis was caused by the growing consumption in India and China, BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) foreign ministers today sought a......

India ready to help overcome global crisis: PM

Leaving for Russia on his first foreign visit after assuming office for a second term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singhsaid on Monday India is ready to play its part in coordinating global efforts to......

BRIC nations to rescue global economy: Russia

BRIC nations will become the "locomotive" to pull the global economy out of the current crisis as two major countries of the bloc -- India and China -- have suffered least from the downturn,......

Why's Rahman hanging out with Will Smith?

And just what were these cool guys discussing? IMAGE: Will Smith with A R Rahman. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram Take a look at this picture. Will Smith is billed as one of the......

FIDE sparks uproar over plan to reinstate banned Russia players!

IMAGE: Locals enjoy a game of chess in central Yekaterinburg, Russia. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on......

Peru fans outnumber France's 7-to-1 in Yekaterinburg

IMAGE: Peru fans enjoy. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Thousands of red-shirted Peru supporters streamed through the streets of Yekaterinburg on Thursday, outnumbering France's by......

Sports Shorts: Women's recurve team tops qualification

IMAGE: Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari, who have won many international medals together in the past, will take on France in the World Cup mixed team quarter-finals in Guatemala City. Photograph:......

Russia hosts major chess tournament despite coronavirus

Organisers of the prestigious event, in which matches will run until April 3 in Yekaterinburg, a city 1,400 kilometres east of Moscow, are taking special measures to ensure players remain healthy.......

Vishy Anand set to don the commentator's hat

Commentary to keep Anand busy after COVID-19 restrictions delay return to India from Germany IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand will handle the role from his present location. Photograph: Viswanathan......

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