School's Final Goodbye To Warrior Student

Flight Lieutenant Adivitiya Bal was killed in the line of duty along with Wing Commander Mohit Rana in last week's MiG-21 crash in Barmer.His school in Nagrota, Jammu, gave a final salute to a......

Russia looks at India for help as China refuses aircraft parts delivery

After the Russian aviation sector was hit by crippling Western sanctions for war against Ukraine, China refused to supply Russia with aircraft parts. Image only for representation. Photograph:......

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

India-Pakistan: A New Beginning?

'No prime minister of India is averse to normalise relations with Pakistan, if it is possible to do so without altering our fundamental position on Jammu and Kashmir,' notes Ambassador T P......

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

IMAGE: A man carries the Russian flag past the Olympic rings. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer will need......

Russia fumes: 'Unjust' ban from Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to ban Russia's athletes from the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics in July......

Ukraine's Paris Olympics dilemma: To compete or not vs Russians?

IMAGE: People walk past the countdown clock showing 366 days, one year to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Ukraine is still......

Ukrainian kickboxing champion Bordus killed fighting in war

IMAGE: Maksym Bordus, who was born in 2000, had signed up to fight for the Ukrainian army on the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion in February last year. Photograph: Anton......

Russian Kasatkina 'bitter' after being booed at French Open

'But yesterday I was booed for just being respectful on my opponent's position not to shake hands.' IMAGE: Russian Darya Kasatkina has been one of very few Russian players to speak out against the......