Get over 'West is bad guy' syndrome: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the West was not the "bad guy" as it was not flooding Asian and African markets with goods on a massive scale and that there was a need to get over......

Vladimir Putin, 70

Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia since 2000, is 70 today, October 7. Glimpses from the life of Russia's current tsar:   IMAGE: Putin and his then wife Lyudmila at the Taj Mahal, October......

India taking Russian oil won't violate sanctions: US

India taking up Russia's offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of American sanctions, the White House has said. IMAGE: An employee is seen at an oil platform operated by Lukoil......

Bhanu Sahni: 'Ukraine is my second homeland'

'We feel betrayed by the West.' IMAGE: A charred armoured vehicle on a street in the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, February 28, 2022. Photograph: Maksim Levin/Reuters   Bhanu......

Shipping cos gain as Baltic Dry index touches 10-year high

Meanwhile, with China switching its trading partners due to geo-political iss­ues, increased trade with South Africa for bauxite and with the US for coal is also auguring well for vessels with......

Another coronavirus fallout: India's shipping business

'The coronavirus impact is much bigger than what the market had predicted. We are helpless and simply watching the market at present. Nothing can be done,' Anil Devli, chief executive officer (CEO)......

Shipping freight market defies ongoing trade war

Huge demand for dry bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal, and grain has helped the Index touch a five year high recently. The ongoing trade war between the US and China, coupled with slowing......

Remembering the Beetles

It was in the 1960s that the Beetle attained its cult status, when it became almost synonymous with the hippie movement -- and succeeded in shaking off the grim history of its origins. As......

'My life is very adventurous'

'I don't want my life to be a rat race. I want it to be an adventure.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonal Sehgal/Instagram Sonal Sehgal says she would call the current phase of her career as one full......

Polish airlines refuses boarding to Russian player; Lufthansa denies ticket

IMAGE: Russian tennis player Vitalia Diatchenko was denied boarding by Polish Airlines LOT. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters A Russian tennis player was refused boarding to a flight operated by......

IBA accuses IOC of breach of data

IMAGE: International Boxing Association(IBA) president Umar Kremlev. The IBA said it was concerned about confidential data relating to its competition officials, adding that the Paris 2024 Boxing......

IOC: Bow to demands to ban Russian or risk boycott

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first......

Olympics row deepens as 35 countries demand ban for Russia and Belarus

IMAGE: With war raging in Ukraine, the Baltic States, Nordic countries and Poland had called on international sports bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in the......

IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris Olympics boycott threat

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on......