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The Most FANTASTIC Pix You Will See!

The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Here are the winning entries: A Colourful Dream by Bibek Kunwar I took this in a felt......

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......

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......

US sanctions Russia for 'beginning' invasion of Ukraine

United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a series of economic sanctions against Russia as he accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of aggression against Ukraine. IMAGE:......

US issues another warning to Russia over Ukraine

The Biden administration has once again warned Russia of 'severe consequences' in case its forces invade Ukraine and said that the path for diplomacy remains available if the Kremlin chooses to......

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)......

Beetle mania comes to a close

Curtains to come down for the last time on the Love Bug! With German carmaker Volkswagen calling time on the Beetle, perhaps the most popular car brand ever, an 80-year-old slice of history comes......

Are the forces of globalisation losing steam?

Trade barriers have not risen significantly anywhere and now the values of both imports and exports have fallen, notes Daniel Gros China has just announced that last year, for the first time since......

Good opportunity to make India a tourist hotspot

The rise in India's relative attractions lie in the precipitous decline in safety of the more popular destinations, notes Kanika Datta. All of a sudden, if you look around you, India appears to be......

Chocolate connoisseur? Interesting facts you must know

Currently a ton of cocoa costs about $1,845 (€1,500) at the exchange, $25,610 (€20,821) at big chocolate producers like Barry Callebaut and $32,082 (€26,083) in the shop. Image: A......

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......

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......

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