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The moments that shaped 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news......

Revealed: What Brazil's President was thinking in Goa

'I was a bit startled when our host spoke with such force and at such great length about Terrorism.''Where did that come from?''He kept insisting that it comes from across the border.''I could not......

BRICS logo draws Congress, AAP ire

Ahead of the BRICS summit in Goa, the Congress has expressed its objection to the logo of the event, which it said looks like the party symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party even as the Aam Aadmi......

Brazil's President Rousseff loses impeachment vote, ousted from office

Vice President Michel Temer was sworn in as new President. IMAGE: Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff speaks at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photograph: Bruno......

An Olympics without a smile

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I wonder whether my friends had a foreboding that the Gods of the Olympics will bring only misfortunes to their......

ONGC inks swap deal with Brazil's Petrobras

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has offered Brazilian oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) a stake in its east coast blocks in exchange for getting a 15 per cent stake in a Brazilian......

India, Brazil, S Africa to increase trade

The India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum, set up after the Brasilia Declaration signed by foreign ministers of the three countries on June 6, 2003, will help increase cooperation in defence and......

Time to focus more on inclusive medium term fiscal policy

Inclusive growth is about enabling wider participation in the growth story, but the current if fiscal debate is about how to compensate losers using annual Budgets, says Rathin Roy. In recent......

Modi's 18 months: The good, not-so-good and failed attempts

Certainly, the economy is more stable than before — inflation is down, fiscal and current account deficits stand reduced, and forex reserves have gone up, says TN Ninan. Narendra Modi on......

7 snoop units abroad to check black money, customs fraud

A proposal for creation of seven Customs Overseas Intelligence Network units is pending with the Ministry of External Affairs. Seven overseas intelligence units, including two in China, have been......

Remo to perform for PM in Brazil

Singer-musician Remo will perform in Brasilia, Brazil, this week. Remo has been invited by Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath to grace a special show for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......

Marion Cotillard, Clooney, Gaga: Humanitarians of Hollywood

Ever wondered what happens when Hollywood A-listers turn protestors? Take a look.There exists a rare breed of showbiz celebrities who are just as passionate about social causes close to their heart......

PHOTOS: Olympic flame lands in Brazil for three month relay to Games

IMAGE: The Olympic flame arrives from Geneva, on May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities from all states from the north to the south of Brazil, before......

Brazil's most costly football stadium may not host Olympic games

Tickets for matches in Brasilia have already been on sale for months and it remains unclear how fans, many of whom may have bought flights and booked hotels, would be reimbursed IMAGE: File photo......

World Cup PHOTOS: Ronaldo shines but Portugal bow out despite win

Cristiano Ronaldo hit his first goal of the 2014 World Cup to lift Portugal to a 2-1 victory over Ghana in Brasilia but both sides bowed out of the tournament as Germany and USA advanced to the......

In Brazil, the ball is the world

It is almost midnight and our visitor from Delhi after his 36 hour travel to Brasilia is fast asleep. I am still watching a late night mystery on television. Suddenly there are deafening cracker......

Chapecoense vow to rebuild after airline accident

The small club from Chapeco in southern Brazil will be aided in their comeback by other senior teams, a group of whom called for the club to be exempt from relegation for three years. IMAGE: Fans......

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Brazil lawmaker Maia emerges to shield reforms from crisis

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The scion of a storied political clan is edging closer to being Brazil's third president in just over a year, a change that... ...

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Inside Philip Morris' campaign to subvert the global anti-smoking treaty

By Aditya Kalra, Paritosh Bansal, Duff Wilson and Tom Lasseter NEW DELHI/LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A group of cigarette company executives... ...

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In Brazil, Lula conviction opens field for 2018 presidential race

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The graft conviction Wednesday of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a front-runner for next year's... ...

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Speaker of Brazil's lower house pushes for swift vote on Temer charge

The speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress on Tuesday urged that a vote be held this week on a corruption charge facing President Michel... ...

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Brazil eyes clearer leniency deal rules after J&F uproar - sources

REUTERS - A backlash in Brazil over plea and leniency deals with the billionaire family that controls meatpacker JBS SA has led prosecutors to... ...

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