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......

'US policy is to divide and rule over Europe'

'The clean break between Russia and Europe that this foolish attack is creating may actually last long.''It will undermine Europe and benefit the US and China.' IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers fire a......

Goodbye, Mr Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev died in a Moscow hospital on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 after a long and prolonged illness. The former president and general secretary of the Communist party of the then Union of......

Can Rishi Beat Race To Become PM?

Will Empire strike back to prevent a game changing election result, asks T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Conservative party leadership finalists Rishi Sunak, right, and Liz Truss before taking part in the......

Modi to unveil India's renewable energy plan at climate summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to articulate his government's ambitions on renewable energy and make a call for a coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure at UN Secretary General......

WEF preps for Modi mantra with tastes of India, twists of yoga

Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to attend Davos meeting in about 20 years since H D Deve Gowda in 1997.   With exquisite desi cuisine on the platter and live yoga sessions on display,......

Priyanka Chopra among World's Top 100 Most Powerful Women

Yet another achievement is added to PeeCee's growing list. It's been a year of achievements for Priyanka Chopra. She has been listed among the Top 10 Highest Paid Actresses on Television by......

UEFA says no plan to take away Euro semis, final from Wembley

IMAGE: General view during training at the Wembley. Photograph: Matt Dunham/Reuters UEFA has no plans to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final, European soccer's......

PIX: Ibrahimovic in tears on return to Sweden squad

IMAGE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic shed a few tears of pride as he returned to Sweden's national team after a four-year absence for their World Cup qualifiers. Photograph: Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency......

Bundesliga plans May 15 restart after government green light

IMAGE: A government statement also said Bundesliga teams would have to go into quarantined training camps ahead of the restart. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Germany's Bundesliga says it......

Germany's Bundesliga can restart in second half of May: Merkel

All matches would have to be played without fans. IMAGE: Andre Silva of Eintracht Frankfurt during a training session in Frankfurt am Main, on April 03, 2020. Photograph: Handout/Getty Images......

Germany's Bundesliga set to be given green light for restart

Matches would take place under strict conditions - and with no fans in stadiums. IMAGE: Bayern Munich's players during a training session in Munich on Tuesday. Photograph: Andreas Gebert/Reuters......