Republic Day: Meet Egyptian Chief Guest

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the chief guest at the Republic Day 2023 celebrations. 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.   IMAGE:......

COP27 Does Little On Climate Change

The overwhelming feeling at the end of COP27 was that despite decades of meetings and landmark accords, like the Paris Agreement, the world was still not doing enough to slow the climate crisis,......

Why I Was Detained For 27 Hours In Egypt

'I was not scared because I knew I had not done anything wrong. And I was walking for a good cause.' IMAGE: Ajit Rajagopal. All photographs: Ajit Rajagopal The 2022 United Nations Climate Change......

Low expectations from first face-to-face Biden-Xi meeting at G20 Summit

US President Joe Biden will meet China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit coming Monday in Bali, Indonesia and neither side is expecting any coolants to douse the fire of......

Mumbai is fifth 'best value city' globally: Report

Mumbai comes after Hanoi (Vietnam), Warsaw (Poland), Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) and Bangkok (Thailand)   India's financial capital Mumbai has been ranked as the fifth most budget-friendly city......

Pak's U-turn on MFN: Status NOT granted to India, says Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has made it clear that Pakistan has not granted the Most Favoured Nation status to India, saying the commerce ministry has only been tasked to move forward on the......

Why is Shahid calling Mira a 'SURVIVOR'?

It's travel time for everyone, including Bollywood's celebrities. From London to Dubai to Maldives to Amsterdam to Switzerland, they're on the go.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid......

Israel-Hamas conflict: India withdraws from World Cadet Chess

IMAGE: Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11, 2023. Photograph: Saleh Salem/Reuters The Indian team has pulled out of the World Cadet Chess Championship scheduled......

Sports Shorts: Sharan is India's new No 1 doubles player

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: 38-ranked Divij Sharan toppled Rohan Bopanna to go to the top spot. Photograph: Divij Saran/Facebook Divij Sharan on Monday......

Sports Shorts: Schumacher's ex-manager wants the truth about his health

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Former Ferrari Formula One World Champion Michael Schumache. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Willi Weber, former......

Sports Shorts: 'Ready for Asian Boxing Championship'

Indian star boxer and five-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Friday said that she is working really hard for the upcoming South Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Vietnam and is all set for the......

Sports Shorts: Historic title win for Advani in Egypt

Pankaj Advani created history by becoming the first player to win world titles in the long and shorter formats of both billiards and snooker after pocketing the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker......