Athens bowed to demands to phase out tax breaks for its islands.
Arundhuti Dasgupta finds herself surrounded by Greek legends and fables in the mythical centre of the world.
Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
Images from Day 13 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
Japan's Nishikori was the first man representing an Asian country to break through to a Grand Slam final at the 2014 tournament before Marin Cilic stopped him in the title match.
Roger Federer cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 win over Peter Gojowczyk in his first appearance since losing in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Vikram Achanta on the passing of Goa's iconic lanadmark, a 'mecca of entertainment, not just in Goa, but in India, and one of the coolest destinations for locals and tourists alike'.
To most viewers, Wrath of the Titans will appear lousy and painful.
alaika Mihambo of Germany snatched the Olympic gold in women's long jump with her final leap of 7.00 metres in an enthralling final at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday.
'Under the more strident Modi version of Hindutva, Nehru has almost become a contemporary political figure.' 'The ruling party knows that without total erasure and distortion of Nehru, their fantasies will always be wobbly.'
In a major development, INS Godavari has successfully foiled a piracy attempt on Greek ship MV Elinakos in the Gulf of Aden, a navy statement said on Tuesday.
Coming into the day at the back of a splendid win and a day's rest, the World No. 16 Indian, playing with black pieces, could not maintain his momentum and despite giving a tough fight in a game that lasted for 52 moves, failed to avert his second loss of the campaign.
Chef Sudip Misra from Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield shares his tricolour recipes.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Geetanjali Krishna approached her trip to Greece -- the cradle of democracy where the notions of equality, free speech and civic liberty first took shape -- as much as pilgrimage as a holiday.
Yet another Coachella weekend comes to an end!
IMAGES from Day 6 of the matches played at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
5 best looks of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive Day 4.
European leaders are searching for solutions as conflicts in Syria and Iraq are sending thousands of refugees on dangerous voyages through the Balkans and across the Mediterranean to the 28-nation European Union. Here are the latest developments on the crisis.
The market breadth turned negative towards the close, 1,434 stocks declined, while 1,395 stocks advanced on the BSE on Wednesday.
Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Novak Djokovic used a dizzying array of drop shots to make short work of Karen Khachanov at the Dubai Open on Thursday, reaching the semi-finals with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over the Russian seventh seed.
Massive default, together with a very large sustained cut in the annual budget deficit, is, in fact, needed to restore Greek's fiscal sustainability.
An International Monetary Fund study published on Tuesday showed that Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as fractious parties in Athens prepared to vote on a sweeping austerity package demanded by their lenders.
Delighted world number one Novak Djokovic said he was back to his best after winning a third Madrid Open title on Sunday, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4.
Manchester City skipper Carlos Tevez has been unintentionally dragged into a sensational match-fixing scandal, as a Greek court is examining evidence that City's Europa League game against Aris in February was the target of a betting scam.
A rising number of Greeks in rural areas are swapping goods and services in cashless transactions.
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.
It is now the Greeks who have been gifted a 'Trojan' horse.
Rafael Nadal kept the flag flying for the old guard at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over American Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals, where he will meet another next generation player in Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta feared who he might have infected when he tested positive for coronavirus, but said on Thursday he has completed his recovery and is ready to return to work with the English Premier League side. Arsenal announced Arteta's positive test a fortnight ago on March 12, which ultimately led to the halt in the season as his side prepared to face Manchester City.
The Nasdaq Composite hit a high of 5,143.316.
Add a fun, vibrant twist to your weekend with a vegetarian mezze platter.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Historic details of the design of the Olympic Games medals.
Col Sharma, who was among five security forces personnel killed during an encounter with terrorists in north Kashmir late on Saturday night, is the second commanding officer of the 21 Rashtriya Rifles who lost his life in anti-terror operation.
Greek media speculated the 32-year-old Brazilian would earn up to $1.86 million per year.
Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Not that cash will be the motivator for world number one Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and debutants Andrey Rublev and Diego Schwartzman when the tournament's 50th edition starts on Sunday.
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