Putin trying to find 'oxygen' with ceasefire order: Biden

United States President Joe Biden on Thursday said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is "trying to find some oxygen" with the ceasefire order in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.......

Putin announces temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, here's why

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu to introduce a 36-hour ceasefire along the entire line of contact between the warring sides in Ukraine from......

Putin's alleged girlfriend faces EU sanctions: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, is included in the sixth proposed package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. According......

Why the US has sanctioned Putin's daughters

The White House has announced a wide new slate of sanctions on Russia that includes first-time individual sanctions on the two adult daughters of President Vladimir Putin in response to the ongoing......

Russian, Indian funds to invest $1 billion in hydro power

The Russian Direct Investment Fund will team up with an Indian partner to invest $1 billion in hydroelectric projects in Asia's third-largest economy, the head of the Russian state fund told......

India hot for Russia's Altimo

Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's mobile firm Altimo, which had recently evinced interest in Hutch-Essar, today said it was still looking for potential acquisition opportunities in India. "We......

The world's richest people

It has been a busy year for Forbes' team of fortune hunters. Strong equity markets combined with rising real estate values and commodity prices pushed up fortunes from Mumbai to Madrid. Forbes......

Review: Eastern Promises

The setting is unspeakably macabre. Two Russian mobsters stand over a barber's attic in London, helping him dispose of a razor-guillotined corpse. Nikolai, played by Viggo Mortensen, set to 'treat'......

Eastern Promises -- review

A teenage girl drags herself into a London chemist begging for medicine. Few hours later, we see her dead in a hospital having given birth to a baby girl. A midwife Anna (Naomi Watts) comes across......

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dabang Delhi Table Tennis Club/X Indian paddler Sreeja Akula clinched the women's singles title while Manav Thakar and Manush Shah reigned supreme in the men's doubles......

FIDE Grand Chess: Vidit crushes Niemann to jump into lead

IMAGE: Vidit Gujrathi recorded his fourth victory in last five games to join the leaders' pack on 4.5 points. Photograph: FIDE/Mark Livshitz India's Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi crashed through the......

ISSF World C'ship: Indian men take 10m air pistol team bronze

IMAGE: India opened their account with bronze. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's campaign in the ISSF World Championship began on an unimpressive note as none of the six 10m air pistol......

WTT Contender: Manika starts with wins, Sharath ousted

IMAGE: India star TT player Manika Batra won all her three matches on Wednesday. Photograph: Jono Searle/Getty Images Manika Batra headlined an impressive Indian performance at the World Table......

Chess Olympiad: Red-hot India 'B' thrash Estonia 4-0

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran during the second round match of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai, on Saturday. Photograph: FIDE/Lennart Ootes & Stev Bonhage India 'B'......