Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

Fire ravages Notre Dame cathedral, spire collapses

Spire of centuries-old landmark destroyed after flames burst through the roof. IMAGE: A ferocious fire ravaged the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters......

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......

Nelson Mandela's real hero was not Gandhi, but Nehru

Compromise, constitutionality, pragmatism and self-respect. These were Mandela’s leadership virtues. For countries such as India and South Africa, these are the qualities leaders must have,......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Thwarted machete attack clouds Paris 2024 Olympics bid

France has been hit by a series of militant Islamist attacks over the past two years in which more than 230 people have been killed. IMAGE: The Eiffel Tower is lit in the colours of the Olympic......

People like Blatter deserve Nobel Prize, says Putin!

FIFA President Joseph S Blatter shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, President of Russia during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace in Saint Petersburg,......