India doubled tiger population ahead of schedule: PM

On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India has achieved the target of doubling of tiger population four years ahead of schedule of the......

History In Minutes: When Europe Invaded Russia

Syed Firdaus Ashraf marches through time to trace the bitter history between Russia and its West European neighbours. IMAGE: Red Army troops race across a field to attack on the Southern Front,......

Kyrgyzstan-born suspect eyed for Russia subway blast

The suspect in Monday’s train explosion in St Petersburg, Russia, which killed 11 people and injured dozens, has been identified by Kyrgyz security services, according to several news......

PM returning home after G20 Summit in Russia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday left for home after attending the eighth G20 Summit in St Petersburg, Russia during which he asked the world leaders to show collective......

This is how Euro zone plans to counter the Greek crisis

  Athens reported a steep 24.6 per cent fall in its revenues in May, including a 50 per cent fall in tax returns Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday to try to avert a......

Russian coach mocks Ronaldo

IMAGE: Russia Coach Stanislav Cherchesov enjoys a bottle of Coke.   The real fizz at Euro 2020 appears to be occurring off the pitch, courtesy Cristiano Ronaldo. Ahead of Portugal's......

Four gay rights protesters arrested before Games

Russian police arrested four gay rights protesters who unfurled a banner in St Petersburg on Friday declaring "Discrimination is incompatible with the Olympic Movement", gay rights group All Out......

World Cup diary: Fans get a shot at biting Suarez

IMAGE: Cook Valery Maksimchik poses with pizzas decorated with portraits of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Uruguay's Luis Suarez. Photographs: Anton Vaganov/Reuters A restaurant in St Petersburg......

Russian national soccer team, clubs banned from European competitions

IMAGE: Plastic letters arranged to read 'Sanctions are placed in front the UEFA logo and Russian flag colours in this illustration. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters Russia's national......

Sachin strikes gold at Youth World Boxing Championships

World Junior bronze-medallist Sachin Singh (49kg) became only the third Indian boxer ever to strike gold at the AIBA Youth World Championships with a stunning unanimous victory over Cuban national......