Fifteen years after the break up of the Soviet Union and after signing several declarations and partnership pacts, New Delhi and Moscow failed this year to translate their political trust into tangible results in economic interaction and trade.
Kidambi Srikanth rallied his way to a thrilling win in a tense decider as India kept alive their hopes of winning a first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games.
Puran Krishan Bhat was fired upon by terrorists near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir's Shopian district this afternoon, resulting in his death.
The two-plus-two dialogue will be held on Tuesday. A host of crucial bilateral, regional and global issues including China's efforts to expand influence in the Indo-Pacific region as well as its aggressive behaviour in eastern Ladakh is likely to figure in the talks.
At the meeting, it was felt that army operations should continue in the state in view of the recent success gained against insurgents.
India's P V Sindhu rallied splendidly after losing the first game to beat South Korea's Sim Yujin and enter the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open on Friday. The two-time Olympic medallist needed 66 minutes for a 14-21, 21-19, 21-14 victory.
Agitators squatted on railway tracks at various places, leading to cancellation, short-termination and diversion of several trains.
India will play South Africa in the ninth to 12th place match on Saturday.
Images from Day 5 of the fourth Test between India and South Africa, at Delhi, on Monday.
Claude Arpi looks at the issues that challenge Sino-Indian relations.
'It was emotional with the ups and downs. South Korea did very well, pushed and pressed us.'
Jagdish Thakkar, retired officer of Gujarat information service, has started attending the South Block office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The order to appoint him in the media department of the Prime Minister's Office will be issued soon.
The IOA elections were due last December but have been held up by a court case seeking to change its constitution in line with rules stipulated by the national sports code.
According to Haley, the Biden administration resumed military aid to Pakistan, though it's home to at least a dozen terrorist organisations and its government is deeply in hock to China.
The BMC declared a holiday for all government and private schools and colleges in Mumbai on Thursday after the IMD issued a 'red' alert for the metropolis.
'This is because earlier we didn't have any ministry. People came, spoke and went away. There was no follow-up. But the two PBDs have focussed on the problems,' says Jagdish Tytler.
Germany struck twice with two minutes left in the match to wipe out a two-goal deficit and then prevailed over England in the penalty shoot-out to make a dramatic entry into the semi-finals of the Men's Hockey World Cup, in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday.
'It will begin with 16 specified countries. It will be extended later to 70 countries,' says Minister for NRI Affairs Jagdish Tytler.
In his opening remarks at the virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Modi also said that some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of their policy and the grouping must not hesitate to criticise them.
Chastened by the Kargil conflict, Pervez Musharraf will be remembered for gradually lowering the profile of terrorism and seeking a realistically negotiated settlement to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, notes Ambassador G Parthasarathy, who served as India's high commissioner to Pakistan when Musharraf seized power in a coup in October 1999.
Sitharaman, who became the first full-time woman defence minister in the first tenure of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government -- will also head the Corporate Affairs ministry in the new cabinet.
After the attack on the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot on January 2, India in February wrote to the UN calling for immediate action to list Azhar under the Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
South Africa's coach Russell Domingo lists reasons for South Africa's batting collapse on Day 1 of the second Test against India in Bangalore on Saturday. Harish Kotian/Rediff.com listens in...
Swu and Muivah, who were scheduled to leave India on January 20, have extended their stay by at least four days in view of the 'positive progress' in the Naga peace talks.
Gen N C Vij takes over as Chief of Army Staff
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Ridwaan Goolam Hoosen, an avid South African soccer fan, is used to having to leave the grounds to find a prayer space, including at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
A recent survey discovered that Bengaluru has some of the classiest high streets in our country.
