'Frankly, India has no role to play.' 'This is a showdown between the US and NATO on one hand and Russia on the other.' 'That said, the outcome of this titanic struggle in Central Europe will remould the world order and affect India profoundly,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Cristiano Ronaldo has lost count of the number of records he has broken, the Portugal forward said after scoring the 700th goal of his career.
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks five of the best team performances from this round as the tournament heads into its business end.
These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world.
Marriages are are bound to happen pandemic or not.
Russian made amends for their opening loss to Belgium as the group remains wide open.
Ten photos that prove we live in an odd, odd world!
Denmark have rediscovered their hunger and are starting to believe they can secure the trophy they won in spectacular fashion in 1992.
Ukraine advanced to the Euro 2020 finals after an impressive first half helped them to a 2-1 home win over Portugal, whose talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal.
Last month, Fonseca vowed that he would don the iconic masked vigilante's outfit if the Ukranian side progressed to the last 16 and stuck to his word, wearing a black cape, mask and hat during the post-match presser after the win.
These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world.
Shakhtar Donetsk have sold their all-time leading scorer Luiz Adriano to AC Milan for eight million euros (6 million pounds), the Ukrainian club announced.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches on Tuesday night.
These eight odd photos prove it's a mad, mad world!
We live in a wonderfully, weird world and here's the proof of it!
Images from Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.
Rediff.com brings you a selection of images of fans taking to the field of play to make a point or gain attention.
From Ireland to Poland, Thailand to the United States, women from more than 50 countries are getting involved in the first International Women's Strike to show solidarity with an energised global women's movement.
These 12 images prove that we truly live in an incredibly bizarre world.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
Is it Rs 300 billion or Rs 66 billion or Rs 33.12 billion?
The Hinduja Group, Mukesh Ambani, Murugappa, and the Adani groups were the other gainers in the Modi regime, while Naveen Jindal and Sun Pharma groups saw the most erosion in their m-cap in the last five years, reports Krishna Kant.
Kazakhstan's Astana fought back to beat a youthful Manchester United side 2-1 at home, Arsenal's woes continued as Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada scored twice to secure a 2-1 win.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
Twenty-two foreign nationals among the 35 arrested crew of detained United States-based private ship were shifted from the Central Prison at Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli to Chennai while a court remanded three others to police custody for seven days, officials said.
Juventus progressed to the Champions League last 16 after a Cristiano Ronaldo goal and a late header from substitute Alvaro Morata gave them a comeback 2-1 home win over Hungarians Ferencvaros on Tuesday.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours
Manchester City moved within touching distance of a first appearance in the Champions League quarter-finals after a dynamic first-half display at Dynamo Kiev helped them secure a 3-1 last-16 first-leg win
With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population through better use of contraceptives, says Abhishek Waghmare.
Russia on Sunday mourned its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet full of Russian tourists crashed in Egypt's Sinai, killing all 224 people on board.
These 12 photographs show what a mad, mad world we live in!
Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 10 images.
Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who made a mockery of his two-month exile from the starting lineup with a superb individual effort, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic secured an easy win that banished memories of their earlier group stage struggles.
A summary of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Star Wars fans, who are eagerly awaiting the release of the seventh film in the saga, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, love to meet up and dress up as their favourite characters to watch the movies together and socialise.
As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.