Trump backs bill to 'punish' countries buying Russian oil

United States President Donald Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving the White House leverage against countries like China......

India offers Akash missile system to Brazil during high-level talks

India is learnt to have pitched for the supply of Akash missile system to Brazil as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin......

21 injured as fire erupts at main venue of UN COP30 summit in Brazil

At least 21 people were injured in a fire which broke out at the main venue of the ongoing UN COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil's Belem, forcing thousands of people to run for safety. IMAGE: A......

US to pause visa for Russia, Iran among 75 countries from Jan 21

The US State Department is set to pause visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Russia and Iran, as part of a crackdown on those immigrants deemed likely to become a "public......

Which Country Produces The Most Milk?

Milk is produced in abundance in India, the United States, Russia and a few other countries which drove global cow milk production this year and in previous years. India's massive 211.7 million......

Sensex tanks 780 points on renewed trade uncertainties

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply by nearly 1 per cent on Thursday, continuing their weak momentum for the fourth straight session, due to renewed concerns over potential US......

'India Is Uber's Third-Largest Market'

'We serve more than 1.2 billion trips annually and have over 1.5 million active earners each month using the platform.' IMAGE: The Uber app to book bike ride. Photograph: Kind courtesy Uber  ......

India Leads World In Real-Time Payments

In its June 2025 review, the International Monetary Fund spotlighted India's Unified Payments Interface as the world's most dominant retail instant-payment network, moving more transactions than......

Oscars 2026: The Films Homebound Is Competing With

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharma Productions/Instagram Neeraj Ghaywan's film Homebound has been shortlisted and moved to the next round of voting in the Best International Feature Film category......

Brazil blank Senegal in bad-tempered friendly

IMAGE: Brazil's Wesley Franca in action during the friendly against Senegal in London on Saturday. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters First-half goals from Estevao and Casemiro secured a 2-0......

Squash World Cup: India blank Brazil, meet SA in quarters

IMAGE: Velavan Senthilkumar led the way as India set up a quarter-final meeting with South Africa in the Squash World Cup in Chennai on Friday. Photograph: WorldSquash/X Already through to the......

Aggressive Brazil thrash South Korea in friendly

IMAGE: Estevao Willian celebrates scoring Brazil's first goal against South Korea in a friendly, in Seoul, on Friday. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Brazil's Estevao and Rodrygo each netted......

Football PIX: Japan Stun Brazil In Epic Comeback!

IMAGE: Japan's Shogo Taniguchi celebrates winning the football friendly match against Brazil at Tokyo Stadium on Tuesday. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japan staged a remarkable second-half......

Record 500 million ticket demand for 2026 WC

IMAGE: The official ball of the 2026 FIFA World Cup named ‘Trionda’. Photograph: Luis Corte/Reuters FIFA said on Tuesday it received more than 500 million ticket requests for the 2026 World......