India signs nuclear pact with Argentina

India and Argentina on Wednesday signed an agreement in civil nuclear cooperation and nine other pacts with a desire to establish strategic partnership. The agreements were signed after......

The fall and rise of political dynasties

Why, centuries after the French Revolution promised an end to feudalism, do political dynasties persist -- even in democracies, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.  Image: Congress party chief Sonia......

PM Modi No. 2 on Twitter among world leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a stunning entry into the top 10 list of Twitter users with a vast following, rocketing to the #2 spot.    The Digital Policy Council, which has......

The moments that shaped 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news......

Maradona wants presidential help

Desperate to return to Cuba after a major health scare, soccer great Diego Maradona wants Argentine President Nestor Kirchner to help free him from a psychiatric clinic where he is being held......

PHOTOS: Germans put brave face on as their world wobbles

'Make or break days for Merkel and Loew' IMAGE: Toni Kroos passes through a security checkpoint before the departure.Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters Germans started adjusting to a new world on......

Soccer PHOTOS: Atletico blitz Osasuna; Mainz stun Dortmund

IMAGES from football matches played in the Spain, Germany and Portugal on Wednesday. IMAGE: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa in action with Osasuna's Jon Moncayola during their La Liga match at El......