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Trump's Huge Venezuela Gamble

I am inclined to believe that the Venezuela adventure is not an indication of American strength, alas, but rather of American weakness, points out Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald...

Netanyahu's War On Iran Has No Future

An inconclusive end to this war will pose high risk for Netanyahu of a cascading demand for a regime change in Israel, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: A damaged building in the...

Natwar Singh led delegation to Iraq

Former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh led a four-member delegation to Iraq in January 2001 and that his son Jagat Singh was also in Baghdad in the period, the Rajya Sabha was informed....

The Man Who Booted Assad Out Of Syria

Rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani addressed Syrians at the Ummayad mosque in Damascus after Bashar al-Assad resigned as president and fled Syria, December 8, 2024.     'It is no...

Major terror threat to India from ISIS, Al Qaeda in J-K: FATF

The "most significant" terrorism threat faced by India appears to be from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Al-Qaeda-linked groups that are active in and around Jammu and Kashmir,...

India less corrupt now; Iraq worst

India is now less corrupt, despite the fact that it tops the world bribery list!The latest Transparency International (TI), the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog, ranks India at number 70 on...

India lost over $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

The total cost of internet shutdowns across the world stood at $8.05 billion in 2019, an increase of 235 per cent since 2015-16. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India lost over $1.3 billion...

Will the tumultuous events in Saudi affect Indian oil?

India expects to remain unscathed this time, mainly because it is in a sweet spot as the world’s third largest oil consumer, after the US and China, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. The broad...

PHOTOS: How Greece is fighting the financial crisis

Image: A man takes part in a anti-austerity pro-government demo in front of the parliament in Athens February 11, 2015. Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens to support their new...

Economic gloom? Nah! India among top 5 most promising markets

The survey notes that the confidence level among Indian CEOs remains higher than the global average Image: A labourer pushes a hand cart loaded with sacks of rice at a wholesale market in...

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story...

Bollywood's 12 PROUD tiranga moments

When the Tricolour sways, hundreds of millions of Indian hearts swell up in pride. The Tricolour is a source of serious patriotic fervour as well as a relentless symbol of unity, purity and...

Iraq to back Prince Ali in FIFA election

- 'We have decided that Iraq's vote will go to Prince Ali because Prince Ali has always supported the development of football in Iraq, Jordan and our region.' < IMAGE: Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein...

Effigy of 'Bad Guy' Blatter to go up in smoke

A giant effigy of embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be set alight as part of the Bonfire Night celebrations of a small English town. The towering 11-metre sculpture built by artist Frank...

Sports Shorts: Bengaluru whip Mumbai to top ISL table

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri takes the spot kick and converts it. Photograph: ISL Media Sunil Chhetri showed his goal-scoring...

FC Goa coach Zico's FIFA bid gets lukewarm backing from CBF

Zico has been promised the backing of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for his bid to run for the FIFA presidency if he can show he has the support of four other federations. The former...