Russian army tanks are loaded onto railway platforms to move back to their permanent base after drills. (Photo credit: AP/PTI) As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to remain on the brink, Moscow has increased shelling in a sign to bolster its aggressive approach towards its neighbouring ex-Soviet nation. OnRead More

Some troops in Russia’s military districts adjacent to Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills, Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday. A ministry spokesman said in a video published online that while large-scale drills across the country continued, some units of the Southern and Western military districts have completedRead More

India on Thursday raised a strong objection to a discussion in the Singapore Parliament held earlier this week about Indian democracy during which the country’s PM Lee Hsien Loong invoked Jawaharlal Nehru and brought up the matter of criminal charges pending against ‘half of the MPs in Lok Sabha’. GovernmentRead More

It is one of the unwritten rules of diplomacy that no foreign visit is ever labelled a failure, even when it is apparent that a visit was disastrous. Remember Agra Summit in 2001? The spin is always that it was a success (both the Vajpayee government and the Musharraf regimeRead More

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. After weeks of tensions, Russia announced today that it was withdrawing some of its troops near the Ukraine border in first signs of de-escalation with the West. In what can be called the worst crisis between RussiaRead More

For travellers eyeing the ultimate long road trip of a lifetime, Adventures Overland has announced plans to restart its bus service from Delhi to London with the normalisation of movement on the India-Myanmar border. The service is expected to begin in September this year with the departure of luxury busesRead More

The Indian Rupee depreciated tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and elevated crude oil prices. Photo for representational purpose only/Pixabay.com The Indian Rupee depreciated tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and elevated crude oil prices. Photo for representational purpose only/Pixabay.comRead More

Hundreds of elite US troops landed on Sunday in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine on President Joe Biden`s orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The airborne infantry troops of the 82nd Airborne Division arrived at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport on aRead More

Iraq was the top target for China’s Belt and Road (BRI) infrastructure initiative last year, receiving USD 10.5 billion in financing for several projects, a China-based study said. “China’s financing and investment spread across 46 BRI countries, with 26 countries receiving investments and 37 with construction engagement. The country withRead More

Ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers, and Uyghurs gathered outside the Chinese consulate in New York City to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics. Read all the latest updates on COVID-19 here. The protest took place on Thursday where participants from hundreds of people took part in the demonstrationRead More