Moscow: President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscows prestige, as he held his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. He used the tightly choreographed event, which lasted for about 4.1/2 hours, to reinforce []

New Delhi: The government has listed two bills related to one nation, one election; for introduction in the Lok Sabha Monday. Union Law Minister Meghwal will introduce The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill in the Lower House. The ruling BJP took a major step towards implementing its key plank []

Brussels: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to wipe Ukraine off the map and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged Europeans to press their governments to ramp up defense spending. It is time to shift to a wartime mindset, Rutte told security experts []

Perth: Opener Smriti Mandhanas elegant century went in vain as India lost to Australia by 83 runs in the third Womens ODI to suffer a 0-3 series whitewash here on Wednesday. Opting to field after winning the toss, India had Australia on the ropes at 78 for four before middle-order batter Annabel Sutherlands scintillating 95-ball []

Dhaka: India Monday flagged regrettable incidents of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh at a meeting here between the foreign secretaries of the two countries, where Dhaka called it misleading and false information and said no country should interfere in its internal affairs. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters that he conveyed Indias concerns, including those []

Damascus: Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, putting an end to the Assad familys 50 years of iron rule but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region. Joyful crowds gathered in central squares in Damascus, waving the Syrian []

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria amid an insurgent offensive that has reached the suburbs of the capital, declaring in a social media post, THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. Trumps first extensive comments on the dramatic rebel push came while he was in Paris for []

Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu Friday turned emotional as she danced with tribal women while visiting her birthplace Uparbeda village in Odishas Mayurbhanj district and said she never considered the village as just a place but as a family, reflecting her deep emotional connection with her roots. Murmu, born into a Santali family in Uparbeda village []