Modi commissions India’s first home-built aircraft carrier in defence push NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first home-built aircraft carrier on Friday,... Published 02 Sep, 2022 03:45pm
Markets Germany plans more LNG capacity as Russian gas dwindles FRANKFURT: Germany will charter a fifth floating liquefied natural gas terminal as it looks to wean itself off... Published 01 Sep, 2022 08:08pm
World Ukraine nuclear reactor shut down due to shelling, operator says One of two operational reactors at Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant complex has been shut down due... Published 01 Sep, 2022 12:01pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now UN nuclear experts are due to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine’s south to... Published 01 Sep, 2022 11:00am
Editorials Gorbachev: ‘reformist’ Soviet leader EDITORIAL: Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who was loved abroad and loathed at home and is held responsible by President... Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
World Putin says Gorbachev had ‘huge impact on world history’ MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union... Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:40pm
World IAEA team heads for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant KYIV: A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set off on Wednesday from the Ukrainian capital... Published 31 Aug, 2022 12:23pm
World Ukraine makes push along entire front, Zelenskiy says, as Russia halts gas MYKOLAIV: Ukrainian troops have attacked Russian positions along the entire front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr... Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:00am
Sports Azarenka, Kostyuk set for Belarus-Ukraine Open clash NEW YORK: Belarus’s Victoria Azarenka and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine are set for a politically-charged US Open grudge... Published 31 Aug, 2022 10:25am
World Russians, Belarusians caught in the crossfire in Ukraine KYIV: Belarusian political refugee Karyna Patsiomkina thought she would be out of harm’s way when she moved into a... Published 31 Aug, 2022 09:47am
World Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91 MOSCOW: Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was... Published 31 Aug, 2022 09:35am
World US says Russia receives Iranian combat drones, many faulty WASHINGTON: Russia has begun receiving Iranian combat drones to be used in the Ukraine war, but many of them have... Published 30 Aug, 2022 08:55pm
World EU to start work on military assistance mission for Ukraine: top diplomat PRAGUE: European Union defence ministers have agreed to start the work necessary for setting up an EU military... Published 30 Aug, 2022 08:48pm
World Shelling near Ukraine nuclear plant fuels disaster fears; Russia pounds Donbas KYIV: Russian forces have pounded Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,... Published 29 Aug, 2022 09:42am
World Russia blocks adoption at UN of nuclear disarmament text UNITED NATIONS: Russia on Friday prevented the adoption of a joint declaration following a four-week UN conference ... Published 29 Aug, 2022 06:33am
World Ukraine on edge as shellfire resounds around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant KYIV: Shellfire at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine fuelled fears of major disaster... Published 28 Aug, 2022 01:32pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Shellfire at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has fuelled fears of a disaster; both... Published 28 Aug, 2022 01:08pm
World Slovakia’s neighbours to patrol its skies, freeing MiG jets for Ukraine MALACKY: Slovakia signed a deal on Saturday under which fellow NATO states the Czech Republic and Poland will police... Published 27 Aug, 2022 08:03pm
World Putin orders benefit payments for people arriving in Russia from Ukraine MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a decree introducing financial benefits for people who... Published 27 Aug, 2022 07:36pm
Markets US says had constructive talks with India on Russian oil price cap plan NEW DELHI: The United States had constructive discussions with Indian officials on a proposal to cap prices of... Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:40pm
World Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant supplying electricity to Ukraine as normal MOSCOW: A Russian-installed official in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that... Published 26 Aug, 2022 01:46pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to... Published 26 Aug, 2022 11:47am
Business & Finance Russia’s Gazprom says no Nord Stream 1 turbines in Canada MOSCOW: Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday said no turbines used on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline were undergoing... Published 25 Aug, 2022 07:57pm
World EU warns Russia to be held accountable for ‘rocket terror’ BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday condemned Russia’s deadly bombardment of a railway station in Ukraine and... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:42pm
World UN rights chief urges Putin to stop Ukraine war GENEVA: In a departing plea to President Vladimir Putin, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged him to... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:40pm
Print Major traders, banks cut business ties with Russia-backed Indian refiner NEW DELHI: Many global oil traders and banks have stopped dealing with Indian refiner Nayara Energy, a Rosneft... Updated 25 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Perspectives Chip shortage has seemingly eased, but challenges persist The advent of Covid-19 in early 2020 sparked unprecedented and unimaginable problems for the world. However, some... Published 24 Aug, 2022 08:35pm
World India to incentivize rupee-settled exports to boost Russia trade MUMBAI: India may give incentives to exporters settling trades using rupees to boost the acceptability of the... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:38pm
World US warns of sanctions against Turkey over Russia ties ISTANBUL: Turkey's top business association has confirmed receiving a letter from the US Treasury warning of... Published 24 Aug, 2022 04:46pm
World Putin says forest fires could worsen in European Russia, Far East MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday there was a risk that forest fires could worsen in both... Published 24 Aug, 2022 02:50pm