Galaxy of leaders including US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to be invited for the gala ceremony to be held on May 28, 29 or 30 New Delhi: A galaxy of top world leaders could be invited to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony for his second…
A Wedding in Russia…
August 31, 2018By Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation Recently I was in Moscow, Russia. The day I went to the Park was Sunday. It was drizzling and cold, though it was summer. I was standing under an umbrella and enjoying the beauty. Suddenly, my eyes fell on a young couple. It was apparent that they had just got…
From Russia, with love…
July 19, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When I go for my evening walk, I have to pass KBG’s house and sometimes if I see him sitting and reading his own newspaper, I join him for a cup of green tea offered by his ever-smiling wife. On one such recent visit, he casually mentioned that they…
FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia beat Russia on penalties to set up semi-final clash against England
July 8, 2018Sochi: Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 in a shoot-out after a dramatic 2-2 draw on Saturday to end the World Cup hopes of the host nation and advance to a semi-final against England. Brazilian-born Mario Fernandes had kept Russia’s dream alive when he headed home in the 115th minute…
Russia spoil Salah’s party to close in on Last 16
June 20, 2018Saint Petersburg: The return of Mohamed Salah from injury couldn’t prevent World Cup hosts Russia virtually sealing their place in the last 16 by beating Egypt 3-1 on Tuesday. An own goal by Egypt captain Ahmed Fathy opened the floodgates on a sodden night in Saint Petersburg before goals from Denis Cheryshev and Artem Dzyuba…
Soccer fan cycles from Kerala to Russia
June 19, 2018As the FIFA World Cup 2018 fever grips over Russia, fans from all over the World have displayed their passion for the quadrennial football extravaganza. In India, Kerala as always a hub of World Cup fever, and a football-crazy fan from the State has cycled all the way to Russia to watch the tournament and…
A Mysurean’s Tribute to Boris Pasternak
May 13, 2018By Girija Madhavan To some of us “Russia” evokes the memory of its great writers: Tolstoy, Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Gogol, Turgenev, Chekov and others. Even in translation from the original Russian, they have an impact on their readers including some Indian thinkers. Later writers like Vladimir Nabokov and Boris Pasternak lived in the twentieth century. When…
Offering bed warming services for single men
February 7, 2017A young woman from Moscow, Russia, has come up with an innovative way to supplement her income – charging single men a hefty fee for laying in their bed for an hour to warm it and fill it with her positive energy, thus guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. 21-year-old Viktoria Ivachyova is a human be…
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