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On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key events- To Russia, with love: Indian contemporary art arrives at the Hermitage that houses masterpieces by Rembrandt and Raphael
- On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more events
- Friday OTT Releases (May 29): Six new movies and shows to watch on Netflix, JioHotstar, Apple TV+New movies and web series arrive on OTT platforms this Friday, May 29, 2026. Viewers can enjoy a Malayalam family drama, a Rafael Nadal doc...28 May, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
- Russia's WWII victory celebrations muted this year as Ukraine war weighs on PutinTensions are high as Russia prepares for Victory Day celebrations amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. A unilateral ceasefire quickly collapsed...08 May, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
- Nation's willpower as important as military strength for ensuring security, says NSA Ajit DovalAjit Doval said national security is multifaceted, stressing that a nation’s willpower and people’s inherent strength are decisive alongsid...14 Apr, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
- March 27 in World History: From Charles I’s ascension to the English Throne, blood transfusion breakthrough to power shift and deadly air disasterOn this day in history, Charles I ascended the English throne in 1625. Medical history was made in 1914 with the first successful non-direc...27 Mar, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- Russia’s Sergei Lavrov taunts Ukraine, shows up in bold USSR sweatshirt at high-stakes talks between Trump, PutinSergei Lavrov wore a USSR sweatshirt during talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska. This action is seen as a political sta...15 Aug, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
- Is China the new USSR? Tepid growth, trade barriers may derail China’s plans to rule the 21st centuryChina poses a significant challenge to U.S. economic dominance, leading in 37 of 44 hi-tech strategic areas. Despite slowing economic growt...03 Feb, 2025, 10.46 PM IST
- 62 of 111 lunar missions in last seven decades were successful: NASA databaseIndia's Chandrayaan-3 has been launched on a mission to soft land on the Moon, joining the US, China and the Soviet Union in achieving the ...14 Jul, 2023, 09.42 PM IST
- Putin says conflicts in Ukraine, ex-USSR are 'result of Soviet collapse'Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that conflicts in countries of the former USSR, including Ukraine, are the result of the col...29 Sep, 2022, 10.08 PM IST
- US & China once agreed Ukraine & Belarus are akin to Bhutan & SikkimThe conversation took place at a time when the US was breaking ice with China, taking advantage of the Sino-Soviet split amid lukewarm ties...13 Mar, 2022, 08.05 PM IST
- Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the WestBy merely suggesting a nuclear response, Putin put into play the disturbing possibility that the current fighting in Ukraine might eventual...25 Feb, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
- USSR's death blow was struck 30 years ago in a hunting lodgeShushkevich noted that Eduard Shirkovsky, the head of the republic's KGB who was at the hunting lodge, had assured him there was no threat....08 Dec, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
- Shashi Tharoor takes dig at 'Howdy Modi' with Nehru's 'US photo', clarifies it is from USSR visitTharoor, who tweeted the photograph of the first prime minister and his daughter in an open vehicle waving to large crowds of people, was a...24 Sep, 2019, 03.03 PM IST
- 40 per cent lunar missions in last 60 years failed: NASA fact sheetThis year, Israel, too, launched its lunar mission Beresheet in February 2018 but it crash landed in April.07 Sep, 2019, 12.55 PM IST
- AK-47 maker in talks for joint venture in India to manufacture weaponsKnown as one of the best assault rifles of the 20th century, AK-47s are now being reportedly used more by non- state agents than national d...14 Jul, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
- USSR lost closest ally with Indira Gandhi's assassination, but would maintain ties with son: CIAThe CIA claimed that in the post Indira era, India’s continuing differences with Pak will ensure strong ties with Moscow. It pointed out th...12 Jul, 2018, 10.32 PM IST
- Rajiv Gandhi regarded Pakistan as 'strategic buffer' against USSR: CIA documentAccording to CIA documents of the era, Rajiv Gandhi wanted non-interference from both the United States and the then USSR.12 Jul, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
- How the west rendered USSR bankruptA study traces direct link between mass privatisation progs adopted by several former Soviet states and economic failure, corruption that f...29 Mar, 2012, 10.33 PM IST
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