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India’s Portuguese connection doesn’t begin and end with Goa. It has a Chennai angle too

In the Coromandel Coast, Portuguese settlements existed in Mylapore, Pulicat and Nagapattinam. Renegades were conducting trade with South East Asia.

UK’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill, death penalty to Iranian rapper & other global news you may have missed

New Delhi: The UK Parliament Tuesday passed the contentious Safety of Rwanda Bill that will allow the country to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda,...

Centre-Right coalition claims victory in Portugal election. Left in retreat across Europe

Far-right Chega won 18% of votes in Portugal, highlighting gains across continent by far-right/populist-right parties. Such parties are forecast to win in the upcoming EU elections. 

Portugal capital Lisbon on high alert after heavy rains leave 1 dead

Images shared on social media showed flooding in parts of Lisbon's airport, and two flights were diverted.

‘Sorcerer’ Goncalo Ramos dazzles for Portugal with hat-trick in first World Cup start

With a silky touch and an acceleration that left Swiss defenders repeatedly scrambling, Goncalo Ramos was a constant threat.

With rainbow flag & Iran, Ukraine messages on T-shirt, man runs onto field during World Cup game

A protester wearing a T-shirt with 'Save Ukraine' written on the front & 'Respect For Iranian Women' at the back ran onto the pitch during Portugal-Uruguay game, while holding a rainbow flag.

Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes steps out of Ronaldo’s shadow, steers team to World Cup Round 16

Fernandes does not possess the speed, power or goal-scoring prowess of CR7 but he did what was needed to get Portugal through and win against Uruguay, by scoring two goals.

Amidst the circus, Cristiano Ronaldo proves ringmaster yet again

Ronaldo turned up in Qatar in the middle of a very public divorce with his club. But on Thursday, he showed that at 37 he retains the magical knack of delivering when it matters.

Silva claims Portugal can depend on Ronaldo in World Cup tournament, despite dip in form

Ronaldo is the leading scorer in the history of men's international football, with 117 goals in 191 games, but his goal-scoring form has dipped lately.

Talented Portugal aiming to shake off underachievers tag in Qatar

The Portuguese soccer landscape has been drastically transformed over the past 2 decades as the country evolved from a mid-level team into one of the world's best.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.