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Both Airtel and Jio would broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2018 matches for free to their respective subscribers Fifa World Cup 2018 is about to begin in a few hours from now in Russia, where 32 teams from across the globe would play around 50 matches in a span of one month. The much-awaited football event would attract fans from across countries to watch the action live, either from the stadium or from home. However, it would be a dream come true if the matches could be watched live even on the go. For Indian fans, that dream has just come true, as telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have announced free broadcast of 2018 Fifa World Cup matches on their respective mobile television apps. Here is how to catch the live action on mobile devices Airtel TV Bharti Airtel has rolled out an updated Airtel TV app, which would enable users to watch live broadcasts of the upcoming football tournament. Interestingly, the matches will be broadcast in va...

By involving star footballers and advertising it during qualifying matches ahead of the tournament World governing body FIFA should start promoting   FIFA World Cup 2018   more actively by involving star footballers and advertising it during qualifying matches ahead of the tournament, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet with FIFA President Gianni Infantino here on Friday, reports   Sputnik. But Mutko said before the meeting that they expect FIFA to start its preparations to reach a global audience.   Read More

Trump and his running mate contradict themselves on NATO issue The   Republican   campaign sparked a controversy when party's presidential nominee   Donald Trump   and his running mate   Mike Pence   expressed contradicting views on America's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. In his vice-presidential acceptance speech, Pence said that Trump would rebuild the military and stand with the allies of the United States. But in an interview to   The New York Times , Trump said that the US under his presidency might not come to the defence of some   NATO   members if   Russia   were to attack them. The Republican presidential nominee said that his decision would be based on the whether those countries have fulfilled their obligations to NATO. The rival   Clinton   campaign slammed Trump and Pence for their differences on this crucial issue. "Tonight, Mike Pence said Donald Trump would stand with our...

US accuses Russia of harassing diplomats Washington has delivered high-level complaints to Moscow about accusations of increasing intimidation of American diplomats in Russia, the State Department said. "We see an increase and we take it seriously," State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth   Trudeau   told reporters at a press briefing on Monday. Secretary of State   John Kerry   last discussed the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin   on March 24,   CNN reported citing Trudeau as saying. The spokeswoman said that harassment of diplomats by Russian security agents and traffic police had been an issue over the past two years but did not detail any incidents nor why Kerry brought up the matter with Putin. Other Western embassies had reported the same behaviour towards their diplomats stationed in Moscow, Trudeau added. Moscow, however, has charged that Washington has also engaged in problematic behaviour. Last week, the Russian Foreig...

NSG to take up Pakistan, India's membership requests this week The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) 2016 annual plenary, which begins in   Seoul   on Monday, will take up membership requests from both   India   and   Pakistan   on June 23-24. According to   Dawn , Pakistan submitted its membership application on May 19, a week after India, which applied on May 12. With massive global support, India stands as a favourite to join the 48-nation group, with an active support from the United States, Russia, Britain, France and other world powers. China, however, stands as an obstacle to India's application, arguing that it would enhance a nuclear competition in South   Asia   by isolating Pakistan. China   wants   NSG   to admit Pakistan as well, pointing out that both India and Pakistan possessed nuclear weapons and had not signed the NPT. While China may not force the NSG to admit Pakistan, it can block India as new m...

America is the only superpower, says Russian President Vladimir Putin Accepting the United States is probably the world's sole superpower, Russian President   Vladimir Putin   has said that Moscow was ready to work with Washington. Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, Putin said: "America is a great power. Today, probably, the only superpower. We accept that." "We want to and are ready to work with the United States," Putin added. Hinting to the US-EU sanctions on   Russia   in response to its military actions in Ukraine, Putin said: "The world needs such strong nations, like the US. And we need them. But we don't need them constantly getting mixed up in our affairs, instructing us how to live, preventing Europe from building a relationship with us." When asked about presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, Putin called him as a "flamboyant" or "colorful" man. Putin also spoke...

Russia raids on Syria city kill 23 civilians Russian warplanes pounded an Al-Qaeda-held city in northwestern  Syria  before dawn on Tuesday killing 23 civilians in the heaviest strikes in months, a monitoring group said. Dozens of civilians were also wounded in the raids on Idlib, a provincial capital held by  Al-Qaeda  affiliate  Al-Nusra Front  and its allies since March last year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Al-Nusra is not party to a Russian-and US-brokered ceasefire that went into force on February 27 between Moscow-backed government forces and Washington-backed non-jihadist rebels. "The air strikes are the most intensive on Idlib since the beginning of the truce," Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman told. "Even though Idlib is not covered by the truce, it had been relatively calm with only intermittent raids," he added. The strikes hit near a hospital and a public garden. Moscow has been carrying out an air campaign...

The Saudi, Russian, Qatari and Venezuelan  oil ministers  visited Doha for a previously undisclosed meeting - their highest-level discussion in months on joint action to help prices recover from their lowest in more than a decade. Ali al-Naimi, the Saudi Arabian oil minister, said that freezing production at January levels was an adequate measure and new steps to stabilise the market could be considered in the next few months. Read Full Article Over Here :  Business Standard News

The Union Cabinet was today “apprised” of an agreement signed between  India and Russia  for joint implementation of competitive research projects in areas of basic and exploratory sciences. The agreement, signed in May last year, is valid for a period of six years and could be extended through mutual consent between Department of Science and Technology(DST) and Russian Science Federation (RSF). It provides for competitive research grants to Indians and Russians for joint implementation of projects. 

Video streaming company  Netflix  Inc (NFLX.O) on Wednesday launched its services in 130 countries, covering almost the entire globe except China, as part of efforts to counter slowing growth in the United States. Shares of the company, whose popular shows include “House of Cards”, “Orange Is The New Black” and “Narcos”, rose 5.5 percent to $113.60 in afternoon trading. India, Nigeria, Russia and Saudi Arabia were among the major countries where the service was launched, Chief Executive Reed Hastings said at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was tonight hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a private tête-à-tête at Kremlin during which the two leaders touched upon issues of mutual interest for both countries. The meeting took place hours after Modi arrived here to a red carpet welcome. Putin also hosted a private dinner for Modi. “Building Druzhba-Dosti over dinner. President Putin hosts a private tête-à-tête for PM,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with pictures of the two leaders shaking hands. Modi and Putin will hold 16th  India-Russia Summit  talks tomorrow at the Kremlin following which the two sides are expected to sign a number of pacts to expand cooperation in a number of key areas including defence, nuclear energy, hydrocarbons and trade. The talks between the two countries, bound by “special and privileged strategic ties”, have been taking place alternately in Moscow and New Delhi since 2000. In the nuclear energy sector,...