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  Italy health chief distances himself from spiked WHO report

  World | April 17, 2021 7:55 IST

  Dr Silvio Brusaferro was drawn into scandal after a leaked document from Bergamo prosecutors last week revealed transcripts of WhatsApp chats between Brusaferro and a WHO official. 

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  Bodies of rich man, male slave attempting to escape death 2,000 years ago unearthed

  World | November 21, 2020 22:43 IST

  ​Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompeii, officials at the archaeological park in Italy said Saturday.

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  Colosseum features in Rome bid for 2024 Euro athletics

  Other Sports | February 01, 2020 9:35 IST

  Katowice in Poland is the only other bidder for the competition, which is slated to be held a few weeks after the Paris Olympics.

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  Coronavirus: 6,000 passengers trapped on Italian cruise ship

  World | January 31, 2020 14:12 IST

  The Costa Smeralda vessel is currently being held near Civitavecchia, 35 miles of Rome, after a Chinese woman, 54, began displaying symptoms of Coronavirus which has killed 213 people and infected 9,692 in China as of Friday morning

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  Italy's wine sector to face major setback due to US tariffs

  Business | January 03, 2020 13:45 IST

  The Italian government forecast that the economy will grow 0.6 per cent in 2020, higher than this year's growth rate but below the forecast for the EU. But there was still hope for the Italian wine sector, according to Confagricoltura, a national federation for the Italian agricultural sector.

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  Rome's Colosseum, Paris's Louvre Museum among top global attractions in 2019

  Lifestyle | December 16, 2019 14:43 IST

  Colosseum, the ancient amphitheater built in Rome under the Flavian emperors, and the Louvre Museum in Paris were among the top attractions for tourist activities, according to a travel platform.

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  Ishqbaaz actor Nakuul Mehta is holidaying in Rome with wife Jankee. See pictures

  TV | April 11, 2019 12:08 IST

  After Ishqbaaz went off air, Nakuul Mehta is enjoying quality time with wife Jankee Parekh in Italy.

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  '100 per cent organic state' Sikkim to get 'Oscar for best policies' at UN ceremony in Rome

  India | October 14, 2018 19:35 IST

  Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and Sikkim Democratic Front MP Prem Das Rai are in Rome to attend the award-giving ceremony, besides Indian Ambassador Reenat Sandhu.

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  Rafael Nadal overcomes crowd and Fognini to reach Italian Open semifinals

  Tennis | May 18, 2018 21:53 IST

  For a spot in the final, Nadal will play four-time Rome champion Novak Djokovic or Kei Nishikori.

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  Francesco Totti returns to AS Roma as club director

  Football | July 18, 2017 18:09 IST

  The legendary Francesco Totti will return to AS Roma as a club director. The legend has been with the club over 25 years and will aim to keep it that way for the rest of his life. Totti was speculated to play in the American League MLS.

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  Earthquake jolts central Italy, Rome; shakes historic buildings

  World | October 27, 2016 1:40 IST

  A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rattled central Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday, shaking historic buildings in the city.

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  6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles central Italy, at least 37 dead

  World | August 24, 2016 15:53 IST

  At least ten people were killed when an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the richter scale struck central Italy in the wee hours today.

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  Mamata Banerjee to attend Mother Teresa's elevation to Sainthood in Rome

  Politics | May 23, 2016 8:06 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be travelling to Rome this September to attend the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa where she will be declared a saint. "I have accepted Sr Prema's invitation

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  Slain Italian student in Egypt suffered 'inhuman' violence

  World | February 10, 2016 11:40 IST

  Rome: A second autopsy on the body of an Italian found slain in Egypt reveals that the doctoral student suffered "inhuman, animal-like" violence, Italy's interior minister said on Sunday as he pressed Egypt's president to

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  Sachin Tendulkar holidays in Rome with wife Anjali and daughter Sara (see pics)

  Lifestyle | June 30, 2015 14:29 IST

  New Delhi: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar may have taken the back seat in the world of cricket, but he hasn't stopped having fun in his real life.The God of cricket is on a European holiday

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  Pope Francis, Dalai Lama not to meet in Rome

  World | December 12, 2014 11:01 IST

  Dharamsala: Pope Francis and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will not meet in Rome, a western media report said Friday.The latter is in the Italian capital to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace

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  Nobel summit moved to Rome after Dalai Lama visa row

  World | November 17, 2014 11:27 IST

  Johannesburg: A summit of Nobel peace laureates scheduled to be held in Cape Town has been moved to Rome after the South African government failed to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama, organisers said

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  Air India launches direct flights to Rome, Milan from Delhi

  June 06, 2014 20:29 IST

  Mumbai: Flag carrier Air India today launched direct flight services to Italian cities of Rome and Milan, providing a seamless connectivity to the south-central European country.The state-run airline will operate a Boeing 787Dreamliner in a

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  Rafael Nadal to renew rivalry vs Novak Djokovic in Rome final

  Tennis | May 18, 2014 7:55 IST

  ROME : Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final on Sunday.   There will be an enticing women's championship too, with top-ranked Serena Williams to face

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  Victoria Azarenka says she'll sit out Madrid, Rome

  Tennis | April 27, 2014 9:28 IST

  Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka says she'll miss clay-court tournaments at Madrid and Rome next month, putting into question whether she'll enter the French Open.   Azarenka has been dealing with a left foot injury this