Consolidating ties with Pak our priority: China

China on Tuesday said it valued its "all-weather" relations with Pakistan from a strategic and long-term perspective, and consolidating cooperation with Islamabad is one of Beijing's priority. As......

Corruption: Where is our outrage?

The Commonwealth Games is symptomatic of the deeper decay, decadence, and debilitation of our moral and ethical standards. It is not just about Suresh Kalmadi. It is about much more, notes Sanjay......

Taking Tibet to the world

 Makers of the documentary The Sun Behind The Clouds see light in a hopeless situation, finds Aseem Chhabra. Earlier this year, a battle broke out between a small documentary that tracks the......

China willing to narrow down differences: India

India on Wednesday inked an agreement with China to set up a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries as it conveyed its serious concerns to the Chinese leadership over Beijing's......

Namesake writer directs John Abraham

Sooni Taraporevala's humourous, fast-paced and life-affirming story of underdogs Little Zizou is scheduled to open on March 13 in India.The film, which is Taraporevala's directorial debut, was much......

Desi films all set to rock New York

With two directors -- Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta -- whose films have been nominated for Oscars, and with the veteran actress Shabana Azmi and the relatively younger Preity Zinta joining the......

Terror alert for IFFI in Goa

Security has been tightened in Goa for the International Film Festival of India that begins Thursday, following 'specific intelligence.' 'Specific intelligence indicates that Goa could be next on......

Goa film fest ready to take off

The inaugural function of the Goa International film festival to be held on November 23is likely to see a galaxy of Indian film stars. It will be heldat the Dayanand Bandodkar football stadium in......

London wins bid to stage 2017 World athletics

London will fulfil a promise of a legacy for track and field following next year's Olympicsafter it was chosen to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships on Friday by beating Doha for the right......

Chinese club fines player for beating up team-mate

China's Shandong Luneng sent former captain Jiao Zhe to the reserve team, suspended his salary and fined him 30,000 yuan ($4,400) for beating up a team-mate after a Chinese Super League (CSL) game......

China World Cup bid reliant on Asian failure

A Chinese bid to host the 2026 World Cup would be reliant on the failure of the four Asian countries angling to be selected as the venue for the previous tournament, regional soccer chief Mohammed......

Armed attack highlights athletes' vulnerability

A second armed attack in the space of a year on a bus carrying a national sports team has highlighted the vulnerability of top-level athletes and the publicity such ambushes attract.Two members of......

FIFA bans Iraq after government interference

Football's governing body FIFA has suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) "because of government interference"."In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative teams of Iraq......