Blinken visits Beijing in a bid to ease tension with China

On a mission to cool soaring bilateral tensions, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday held extensive talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on a range of issues, including......

Smriti Irani slams Rahul, says people brought Cong to political perish

India's democracy is not in peril but the Congress party has been brought to "political perish" by the people for the kind of behaviour its leader Rahul Gandhi exhibited overseas, Union minister......

Covid Chaos In China's Hospitals

China is battling with a huge Covid crisis. As China's hospitals struggle to cope with the spike of infected people, the Communist party government seem confused over what measures can be taken to......

Covid runs rampant in China as govt seems absent

On December 23, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted, 'China's COVID situation is predictable and under control.' IMAGE: A medical worker provides instructions to a resident at a mobile......

Rs 253-cr assets of Nirav Modi group in HK attached

The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has attached gems, jewellery and bank deposits worth Rs 253.62 crore of some Hong Kong-based companies of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi as part of......

Jack Ma goes on first foreign tour since China crackdown

Jack Ma, China's billionaire and founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has travelled to Europe for an agriculture study tour, his first trip abroad since he ran into trouble with the Chinese......

Sensex extends gains for 7th day; rallies 327 points

ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, HDFC twins, SBI, L&T, ONGC and Infosys. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, Nestle India,......

The Mystery of Rising FDI as GDP Slumps

'An explanation perhaps lies in the culture of revisions that has grown deep roots in the government data collection system,' notes A K Bhattacharya.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com For three......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Dreams and drama coexist in Yash Chopra's universe. From painting the screen in scenic splendours and chiffon soft romances to delving in the dark, grey areas of human behaviour and ardour, his......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

Paris Olympics: Panwar bags India's first quota in rowing

IMAGE: Army rower Balraj Panwar clocked 7:01.27 minutes to finish third in the 2000m men's single scull event at the 2024 World Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regetta in......

Asian Games: Indian rowers bag two bronze, end campaign with five medals

IMAGE: Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Goliyan celebrate winning the bronze medal in the men's fours rowing event at the Asian Games on Monday. Photograph: Team India/X Indian......

Tibetans protesting Beijing Games march to IOC headquarters

The marchers -- many wrapped in the red, yellow and blue flag of Tibet and dressed in traditional robes -- chanted and played drums, holding a minute of silence for their "martrys" before starting......

BAI expects 'quarantined' Chinese shuttlers for India Open

IMAGE: China is expected to send a 60-plus contingent, led by Chen Yufei (in pic) and Shi Yuqi, for next month's India Open. Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters The Badminton Association of India is......

Can Saina beat the odds and qualify for Tokyo Olympics?

'She has to play better in next few tournaments and she can still make it.' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal, a 2015 World Championship silver medallist and two-time Commonwealth Games champion, is racing......