Former US envoy becomes China's new foreign minister

China has appointed its envoy to the US Qin Gang as the new foreign minister to succeed incumbent Wang Yi, who has been elevated to the political bureau -- the ruling Communist Party's top policy......

Xi Jinping secures historic third term as China leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday scripted history, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Chairman Mao Zedong to get re-elected for an unprecedented third......

China gets tough with Bangladesh

We can expect to see more Chinese wolf warrior diplomats on the prowl, in India's neighbourhood, though its mailed fist is not so visible while dealing with India, observes Colonel R Hariharan......

China gets nod for dam on Brahmaputra as 14th 5-year plan is cleared

China's parliament on Thursday adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan, the mega blueprint containing billions of dollars worth of projects, including the controversial hydropower project on the......

The day Sonu Sood can NEVER forget

'I went to Nagpur for my engineering.''I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows.''Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?' IMAGE: Sonu Sood. India's......

20 scenes that took our breath away!

The entry scene is star. Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted......

SNEAK PEEK: Salman Khan in Sultan

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: After sporting a moustache for months, Salman Khan has shaved it off for Sultan. Director Ali Abbas Zafar shared a still......

Badminton: India's challenge ends at Hong Kong Open

IMAGE: Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Treesa Jolly lost in straight sets in their round of 16 match at the Hong Kong Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives ......

16-year-old Hungarian shocks Vishy Anand at Gilbraltar Chess!

IMAGE: Benjamin Gledura at the Gibraltar International Chess festival. Photograph courtesy: John Saunders/Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016 Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand......

Debashish Das beats Ni Hua in Fujaira opener

Grandmaster-norm holder Debashish Das came up with a fantastic effort to beat Ni Hua of China in the first round of Fujaira International Open chess tournament in the UAE on Wednesday. Das, who won......

Asiad: Somdev-Sanam win sixth gold for India

Somdev Devvarman on Monday, became the first Indian to reach the men's singles final in the history of the Asian Games before winning the men's doubles gold with Sanam Singh but Sania Mirza and......

India at the Asian Games: Day 5

Sandhyarani settles for silver in wushu India's Sandhyarani Devi setteled for a silver in the women's sanshou 60kg wushu event after losing to Khadijeh Azadpour of Iran in the final in the Asian......