China ups the ante, deploys aircraft carrier group, nuclear sub off Taiwan

In a show of strength, China is deploying its aircraft carrier group and a nuclear submarine in large-scale military drills in the Taiwan Strait in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's......

China protests Pelosi visit; official media reports troop movement around Taiwan

China on Tuesday warned that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan disregarding its stern warnings will have a "severe impact" on bilateral ties and it "gravely undermines" regional peace......

Why Chinese Leaders Are Rushing To Tibet

A visit to Tibet appears to have become the new touchstone for expressing fealty to Xi Jinping, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W officer and distinguished China expert. IMAGE: Xi......

Xi offers to cooperate with India for COVID-19 vaccine

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday offered to cooperate with India and other BRICS nations in the development of vaccines against the coronavirus and reiterated that differences between member......

Modi pitches for BRICS credit rating agency

Modi said a separate rating agency would help the economies of the member countries as well as other developing nations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday strongly pitched for setting up of a......

World's 10 fastest growing metro cities

World’s 300 largest metropolitan economies account for nearly half of global economic output, says a Brookings report. Image: Macau is the fastest growing metro. Photograph: Reuters  ......

Right time to invest: India tells Chinese investors

India has told Chinese investors that conditions are right for them to make India, already the largest market for project exports from China, their investment destination. The Indian Consulate in......

China woos BPOs with sops, blow for India

In a bid to end India's dominance in the outsourcing industry, China has announced that it will not levy operating taxes on offshore service outsourcing business in 21 of its key cities till 2013......

Unstoppable Duplantis breaks World record for 8th time!

IMAGE: Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China. Photographs: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Armand Duplantis put......

Olympic Champ Neeraj Chopra to kick off season in Doha

Neeraj Chopra to begin season with Doha Diamond League on May 10, Jena also to compete for his DL debut IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra will be up against his well-known rivals like Czech Republic's Jakub......

World champs Lyles, Richardson amplify greatness at Zurich

IMAGE: Sha'Carri Richardson of the US celebrates after winning the women's 100m final at Diamond League in Weltklasse Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday. Photograph: Denis......

Chinese marathon cheats stripped of timings

More than 30 competitors at the Xiamen International marathon earlier this month have had their results cancelled because of cheating, some having hired imposters to run for them. All the runners......

Players punished for romancing

Sports powerhouse China has expelled four table-tennis players in accordance to an unwritten law in the country, which bans romance while training. The players punished included Bai Yang, 19,......