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......

Xi Jinping and Pomegranate Seeds

Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   On June 8, China's Core Leader Xi Jinping visited the......

Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag enter Hong Kong final

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen last won a Super 500 tournament at the Canada Open two years ago. Photograph: ANI Photo/Doordarshan Sports- X India's Lakshya Sen entered his first major final in two years......

Sindhu, Lakshya, Prannoy face tough roads at BWF Worlds

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen, ranked 21, is returning to the French capital a year after the heartbreak of finishing fourth at the Olympics. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Instagram Lakshya Sen will face a......

'Satwik-Chirag need to work on fitness to go distance'

'I could see both of them were a little tired, though they still managed. But I think they can be fitter, especially for the last stretch of deciding games.' IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and......

US Open 2025: Tanvi pulls off an upset; Srikanth exits

IMAGE: The 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma entered the second round in women's singles at the US Open 2025 defeating World No. 23 Nguyen Thuy Linh. Photograph: BAI Media Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi......

Unstoppable Sania-Hingis equal record winning streak

The pair beat China's Chen Liang and Shuai Peng to enter the Sydney International semis IMAGE: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Indian tennis ace Sania......