What Does Xi Want?

Remember how Xi Jinping humiliated his predecessor Hu Jintao at the Communist Party Congress back in October 2022? No such scenes were visible at the opening session of the National People's......

The Search For Survivors

Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry.   How Heroes Rescue IMAGE: Rescue personnel carry an injured person on a stretcher during ongoing search and rescue......

Why Is The Camel Wearing A Hat?

Scenes from around the world as heatwaves engulf different parts of the globe.   IMAGE: A camel wears a hat amidst a heatwave in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of......

In China, Old Gives Way To The New

The National People's Congress concluded at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday March 13, 2023 as a new set of leaders took charge of the Chinese government, and the ones they......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......

Smartphones ring loudest in exports

Smartphones, for the first time, emerged as India’s largest individual export commodity by value over 10 months of any financial year, during the April-January period of FY25, based on......

Forex reserves drop $3.47 bn to $667.386 bn

India's forex reserves dropped by $3.47 billion to $667.39 billion for the week ended July 26, according to the RBI data released on Friday. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters In the previous......

Why Tesla Entry is No Major Threat

Tesla needs to either sell the same models with reduced features to lower the cost for Indian market, or incur losses. IMAGE: A Tesla showroom. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters As the buzz around......

China Open: Muchova, Zheng advance to semis

IMAGE: Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in action during her quarter final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. Photograph: Florence Lo / Reuters Karolina Muchova snapped U.S. Open......

Sabalenka makes history with third consecutive Wuhan win

IMAGE: Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against China's Qinwen Zheng. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shook off a......

Sabalenka, Gauff set for semi-final clash at Wuhan Open

IMAGE: Coco Gauff of the U.S. in action during her quarter final match against Poland's Magda Linette. Photograph: Florence Lo / Reuters U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka will face world number......

World Cup '26: Japan, Iran top Asian qualifying charts

IMAGE: Japan's Koki Ogawa scores the first goal for Japan against China. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Japan's march to the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday as Hajime Moriyasu's side handed......

Gauff beats Muchova in straight sets to win China Open

IMAGE: Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning her final match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in the China Open. Photograph: Florence Lo / Reuters World number six Coco......