10 odd photos that you simply have to see

It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us. Want proof? Take a look. A worker assembles a sex doll at the WMDOLL factory in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China. The factory has over 200......

Xi gets the generals he wants

To rise quickly in the PLA's hierarchy, you need to be close to Xi Jinping.Retired RA&W officer Jayadeva Ranade on the changes in China's military leadership. Xi Jinping has begun effecting......

How the world celebrated Yoga Day

From Peru's historic citadel of Machu Picchu to the United Nations’ sprawling lawns in New York, yoga mats were spread at iconic landmarks across the world as yoga practitioners today......

Meet 'Trump bird', China's latest sensation

A golden pheasant has become a star in China because people think he has the same hairstyle as Donald Trump. Pictures of the bird became widely shared on Chinese media after a journalist from......

No systemic risks to Chinese economy: Premier

The International Monetary Fund, its latest outlook report forecast that that China's growth rate would further decline to 6.8 this year and 6.3 next year. Allaying apprehensions over the Chinese......

India's e-commerce awaits more billion dollar babies in 2015

The passing year saw big investors from India and abroad putting their money on various e-commerce ventures, which got funds to the tune of $3 billion from individuals, companies and private equity......

Alibaba's Jack Ma keen to invest more in India; help start-ups

Image: Executive Chairman of the Alibaba Group Jack Ma.Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images Jack Ma, founder of the world's biggest eCommerce firm Alibaba, said he is keen to invest......

Alibaba's grand IPO renews investors confidence in e-com

Many records have been set by the Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, in the course of its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Indian investors are suffering......

Asian Games Cricket: India crush Bangladesh to enter final

IMAGE: Tilak Varma blasted a quickfire half-century to power India to an emphatic nine-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the semi-finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. Photograph:......

Be careful! Volunteers warn unsuspecting cricket fans at Asiad

IMAGE: An Asian Games volunteer holds a sign warning spectators to beware of cricket balls being hit into the terraces at the stadium during the quarter-final match between India and Nepal at the......

Asian Games cricket gold fuels Olympic ambitions

IMAGE: The Asian Games gold medal-winning Indian cricket team. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Anurag Thakur/X Fringed by forested mountains in eastern China, the Pingfeng campus of Zhejiang University......

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Photograph: Screengrab of Indian contingent at the Asian Games Blending elements of artificial intelligence and environmentally friendly technology, the Hangzhou Asian Games began......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......