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Bullet train between Delhi and Chennai soon?

Bullet train between Delhi and Chennai soon?

Rediff.com20 May 2015

China evinces interest in the 1,754-km long high-speed rail project.

India gets two more medals, 4th in medal tally

India gets two more medals, 4th in medal tally

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Sudha Singh bagged silver and Kiran Tiwari fetched bronze in Women's 3000m Steeplechase event as India's medal tally swelled to seven on the third day of the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou on Thursday.

Om Prakash wins gold in shot put in China

Om Prakash wins gold in shot put in China

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

Shot putter Om Prakash Singh won the first gold for India, while three of his compatriots bagged a bronze each, on the second day of the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou on Wednesday.

Sania-Hingis advance to China Open semis

Sania-Hingis advance to China Open semis

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Eyeing their eight title of the season, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Swiss Martina Hingis entered the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing on Thursday.

Okay, so India can build economical warships

Okay, so India can build economical warships

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

The most remarkable feature of these warships is that, tonne-for-tonne, they are not only one of the world's most heavily armed but also one of the cheapest.

Ranbaxy to make China a major sourcing hub

Ranbaxy to make China a major sourcing hub

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

Pharmaceuticals major Ranbaxy Laboratories plans to leverage the cost advantage of Chinese raw materials by making China its major active pharmaceutical ingredient sourcing hub.

Asiad: Good first throw earns Annu Rani women's javelin bronze

Asiad: Good first throw earns Annu Rani women's javelin bronze

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Annu Rani swelled India's medal tally at the Asian Games, winning a bronze in the women's javelin throw with a personal best of 59.53 metres, in Incheon, on Wednesday.

Pranab in China, border row to dominate talks

Pranab in China, border row to dominate talks

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Wednesday, kick-starting his four-day visit to China, during which the boundary row and irritants surrounding it are expected to dominate his talks with the leadership in Beijing.

Abhinav Bindra to retire after Asian Games?

Abhinav Bindra to retire after Asian Games?

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Decorated Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra created a flutter on Monday by saying Tuesday will be his last day in professional shooting.

Dilip Tirkey back in probables list

Dilip Tirkey back in probables list

Rediff.com27 Sep 2008

After being ignored initially, India's finest defender Dilip Tirkey is among 11 players who were included on Friday in the revised list of probables for major international tournaments for the next four years.

China's battle against COVID-19 major strategic achievement: Xi

China's battle against COVID-19 major strategic achievement: Xi

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

China's National Health Commission on Thursday said the country reported only four new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number to 82,862, while no death due to the disease was registered. The virus has claimed 4,633 lives in the country.

Saina rises to 7th in rankings

Saina rises to 7th in rankings

Rediff.com30 May 2009

Riding on her stupendous performance in the Sudirman Cup, ace Indian women shuttler Saina Nehwal has climbed up three places to the seventh spot in the latest ranking issued by the Badminton World Federation. Saina, who was ranked 10 before the start of the tournament in Guangzhou, won all her four matches and now has a total of 58454.4 rating points in her kitty.

Yogeshwar semi-final was best come-from-behind win I've seen: Sushil Kumar

Yogeshwar semi-final was best come-from-behind win I've seen: Sushil Kumar

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Terming Yogeshwar Dutt's historic gold at the Asian Games as an "exceptional achievement", seasoned campaigner Sushil Kumar said the country's wrestlers have done justice to the sport by improving their medal count at the Asian Games. He was particularly impressed with Yogeshwar's semi-final performance against China's Katai Yerlanbieke at the Incheon Games. Yogeshwar Dutt's historic gold at the Asian Games as a "exceptional achievement", seasoned campaigner Sushil Kumar said that wrestlers have done justice to the sport by improving their medal count from the sport.

Mumbai doc seeks govt help to get mother's body back from China

Mumbai doc seeks govt help to get mother's body back from China

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Dentist Puneet Mehra, 35, said that the Indian Embassy in Beijing informed him on Monday that the transportation of his mother's body has got delayed in view of the restrictions on movement of people and vehicles in China after the outbreak of coronavirus epidemic in the neighbouring country.

Cricket to make Asian Games bow in China

Cricket to make Asian Games bow in China

Rediff.com13 May 2009

The sound of leather against willow will be heard for the first time at an Asian Games next year after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that cricket had been added to the programme on Wednesday.

Cricket to make Asian Games bow in China next year

Cricket to make Asian Games bow in China next year

Rediff.com13 May 2009

The sound of leather against willow will be heard for the first time at an Asian Games next year after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that cricket had been added to the programme on Wednesday.

Sudirman Cup: India rout Scotland 5-0

Sudirman Cup: India rout Scotland 5-0

Rediff.com13 May 2009

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal rallied to tame Susan Hughes as India spanked Scotland 5-0 to top the pool and qualify for the promotional play-offs in the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament in Guangzhou on Wednesday.

India rout Australia in Sudirman opener

India rout Australia in Sudirman opener

Rediff.com11 May 2009

The new women's doubles pairing of Shruti Kurian and Aparna Balan was the lone blip in an otherwise great start by India in the biennial Sudirman Cup badminton tournament in Guangzhou, on Monday. India rolled over Australia 4-1 in their Group 3 (sub-group 3B) opener in their quest for promotion to Group 2. India raced ahead to victory in the first four matches before Kurian and Balan went down.

Chinese nationals in India anxious, fear backlash

Chinese nationals in India anxious, fear backlash

Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

Wary of being identified, some said they had been reassured by their friends but were still apprehensive for themselves and their families. Adding to their anxiety was news of protests.

Football transfers: The Chinese pay big money

Football transfers: The Chinese pay big money

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Football's winter transfer window closed on February 1, and, surprisingly, none of Europe's biggies made even a slight move, let alone sign a player.

Zvonareva too good for Sania

Zvonareva too good for Sania

Rediff.com15 Feb 2009

Vera Zvonareva of Russia beat India's Sania Mirza 7-5, 6-1 to win the Pattaya Open on Sunday.

China wooing India for building high-speed rail networks

China wooing India for building high-speed rail networks

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

India's move to opt for Japanese bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route had raised concerns in China which is competing with Japan to build high-speed rail networks in India.

Asian Games: Bopanna-Sharan crush Kazakhs to win men's doubles gold

Asian Games: Bopanna-Sharan crush Kazakhs to win men's doubles gold

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Bopanna and Sharan defeated Kazakhstan's Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev 6-3, 6-4 in 52 minutes.

China Open: Chetan, Saina out of singles

China Open: Chetan, Saina out of singles

Rediff.com19 Nov 2008

Arvind Bhatt kept India's flag flying in the tournament, moving into the second round of the men's singles with a straight games victory. He was at his ruthless best while demolishing Wee Chung Pei of Malaysia 21-9, 21-13 to set up a second round clash against Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic.

China's neo-rich 'shockingly' young: Survey

China's neo-rich 'shockingly' young: Survey

Rediff.com16 Aug 2007

Credit card company MasterCard surveyed 900 people and interviewed 300 families in the key Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou whose annual income is above $16,000.

Jet may fly Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco

Jet may fly Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco

Rediff.com14 Jan 2008

New Delhi's move is expected to encourage Beijing to grant long-pending clearance to Air India and Jet Airways to launch flights to Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Shanghai, respectively. Air India already operates to Shanghai.

Don't lose sight of China's potential for rivalry

Don't lose sight of China's potential for rivalry

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

What can be expected from Pranab Mukherjee's visit to China? With full details of the agenda not open to the public, a clear picture may not be available at this juncture. It can be said, however, that a breakthrough on the boundary issue seems very unlikely, as the two sides appear to have failed so far in finalising a 'framework' for the settlement.

Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio Olympics

Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio Olympics

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Indian discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the Rio Olympic Games with a throw of 62.62 metres.

Kaushik named India's hockey coach

Kaushik named India's hockey coach

Rediff.com17 Sep 2008

Maharaj Kishan Kaushik is back as coach of India's men's hockey team, ten years after the guiding it to the gold medal at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. His selection was finalised at a meeting of the ad hoc committee, set up by the Indian Olympic Association in Delhi, on Tuesday and formally announced on Wednesday. He will be in charge of the team till the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games in China.

Unstoppable Sania-Hingis equal record winning streak

Unstoppable Sania-Hingis equal record winning streak

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis equalled the record for the longest women's doubles winning streak on Wednesday by advancing to the WTA Sydney International semi-finals with a straight set triumph.

Amid tensions, Chinese warships head for South China Sea for drills

Amid tensions, Chinese warships head for South China Sea for drills

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Three naval ships of China's Nanhai Fleet left a naval port in Sanya, Hainan Province on Wednesday, kicking off an annual combat drill in the South China Sea, East Indian Ocean and West Pacific, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

India finish 8th in Asian Games, 2 rungs lower than 2010 edition

India finish 8th in Asian Games, 2 rungs lower than 2010 edition

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

India ended their 17th Asian Games campaign on Saturday at the eighth spot on the medals tally, a drop of two positions from the previous edition of the mega-event which drew to a close in Incheon.

Asian Games: Tintu Luka's best only good for 800m silver

Asian Games: Tintu Luka's best only good for 800m silver

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Indian athletics' great PT Usha's prodigy Tintu Lukka was leading the pack in women's 800m final at Incheon on Wednesday but had to settle for silver.

Asian Games: Saketh-Sanam win tennis silver

Asian Games: Saketh-Sanam win tennis silver

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Sanam Singh could not add a second consecutive Asian Games gold medal to his kitty as he and Saketh Myneni settled for silver after losing the hard-fought final in straight sets to Korea's Yongkyu Lim and Hyeon Chung, in Incheon on Monday.

China shadow over Modi's Vietnam visit

China shadow over Modi's Vietnam visit

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

'During his visit to Vietnam on September 3 -- the first visit by an Indian prime minister in 15 years -- Modi will notice the widespread anti-China sentiment in that country.'

Finally gold for Sindhu, claims World Tour Finals title

Finally gold for Sindhu, claims World Tour Finals title

Rediff.com16 Dec 2018

With the straight-game victory, Sindhu became the first Indian to achieve the feat.

India cancels orders for Chinese COVID-19 test kits

India cancels orders for Chinese COVID-19 test kits

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

India procured around 5 lakh rapid antibody test kits from the two Chinese firms, Guongzhou Wondfo Biotech and Livzon Diagnostics, and they were distributed to several states reporting rising cases of the coronavirus infection.

Pak failed to contain terror funding: FATF members

Pak failed to contain terror funding: FATF members

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

India's stand at the FATF plenary and other related discussions have always been consistent regarding Pakistan.

The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery

The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

For the first time, a Chinese news channel has employed an artificial intelligence robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show, raising concerns among the country's journalists as it could threaten their jobs.

Sania-Martina bag 9th title of the year! Congratulate them!

Sania-Martina bag 9th title of the year! Congratulate them!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis lifted their ninth title together this year beating the Spanish pair of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro to clinch the WTA Finals women's doubles trophy, in Singapore, on Sunday.