This Is China's Answer To The Vikrant

The People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carrier Shandong -- China's first domestically built aircraft carrier -- sailed into Hong Kong during a five-day visit, July 3, 2025..     IMAGE: The......

One Step Closer To Gaganyaan...

With these successful tests, ISRO has moved a step closer to India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan. Photograph: Kind courtesy ISRO   The Indian Space Research Organisation announced......

Is Xi Uniting Nations Against Trump's Bullying?

China's leader-for-life Xi Jinping arrived in Communist-ruled Vietnam, a nation his country had gone to war with in 1979. Xi is on a Southeast Asia tour -- he will also visit Malaysia and Cambodia......

Can China Successfully Challenge The US?

If Beijing succeeds in this multipronged effort to challenge the current dominant power, it will have not just economic but political and security consequences.There is no let-up in the South China......

India's manufacturing growth hits 12-month low in Dec

India's manufacturing sector growth fell to a 12-month low in December, as new business orders and production expanded at softer rates, a monthly survey said on Thursday. Photograph: Amit......

India's services sector growth hits 4-month high in Dec

India's services sector growth touched a four-month high in December, supported by new business inflows on strong demand conditions and easing inflationary pressures, a monthly survey said on......

Smartphone market value surges 12% in Q3CY24: Counterpoint

India’s smartphone market grew by three per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in volume in the third quarter (Q3) of calendar year 2024, while its value surged by 12 per cent Y-o-Y to reach an......

India's services sector growth eases in February

The services sector growth in India moderated in February amid softer expansions in business activity, sales and jobs, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......

Sindhu ends first-round curse with gritty China win

IMAGE: PV Sindhu stuns World No 6 in thriller. Photograph: BAI/X Double Olympic medallist and former world champion P V Sindhu overcame sixth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 to......

US Open 2025: Ayush, Tanvi move into quarterfinals

IMAGE: India's Ayush Shetty, seeded fourth, will face Kuan Lin Kuo of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the US Open 2025 badminton tournament in Iowa. Photograph:......

TT Worlds: Manika, Manav storm into second round

IMAGE: Manika Batra cruised past Nigeria's Fatima Bello in the singles opening round at the Table Tennis World Championships in Doha. Photograph: ANI Photo Manika Batra cruised to the second round......

Messi's bodyguard banned from touchline

IMAGE: Inter Miami's Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and teammates sit on the substitute bench during the match as Lionel Messi security guard Yassine Cheuko looks on. Cheuko will now only be......

Subramanian stuns World No 2 Antonsen; Treesa-Gayatri in semis

Left-handed Subramanian stuns World No. 2 in Basel IMAGE: India's Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian has moved in the Swiss Open quarter-finals with this win. Photograph: Kind courtesy India All......