9 top PLA generals dismissed from China's Parliament

In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), including senior officials of the country's Rocket Force, have been dismissed from Parliament,......

China appoints naval commander as defence minister 2 months after Li's ouster

China on Friday named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new defence minister, two months after the summary dismissal of General Li Shangfu without any explanation. IMAGE: China's Defence......

6.2-magnitude earthquake kills 127 in China

At least 127 people were killed and over 700 others injured when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night, the deadliest quake in the......

After foreign minister, China sacks missing defence minister

After keeping mum for nearly two months, China on Tuesday formally sacked its missing defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu who met the same fate as his former Cabinet colleague and foreign minister Qin......

Lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir put on bidding block

The central government is expected to complete the auction of the 5.9-million tonne (mt) lithium reserves discovered in the Reasi district of the northern Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir......

Work from home forever

'Employees may well be expected to be on call at almost all times -- much like the standard Indian approach to the workday,' points out Mihir S Sharma.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As......

US-China trade war: What India must do

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.''The size of our market......

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

IMAGE: George Wellington tackles a player during a Kabaddi match at the London School of Economics. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters The mention of kabaddi often leaves Britons scratching their......

Sindhu makes winning comeback as India stun China

IMAGE:  Returning from injury PV Sindhu beat higher ranked Han Yue. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Two-time Olympic-medallist P V Sindhu made a winning return from a lengthy injury......

India Open: Tai Tzu Ying in women's singles final

IMAGE: Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. Photograph: Kind courtesy BWF/X Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei progressed to her second successive women's singles final of......

India Open: Prannoy, Sat-Chi in quarters; other big guns crash out

IMAGE: HS Prannoy used deep tosses and was far more polished at the net and was successful in drawing out errors from Priyanshu Rajawat. Photograph: BWF/Twitter Star shuttler HS Prannoy......

Denmark Open: Sindhu, Aakarshi advance; Srikanth, Lakshya out

IMAGE: P V Sindhu struggled past World No 28 Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in a 56-minute opening round match at the Denmark Open. Photograph: BWF/Twitter India's shuttlers P V Sindhu and Aakarshi......