Is Xi Scared of Tiananmen 1989?

Why omit the Tiananmen massacre from the history of China's Communist party? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The most famous image from the crushing of the Tiananmen Square uprising: A Chinese citizen......

COVID-19: 'There will be a second wave, third wave'

'When restaurants are open, pubs are open and people are moving around, a second wave will happen because you are giving a chance for the virus to spread.' IMAGE: Students queue up to submit their......

31 images you won't believe were taken only on an iPhone

Think that you need a fancy camera to take a good picture? WRONG! The next few images prove an iPhone camera and a good eye is all you need to shock people. The tenth annual iPhone Photography......

Ping! How Nawaz Sharif & Co were exposed!

When Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier shone a light on the Pandora's Box that became famous as the Panama Papers, even they didn't know how it would shake up the murky world of finance,......

China plans to build huge space solar power station

China plans to build a huge solar power station 36,000 kilometres above the ground in an attempt to battle smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve energy crisis, much on the lines of an idea first......

China to have world's longest metro rail network

Daily ridership will increase gradually to more than 10 million, the Beijing Commission of Transport said. Image: A maglev train drives into a terminal station in Shanghai. Photograph: Ming......

The 40 richest people of China

China's wealthiest got much richer in the past year, thanks to the nation's booming economy.The 40 richest businesspeople are now worth a collective $26 billion, up from $18 billion a year......

NBA stirs US hornet's nest, faces China backlash

IMAGE: Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers (25) tries to score against Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) during the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Photograph: Kyle Terada-USA......

Sports Shorts: Kushagra, Natraj continue to shine with gold

Kushagra Rawat triumphed in 400m freestyle to bag his fourth gold medal while Srihari Nataraj created a new meet record on his way to gold in 100m backstroke at the Asian Age Group Championship, in......

Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of Asian Games

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the seventh day of the Asian Games on Saturday. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty Images   ATHLETICS: Men's High Jump......

Sports Shorts: India bag silver, bronze in archery World Cup

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images India opened its account with a silver and a......

Sports Shorts: Saina meets Tai Tzu in All England opener

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal has a chance to improve her dismal record against defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan. Photograph: PTI......