Decoding India's Dress Code

...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping has termed China's battle against COVID-19 as a major strategic achievement, as the ruling Communist Party is all set to hold the postponed Parliament session on May 22......

Democracy does not suit China, says President Xi

Making waves with trade deals worth billions of dollars during his first European tour, President Xi Jinping put up a strong defence of the monopoly of power by the Communist Party of China saying......

'If everyone wore a face mask, this thing will be gone tomorrow!'

'The majority of the spread is by people coughing, or sneezing or talking loudly, in a very short distance, two metres from one another, and a mask will prevent that sort of transmission.'......