We've quality: China on India becoming most populous country

China on Wednesday sought to downplay India overtaking it as the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, saying that it still has a 'quality' workforce of close to 900 million people......

China's population declines for first time since 1961

China's demographic crisis deepened in 2022 as its population declined for the first time since 1961 due to a plunging birth rate, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday, amid a forecast......

Xi asks military to recruit new talent to gain edge in future wars

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need for the recruitment of new talent to support the rapid modernisation of the armed forces and win future wars amid reports that the military has......

Covaxin safe, shows 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic Covid: Lancet

Two doses of Covaxin, India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, offer 77.8 per cent protection against symptomatic disease and present no serious safety concerns, according to an interim analysis of its......

Why will China's economy slow down for 9th quarter

Amid gloomy outlook forecasts for the Chinese economy which is slowing down due to exports slump, the Central Bank has injected $46 billion worth of local currency to improve cash liquidity.This is......

Strong shot of changing colour of medal at Olympics: Ashwini Ponnappa

IMAGE: Ashwini Ponnappa is optimistic the Indian badminton contingent will enjoy a strong outing in the upcoming Paris Olympics. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa......

India Open: Satwik-Chirag fall in final hurdle

IMAGE: The home shuttlers registered a runner-up finish at the India Open. Photograph: BAI Media/X Home favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in a tense final against......

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......

Prannoy in semis; World No 1 An Se Young exits India Open with knee injury

Photograp: Kind Courtesy HS Prannoy/X India's HS Prannoy produced a valiant effort to progress to the men's singles semifinals with a thrilling three-game win over Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei at......

Head constable's daughter who became a shot putter by accident!

IMAGE: Kiran Baliyan ended a 72-year wait. Photograph: Anurag Thakur/X The daughter of a traffic police head constable in Meerut, Kiran Baliyan was an accidental shot putter as her name was......