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China vows action against those involved in torture of Indians

China vows action against those involved in torture of Indians

Rediff.com4 Jan 2012

In the wake of torture of two Indian businessmen near Shanghai, China has initiated criminal proceedings against five locals suspected for the act as it promised to address the issue and give due attention to the safety of Indian nationals on its soil.

Chinese to release war simulation video game for public

Chinese to release war simulation video game for public

Rediff.com31 Dec 2011

The "red" game made headlines earlier this year as the first video game training simulation for China's armed forces.

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Srikanth seek to reclaim India Open crowns

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Srikanth seek to reclaim India Open crowns

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

Meet India's heroes from the Tokyo Olympic Games

Meet India's heroes from the Tokyo Olympic Games

Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

As the curtains come down at the Tokyo Olympics, here's a glance at the medallists and those who came within touching distance of glory.

India, China express commitment for strong ties

India, China express commitment for strong ties

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Jaishankar's talks with Yang and later in the Strategic Dialogue were expected to cover the key India-China differences like China blocking India's bid to join the NSG and UN ban on Azhar.

Madrid Open: 1st round exit for Sania-Rodionova

Madrid Open: 1st round exit for Sania-Rodionova

Rediff.com8 May 2012

Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova suffered an upset first round exit from the Madrid Open after losing to Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Shuai Zhang, in Madrid on Monday.

Kashyap, Sameer in last 8 of India Open

Kashyap, Sameer in last 8 of India Open

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap, Sameer Verma and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa notched thrilling victories to enter the quarter-finals of the India Open Super 500 World Tour badminton tournament in Delhi on Thursday.

Fed Cup: India ready with in-form Ankita and Sania in side

Fed Cup: India ready with in-form Ankita and Sania in side

Rediff.com2 Mar 2020

India will begin their campaign by locking horns with China on Tuesday. Ankita has been in tremendous form since the start of the season, winning two ITF singles and as many doubles titles.

PHOTOS: Halep ends Gauff's Wimbledon dream

PHOTOS: Halep ends Gauff's Wimbledon dream

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

After stunning Venus Williams then saving two match points en route to beating Polona Hercog last week, Gauff was suddenly the hottest ticket in town but she was always going to find it tough against Halep, last year's French Open champion and the first top-10 opponent she had ever faced.

China plans to cut GDP target to 6.5% in next 5-year plan

China plans to cut GDP target to 6.5% in next 5-year plan

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Recent IMF forecast said China's growth is expected to slow down.

Prannoy, Sindhu cruise into China Masters quarter-finals

Prannoy, Sindhu cruise into China Masters quarter-finals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

India's star women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashiwini Ponnappa also made the last eight stage, but it was curtains for the men's doubles duo of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar.

No breakthrough in India, China trade talks

No breakthrough in India, China trade talks

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

When India's Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met his counterpart in Beijing last year, he spoke mainly about India's yawning trade deficit and China agreed that this was a problem that needed fixing.

Asian Wrestling: Harpreet bags silver, Gyanender wins bronze

Asian Wrestling: Harpreet bags silver, Gyanender wins bronze

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

India's overall tally of 16 medals included eight -- one gold, three silver and four bronze -- won by men's freestyle wrestlers, four bronze by women and three silver and one bronze by Greco-Roman wrestlers.

India beats China for seat at UN's key oversight body

India beats China for seat at UN's key oversight body

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

In a significant victory, India has been elected to a prestigious United Nations body, defeating China in a direct fight for the lone seat from the Asia-Pacific region, to return to the powerful external oversight body after a gap of 35 years.

India wins election at UN's oversight body

India wins election at UN's oversight body

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

India on Tuesday won an election to United Nations's only external oversight body, the Joint Inspection Unit, which takes care of the administrative and financial functioning of the world body system.

Beijing COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe': Official

Beijing COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe': Official

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

The authorities have mounted massive containment measures including mass testing of about 90,000 people

Fortune names Nadella as businessperson of the year

Fortune names Nadella as businessperson of the year

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

"In a year dominated by political chaos and bluster, it was a rare brand of steady -- even quiet -- leadership that won the day in the business world. And no one epitomises that brand of obsessively results-driven, team-based leadership more than our new No. 1 Businessperson of the Year," Fortune said.

China claims traditional medicines fight COVID-19

China claims traditional medicines fight COVID-19

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Studies in China claim that traditional Chinese medicines seem to be working effectively on patients with mild or moderate symptoms of coronavirus.

Wrestlers Sakshi, Vinesh, Divya in gold medal round of Asian Championship

Wrestlers Sakshi, Vinesh, Divya in gold medal round of Asian Championship

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Competing for the first time in women's 60kg category after jumping up the weight division from 58kg, Sakshi hardly broke a sweat en route to the final.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 14 at Rio Olympics

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 14 at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

Check out the gold medallists on Friday, Day 14 of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

China: Communists hold local party unit polls

China: Communists hold local party unit polls

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

Candidates seeking positions within local Party committees who are found to have attempted to lobby or bribe voters will invite severe punishment, Zhang Jinan, deputy chief of the Organisation Department of the CPC Central Committee was quoted by official media in Beijing on Tuesday.

Image: Stamp of controversy

Image: Stamp of controversy

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

A set of stamps depicting China's ancient national symbol Dragon as a ferocious and intimidating creature has created a controversy in China with people questioning its violent projection.

Don't judge me on Champions League alone, says Guardiola

Don't judge me on Champions League alone, says Guardiola

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is determined to win the Champions League for a third time but will not be judged a failure even if he leaves at the end of the season without lifting Europe's biggest prize again.

Why the Nadal-Federer French Open record is 5-0

Why the Nadal-Federer French Open record is 5-0

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

A quick look at Rafael Nadal's domination of Roger Federer at Roland Garros.

Indians on show on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games

Indians on show on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com27 Jul 2014

It's a big day for India today as medals will be few good ties away from the athletes at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

China Open: Djokovic extends hot streak; Muguruza's memorable 22nd birthday

China Open: Djokovic extends hot streak; Muguruza's memorable 22nd birthday

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

Novak Djokovic kept his juggernaut rolling at the China Open by improving to 26-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 win over local hope Zhang Ze on Thursday.

China's trade union aim to end labour disputes

China's trade union aim to end labour disputes

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

China's state-run trade union, which came under fire for not taking up workers' rights issue when they went on flash strikes demanding higher wages last year, has floated the idea of introducing collective bargaining to address labour disputes.

Refrain from such actions: MEA to China on UNSC move

Refrain from such actions: MEA to China on UNSC move

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

India slammed China for helping Pakistan in trying to raise the Kashmir issue at the UNSC, saying Beijing should seriously reflect on the global consensus. The latest attempt failed as other countries of the 15-member council felt Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.

CAS reject Bin Hammam bid to reclaim AFC presidency

CAS reject Bin Hammam bid to reclaim AFC presidency

Rediff.com3 Oct 2011

Mohamed Bin Hammam has failed in his bid to be reinstated as head of Asian soccer by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday.

Tennis Roundup: Muguruza withdraws from Sydney; Del Potro too strong for Shapovalov

Tennis Roundup: Muguruza withdraws from Sydney; Del Potro too strong for Shapovalov

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

Garbine Muguruza's preparations for next week's Australian Open were thrown into disarray when the world number three pulled out of the Sydney International with a thigh injury on Wednesday.

Chinese judge faces hearing after switching scores

Chinese judge faces hearing after switching scores

Rediff.com17 Mar 2011

International gymnastic officials have brought a disciplinary suit against a Chinese judge for altering a score that helped his compatriot win gold at last year's Asian Games.

Serena Williams eases through in Miami

Serena Williams eases through in Miami

Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the WTA Tour on Thursday, crushing China's Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Worst drought in China in 50 years may hit its GDP

Worst drought in China in 50 years may hit its GDP

Rediff.com30 May 2011

The drought in China that is impacting more than five per cent of the country's farmlands and is being described as the worst in 50 years, may affect its GDP this year and push up inflation, economists have said.

What's Pak army chief doing in China's militancy-hit Xinjiang?

What's Pak army chief doing in China's militancy-hit Xinjiang?

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

Pakistan's Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif is in China's militancy hit Muslim-majority Xinjiang province on a rare visit where he met his Chinese counterpart General Fang Fenghui, promising to crackdown on Uighur militants.

China may scrap stapled visa for JK residents

China may scrap stapled visa for JK residents

Rediff.com13 Apr 2011

China on Wednesday dropped broad hints at reversing its two-year-old practice of issuing stapled visas to people hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was willing to work with India to resolve issues related with people to people exchanges. "You can watch closely and you can come to a conclusion yourself," China's Ambassador to India Zhang Yan told reporters. He was replying to a question on whether China had relaxed its practice of giving visas on loose sheets of paper.

Tennis Roundup: Murray wins battle of Britons; Andreescu advances

Tennis Roundup: Murray wins battle of Britons; Andreescu advances

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

Murray was made to fight for two hours and 52 minute

15 odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

15 odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.

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

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

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

China's National Health Commission on Thursday said the country reported only four new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number to 82,862, while no death due to the disease was registered. The virus has claimed 4,633 lives in the country.

India 7th at FIH Women's Champions Challenge

India 7th at FIH Women's Champions Challenge

Rediff.com26 Jun 2011

India came from behind to beat Azerbaijan 3-1 and finish seventh in the FIH Womens Champions Challenge 1 Hockey Tournament at Dublin, Ireland on Sunday.

Soon, a car that will run on all surfaces

Soon, a car that will run on all surfaces

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

A 21-year-old Chinese inventor has come up with a new design for an all-terrain vehicle which can be run on roads as well as on sand, ice and even water.