China tones down 'ready for war with US' rhetoric

Days after its assertion to fight trade or 'any other type' of war with the United States, China on Thursday toned down its stand saying that no such wars should be fought because they cannot be......

There will be some pain: Trump's message to Americans

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday criticised the trade deficits that the US has with Canada, Mexico, China, and argued that America should no longer 'subsidise' other countries, and......

'Trump Won't Hesitate To Use Hard Power'

'The touchstone is reciprocity which will be applied to friends and foes alike.''It will be a bitter pill to swallow.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of the......

Are Trump and Musk Dismantling American Democracy?

We the people are left in the wind, waiting on the whims of an unengaged president and an oligarch with a nearly bottomless wallet, observes Sree Sreenivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump......

How China retaliated against Trump's tariffs

China on Tuesday retaliated US President Donald Trump's imposition of 2nd round of ten per cent tariffs on its export by slapping an additional 15 per cent tariffs on American goods and initiated......

'US tariff issue is an overhanging sword'

'American labour is expensive. Our government is taking steps to mitigate risks. So, instead of panicking, we should see how the situation pans out in six months.' IMAGE: US President Donald......

'US May Demand Not Just Tariff Cuts But...'

'...additional concessions, such as opening government procurement, reducing agricultural subsidies, weakening patent protections, and allowing unrestricted data flows -- demands India has resisted......

'For The First Time I'm Enthusiastic About India'

''I am more optimistic about India than before.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been a volatile few weeks for global financial markets as they braced for tougher tariffs from the......

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'

'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.''During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.''When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.''Our......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

PIX: Medvedev, Alcaraz through to Indian Wells semis

IMAGE: Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates victory over France's Arthur Fils via the third set tie-breaker to advance to the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,......

Prague Masters: Aravindh in lead; Praggnanandhaa bags first win

IMAGE: Aravindh Chithambaram outclassed top seed Wei Yi of China to grab the lead at the Prague Chess Festival. Photograph: Prague Chess Festival/Instagram Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa cruised......

Fritz loses in quarters; Fonseca wins marathon battle

IMAGE: Taylor Fritz was shocked by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach Open on Friday. Photograph: Mike Frey-Imagn Images/Reuters Top seed Taylor Fritz of the......

Bopanna-Zhang advance with stunning win

IMAGE:  Rohan Bopanna showed his mettle alongside Zhang, delivering a clinical performance to close our the match in one hour and 12 minutes. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Rohan Bopanna/Instagram......

Chess rankings: Gukesh retains fifth spot; Humpy sixth

IMAGE: 18-year-old D Gukesh became the youngest chess World champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China last month. Photograph: FIDE/Eng Chin An Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and......