India-China border situation is going to be bad: Ex-Army chief

India's relations with China will always remain "somewhat tense" since Beijing considers India a challenger to its status, former Chief of the Army Staff General Shankar Roy Chowdhury has said......

China holds meet with 19 countries in Indian Ocean region without India

China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. Photograph: ANI Photo The China International Development Cooperation Agency,......

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.''My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.''My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,'......

40 injured as Tibet Airlines plane veers of runway, catches fire

Over 40 people were injured when a passenger plane of China's Tibet Airlines with 122 people onboard veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off in the country's southwest Chongqing city......

China seeks high-speed rail link between Kunming and Kolkata

The 2800 kilometer rail route could be a critical component for the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar corridor that seeks cross border trade and flow of people China is keen to establish a high......

SpiceJet, 1st Indian airline to offer free on-board wi-fi

The plane can fly non-stop to Singapore, Doha (Qatar), Kuwait, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Tehran (Iran), Salalah (Oman) and Kunming (China), among other......

Bengaluru, Delhi airports lead the world

Bengaluru and Delhi airports had the fastest growth in passenger traffic in 2016 among global peers.Aneesh Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Bengaluru airport. Photograph: Kind courtesy GVK Airports in......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

Indian tennis in 2019: Rise of Sumit Nagal and the Davis Cup that cost Bhupathi captaincy

IMAGE: 190-ranked Sumit Nagal became only the fourth Indian to win a set in the main draw of a Grand Slam in the last 20 years. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sumit Nagal gave Indian......

How the coronavirus virus has impacted sports events

IMAGE: Empty seats inside the Allianz Stadium in Turin after fans were banned from attending the Italian Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan on Sunday. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters......

French Open Qualifiers: Prajnesh in 2nd round, Nagal, Ramkumar ousted

IMAGE: Prajnesh Gunnesweran celebrates a point. Photograph: Prajnesh Gunnesweran/Instagram India's Prajnesh Gunnesweran won his encounter while Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal lost their......

Tennis round-up: Yuki knocked out in first round on comeback

IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri returned from knee injury. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images for LTA Yuki Bhambri's comeback to the ATP circuit after recovering from a knee injury didn't go well as he......

Divij, Purav bow out of Kunming Challenger

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja overcame a wobbly start to put up a good fight but eventually lost the semifinals of the $125,000 ATP Challenger tournament to Samuel Groth and John-Patrick Smith in......