Clinics flooded with patients as China reels under massive Covid wave

Nearly a fortnight after China lifted the much-despised 'zero-COVID' restrictions following a spate of protests, the country is reeling under a massive coronavirus wave, with a Chinese diplomat......

Is Xi Scared of Tiananmen 1989?

Why omit the Tiananmen massacre from the history of China's Communist party? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The most famous image from the crushing of the Tiananmen Square uprising: A Chinese citizen......

Time for India to play the Tibet card with China

'The logical step is to challenge the very legitimacy of the Chinese claim over Tibet,' recommends Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd). IMAGE: The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan......

How long can India avoid engaging Pakistan?

'Any 'de-escalation' that brings down tensions will deprive the BJP of a plank with seamless possibilities to project PM Modi as the 'iron prime minister' and hype up jingoism in the upcoming......

Tea, world's 2nd most popular beverage

Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, after water. It is estimated that somewhere between 18 and 20 billion 6 oz. cups of tea are drunk daily on our planet. An extension of numbers......

Chinese IT firms jittery as Indian majors expand

With top Indian software giants like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro setting up and expanding operations in China, the domestic players have started feeling the heat."Chinese software......

Forbidden Kingdom packs in great action

The Forbidden Kingdom is true to its tagline:The battle of eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime. The film can be perceived in two ways-- either as fantasy or as reality. Martial arts choreographer......

India Open: Prannoy, Sat-Chi in quarters; other big guns crash out

IMAGE: HS Prannoy used deep tosses and was far more polished at the net and was successful in drawing out errors from Priyanshu Rajawat. Photograph: BWF/Twitter Star shuttler HS Prannoy......

Asian Games: Compound archers secure men, women team gold, make it three in a row

IMAGES: Indian women’s team fought back to defeat Chinese Taipei. Photograph: World Archery/X The women's combine emerged triumphant in an edge-of-the-seat thriller while the men's......

Prannoy eyes good show as Sindhu, Srikanth desperate for a turnaround

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will lead India’s charge at the Australian Open in Sydney. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their......

Indonesia Open: Lakshya, Srikanth cruise into second round

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen marched into the second round of the Indonesia Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen and compatriot Kidambi Srikanth eased into......

German Open: Sindhu, Saina bow out; Srikanth wins

IMAGE: It has proved to be a disappointing start to the European leg for PV Sindhu. Photograph: Naomi Baker/Getty Images Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy progressed to the men's......