India, China agree to work on 'roadmap' to rebuild trust

India and China on Wednesday agreed to work towards a "roadmap" for rebuilding mutual trust with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calling for drawing lessons from the "unfortunate border clashes" of......

Malaysian varsity issues apology after it depicts Hindus as unclean

India on Wednesday expressed concern over the "negative and incorrect" picture conveyed about Hinduism and Sikhism after a leading Malaysian university published an educational module depicting......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

India targeted by 5 Chinese hackers charged in US

The US justice department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacking over a 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including the Indian government's networks, and stealing......

Who is George Soros? The man who criticised Narendra Modi

George Soros, who is in the eye of the storm over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Adani issue, is an Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist, and activist whose......

Rupee outperforms most EM peers as dollar surges to a 20-year high

If there was one event that made the month of August stand out, it was a strengthening of the dollar index to levels last seen only 20 years ago, as the Federal Reserve dispelled all doubts about......

Rupee may end 2020 as worst performing currency in Asia

Rs 1,000 now buys $13.5 against $14 a year ago.Krishna Kant reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The rupee is likely to end calendar year 2020 as the worst performing currency in Asia,......

AirAsia in buyout talks as share fall put loans at risk: Sources

AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes began talks with bankers to take Asia's number one budget airline private after a plunge in its stock price put $200 million worth of loans borrowed against AirAsia's......

Historic! Satwik-Chirag in Badminton Asia C'ships final

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty face the eighth-seeded Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in the final on Sunday. Photograph: Badminton Association of......

Indian athletes will go unbranded in Tokyo Olympics

'Indian athletes, coaches and support staff, won't be wearing any branded apparel at Tokyo Olympics. Only 'INDIA' will be written in the kits of our athletes.'   IMAGE: The Indian Olympic......

Sports Shorts: Ruthvika, Lakshya enter quarters; Joshna in semis

Vietnam Open: Ruthvika, Lakshya enter quarters Rising shuttlers Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Lakshya Sen advanced to the women's and men's singles quarterfinals respectively with straight-game wins......

Sports Shorts: Manish claims dominating win, advances in World C'ships

IMAGE: Commonwealth Games 2018 silver medallist Manish Kaushik (63 kg) during a bout against Kyrgyzstan’s Argen Ullu Kadyrbek at the AIBA Men’s World Championships in......

Sports Shorts: Murray gets Shanghai Masters wildcard

IMAGE: Andy Murray became the youngest champion in Shanghai in 2010 at the age of 23, beating Swiss Roger Federer in the shortest final of the tournament. Photograph: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY......