No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

China on Monday sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China Sea dispute and the eastern Ladakh border issue with India, saying its initiatives......

China appoints naval commander as defence minister 2 months after Li's ouster

China on Friday named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new defence minister, two months after the summary dismissal of General Li Shangfu without any explanation. IMAGE: China's Defence......

9 top PLA generals dismissed from China's Parliament

In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), including senior officials of the country's Rocket Force, have been dismissed from Parliament,......

After foreign minister, China sacks missing defence minister

After keeping mum for nearly two months, China on Tuesday formally sacked its missing defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu who met the same fate as his former Cabinet colleague and foreign minister Qin......

NPC plans Rs 1,500-crore fund for civil liability

State-run Nuclear Power Corporation, which is engaged in increasing nuclear capacity to 63,000 Mw by 2032 from the present 4,560 Mw, would set up a fund of Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) to take......

NPC threatens to shut two Tarapur units

Amidst the hype over a nuclear renaissance in India, state-run Nuclear Power Corporationhas threatened to close down two units of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station on the grounds of safety and......

NPC, NTPC may tie up for nuclear power plant

A group of experts reviewing the power ministry's and Central Electricity Authority's report on the restructuring of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd has recommended that the power PSU enter......

Madras Fert, NPC plan JV in Iran

Madras Fertiliser Ltd and National Petroleum Company are planning to float a joint venture to run and manage a phosphoric acid plant at Razi in Iran. The phosphoric acid produced will be supplied......

Russian athletes out of Beijing Paralympics

IMAGE: A general view of athletes training during a Russian Paralympic Committee Para Ice Hockey training session. Photograph: Steph Chambers/Getty Images Russian and Belarusian athletes were......

Discus thrower Vinod loses Paralympics bronze

IMAGE: Discus thrower Vinod Kumar was found ineligible in disability classification assessment by the competition panel in the F52 category men's discus throw event at the Tokyo Paralympics.......

See: Anti-CAA protest at Wankhede Stadium

Students held a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens during the first ODI between India and Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday. Wearing white......

Sports Shorts: India record best-ever haul in World Para Athletics

IMAGE: India secured 13 qualifying spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India signed off the campaign at the World Para Athletics Championship with their biggest ever......

Belarus delegate banned for carrying Russian flag at Paralympics opening

IMAGE: The Russian flag is held up as athletes from Belarus take part in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters A member of the Belarus......