China ends embarrassing drama, sacks 'missing' FM Qin Gang, reappoints Wang Yi

China on Tuesday sacked foreign minister Qin Gang and reappointed top diplomat Wang Yi to the post, ending the rare embarrassing drama involving a close confidant of President Xi Jinping in the......

China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern

The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for India, which continues to confront an increasingly belligerent China on its borders, notes former foreign secretary......

China hikes defence budget by 7.2% to $224 bn, 8th year of increase in a row

China on Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2 per cent, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion yuan (about $224 billion), marking the eighth consecutive year of increase in its......

Former US envoy becomes China's new foreign minister

China has appointed its envoy to the US Qin Gang as the new foreign minister to succeed incumbent Wang Yi, who has been elevated to the political bureau -- the ruling Communist Party's top policy......

Direct govt subsidy for 1 LPG cylinder: PMO

Even as the Centre is accelerating the Direct Benefits Transfer scheme for subsidised LPG cylinders, oil marketing companies are unlikely to benefit much from it.This is because the Prime......

New Five-Year Plan commences without final shape

Like the previous two plans, the 12th five-year Plan (2012-17) also officially began without a final document in place.Officials said this would be ready by November and then sent to the National......

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......

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......

Photos: The Pitch invaders are back and how!

Rediff.com brings you a selection of images of fans taking to the field of play to make a point or gain attention. A streaker runs across the pitch and a security guard prepares to tackle him......