North Korea executes govt officials over floods

North Korean leader Kim Jung un may have executed officials after floods resulted in the deaths in the "hermit kingdom" earlier this year, local media in South Korean reported. IMAGE: Kim Jong Un......

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the......

Russia's Unease Over India-US Proximity

The scaling up of the India-US strategic partnership to the level of non-NATO ally with defence deals, sharing and transfer of defence technology, interoperability, joint collaboration and joint......

Taiwan remains a flashpoint as Biden, Xi agree to mend ties

United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to resume high-level military-to-military communication and counter-narcotics cooperation as they met for four......

Mobile operators rush to rework equipment sourcing pacts

While the government has not barred procurement of equipment from Chinese companies, the process to amend the general financial rules (GFR) 2017 has started. This will impose restrictions on......

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,......

PUBG Mobile sheds China link to woo Indian gamers

Even though PUBG Corporation is a South Korean company with its headquarters in Seoul, Tencent Gaming, a subsidiary of Chinese investment and technology giant Tencent, holds the global franchise......

India's tweaking of FDI norms aimed at only China

'India-China economic ties are likely to take a hit in the wake of the new situation, but that also provides India with a new opportunity to strengthen its manufacturing base,' points out Dr......

Is soccer safe for women? Study reveals disturbing truth

Nearly half of women fans in England and Wales suffer sexist abuse at soccer matches IMAGE: South Korea fans reacts in the stands before the match. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Close to half......

Despair to glory: Sarabjot's iconic Olympic turnaround

'All I could think after that final was what my father did for me his entire life, the support of my grandfather in the US and all the lonely journeys that I took on the bus to Ambala during the......

A Century Of Inspiring Olympic Moments

IMAGE: US gymnast Simone Biles is the most decorated man or woman her sport has ever seen. Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The Olympics have captured the world's imagination......

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

IMAGE: India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram A different year and another Games, but for Indian......

India's archers aiming to break medal drought in Paris

IMAGE: India’s Deepika Kumari and Pravin Ramesh Jadhav during competition. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters South Korea have topped the archery medals table at every Games since......