Xi meets Putin, raises concerns over war in Ukraine

In what is seen as the first sign of China's exasperation over Russia's Ukraine war, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday raised 'questions and concerns' over the conflict in his meeting in......

What will Kim Jong Un do next?

Kim did not rule out diplomacy with the Biden administration despite that Pyongyang called Biden a 'rabid dog' after Biden labelled Kim a 'thug'.Dr Rajaram Panda explains what North Korea's......

Why did Trump cancel the summit with Kim?

'Trump forgets that Kim is not one who likes to be treated publicly as a pauper; he wants to come to the table as an equal, and from a position of perceived strength, not as a suppliant,' says Dr......

An open letter to Aamir Khan

Dear Aamir Khan I read with great interest your detailed reply to your relatives, friends, admirers and Tibetan activists in which you have justified (external link) your decision to be one of the......

No silver for Vinesh as CAS rejects appeal

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was left heartbroken after she was disqualified ahead of her gold-medal bout in freestyle 50kg for being 100gm overweight in the morning weigh-in, crushing her Olympic......

Olympic gold holds different value

In the face of terrorist threats and security concerns an Olympic medal holds different value for team mates on the U.S. men's volleyball team.For Tom Hoff, who is competing in his first Olympics,......

IOC: Bow to demands to ban Russian or risk boycott

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first......

Phelps hopes he has not left training push too late

Michael Phelps said he hoped he had not left his push for the London Olympics too late as he tries to improve his times and form with the US Olympic trials coming next month. "I think the biggest......

Tokyo Olympics: Adviser frets about Games; volunteers quit

Addressing a parliamentary committee, medical adviser Shigeru Omi said organisers should explain to the public why they are going ahead in the middle of a pandemic.   IMAGE: Doctors have said......