Lanka bars foreign research vessels amid Chinese request

Sri Lanka has decided to impose a one-year moratorium in allowing foreign vessels to conduct research in the island nation's territorial waters, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said, amidst frequent......

Dalai Lama successor must be from within China, needs govt nod: Beijing

China on Friday asserted that any successor to 88-year-old Dalai Lama should be from within the country and his heir needs to have its approval, as it projected the strategically-located Tibet......

Chinese research ship docks in Colombo amid security concerns from US, India

A Chinese research ship on Wednesday docked at Sri Lanka's Colombo port, officials in Colombo said, amid security concerns raised by the US over its visit. IMAGE: The Chinese research vessel Yuan......

Can India, China Embrace Each Other On Economic Front?

An improvement in political relations, anchored in a restoration of peace and tranquillity at the border, could open up opportunities for expanded economic and commercial relations between them,......

US Targets India's Russian Oil Source

Urals and Sokol accounted for every 4 out of 5 barrels of Russian supplies to India last year. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Rs Least Volatile Against $ In 30 Years

Market participants attribute the stability to the RBI's timely intervention in the foreign exchange market, both in terms of selling and buying dollars. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rupixen/Pixabay......

Softer US inflation, drop in yields prop up domestic markets

Equity markets rallied after softer-than-expected inflation data in the US and UK rekindled hopes of the end of the rate-hiking cycle by major central banks. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

'Conditions not ripe to make rupee a hard currency'

India should become a middle-income country and then push to make INR (rupee) a hard currency, and till then, it must promote the settlement of global trade in the local currency, think tank GTRI......

Olympics: China complete golden sweep in diving

IMAGE: Cao Yuan's win in the men's 10-metre platform meant China took all eight diving golds up for grabs at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters Cao Yuan won the men's 10-metre......

Paris Olympics: India's TT campaign ends as women's team ousted

IMAGE: India's Sreeja Akula and Archana Girish Kamath react during their quarter-final match against Germany's Yuan Wan and Xiaona Shan during the Paris Olympics Women's Team Quarterfinals at......

PIX: Rune battles past Fritz to set up Medvedev showdown at Indian Wells

IMAGE: Holger Rune (DEN) celebrates at match point defeating Taylor Fritz. Photograph: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Holger Rune rallied from a set down and saved a match point to......

Shooters Raiza, Naruka secure Olympic quotas

IMAGE: Raiza Dhillon. Photograph: Kind courtesy IndiaAllSports/X Raiza Dhillon and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka secured two more Paris Games quota for India to stretch the total number to 19, by......

Tennis: Rybakina and Pegula battle into Adelaide quarters

IMAGE: Jessica Pegula picked up a hard-fought win. Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters World number three Elena Rybakina overcame Cristina Bucsa in two hard-fought sets to make the quarter-finals of......