India, China hold first Afghanistan dialogue

India and China on Thursday held their first dialogue on Afghanistan in Beijing in a bid to evolve a joint strategy to deal with much feared possible return of Taliban and Al Qaeda after the......

'India-China militaries should deepen their defence ties'

China should deepen its defence ties with India, as the agreement reached by the two countries to resume joint military exercises still represented a 'low level of cooperation', the official media......

China to go ahead with building N-reactors in Pak

China is likely to go ahead with its decision to 'finance' the construction of two 650 MW nuclear power plants in Pakistan disregarding the concerns raised by India and the United States. It is......

Nothing wrong in arms sale with Pak: China

China has sought to defend its sale of submarines and warships to Pakistan, contending that even India was seeking military equipment from the United States and Russia. Acknowledging that the......

World Chess Championship: Harika enters pre-quarters, Humpy out

IMAGE: D Harika has been a bronze medallist in the last two edition in the knockout format. Photograph: FIDE World Women's Chess Championship Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika advanced to the......

Zhangjiakou has training schools and overseas projects for winter sports, says mayor

A villager walks along billboards with the bidding logo of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics near Genting Ski Resort, which could host some Olympic skiing events, in Chongli county of Zhangjiakou.......

World Jr Chess: India's Narayanan, Rout stay unbeaten after 7 rounds

Padmini Rout Padmini Rout is well-placed along with four foreigners atop of the points’ table after seven rounds in the LIC World Junior Chess Championships, being played at Hotel Hyatt, in......

World Jr Chess: Padmini wins to maintain joint lead, Vidit loses

Padmini Rout of India in action at the World Junior Chess championship in Pune. India's Padmini Rout scored an impressive victory with plenty of fireworks to maintain her joint lead in the Girls......

World Jr Chess: Narayanan holds super GM Kampen to a draw

Sahaj Grover (left) and Santosh Gujrathi during their match at the World Junior Chess Championships in Pune. Lesser-known Indian players continued to impress, while the fancied struggled to......