Why Taiwan is not Ukraine

Brinkmanship in the Taiwan Strait will not only be a recipe for disaster to both China and Taiwan, but also to international peace and stability, warns Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: A demonstrator holds......

China claims traditional medicines fight COVID-19

Studies in China claim that traditional Chinese medicines seem to be working effectively on patients with mild or moderate symptoms of coronavirus.Sheela Bhatt reports. IMAGE: Workers prepare......

Modi, Xi discuss terror, trade in 2.5-hr dinner conversation

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the dinner hosted by the former at Shore temple complex in Mahabalipuram. Photograph: @MEAIndia/Twitter Prime Minister......

Resetting India-China relations makes sense

'The muscularity of the last three years didn't bring any dividends and if anything, Chinese attitudes only hardened,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's......

Cloud kitchens: The future of India's food biz

The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023.Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.Veer Arjun Singh and Dhruv Munjal report. IMAGE: A waiter with a protective......

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   We are not surprised when......

India needs to shoot for 10pc growth target

Policy discussions now should urgently focus on the road map for serious economic and institutional reforms to put India on a sustained high growth trajectory like the Chinese economy, says Jayanta......

'Like any great leader, Modi demands performance'

'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.''The speed of execution is picking up,' Union Minister Jayant Sinha tells Arindam Majumder and Nivedita Mookerji.Illustration: Dominic......

'One has to emote, not just use bad language'

'I had been getting many offers, but either something had nudity or sex or abusive language.''I am not interested in doing all this just for the sake of it.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ridhi......

Korea's Kang wins Mumbai ITF Futures crown

Unseeded Seo-Kyung Kang of Korea fashioned a shock 6-1, 6-0 victory over No 8 seed Chun-Yan He of China to clinch the title in the Mother's Recipe US $10,000 ITF Women's Futures Tennis Tournament,......

Melanie South wins ITF futures tournament

Unseeded Melanie South of Great Britain overcame a strong challenge from Yang Chen of China before coasting to a 6-4, 6-4 victory to win the Mother's Recipe-ITF USD 10,000 Women's Futures Tennis......

Top seeds sent packing

Top seed Chia-Jing Chuang of China and India's No. 2 seed Rushmi Chakravarthi crashed to lesser-known opponents in the quarter-finals, on a dramatic dayin the Mother's Recipe-ITF US$10,000 Women's......

Rushmi romps into last eight

India's Rushmi Chakravarthi stormed into the quarter-finals while wild cardIciri Rai's progress was halted in the second round in the Mother's Recipe-ITF US$10,000 Women's Futures Tennis Tournament......

Iciri Rai shocks third seed Khoo

India's wild card entry Iciri Rai stole the second day's honours when she shocked No. 3 seed Chin Bee Khoo of Malaysia 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round, in the Mother's Recipe-ITF US$10,000......