Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

China finally congratulates Biden, Harris

China on Friday shed its initial hesitation and congratulated United States President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris for their victory in the 2020 US presidential election, saying......

What you must know about China and coronavirus

How China's all powerful Communist party bungled the response to the coronavirus crisis. IMAGE: Passengers at the Shanghai railway station. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Srikanth Kondapalli is the......

Mending fences with China begins

'Significantly, Foreign Secretary Gokhale was received at very high level in Beijing.''It only shows China's keenness to move forward and put the relationship on a 'win-win' footing,' says......

'Make in Maharashtra' receives good response from China, says CM

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who made a strong pitch for the 'Make In Maharashtra' initiative during his China visit, returned to Mumbai late last night. "Thanks China for the overwhelming......

Shanghai rising!

Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......

South Korea wins gold in Archery Mixed Team event

IMAGE: Sihyeon Lim of South Korea and Woojin Kim of South Korea in action during the final. Photograph: Tingshu Wang / Reuters. South Korea's mixed archery pair of Lim Si-hyeon and......

Archery in Paris: Ankita and Dhiraj's dream ends in heartbreak

IMAGE: India’s Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara react. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The history-making Indian mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 3

IMAGE: India captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates after scoring the equaliser against Argentina in the men's hockey pool B match at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters......

Soccer: Guardiola in line for FIFA honour

IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images via Reuters Manchester City's treble-winning coach Pep Guardiola and England women manager Sarina Wiegman......

Indian men keep hope alive for first-ever team gold at Asian Games

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth won the decider as India secured their maiden appearance in the men’s team event. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Kidambi Srikanth rallied his way to a......