Tough Road Ahead For Xi Jinping

China's deteriorating economy is a serious concern.Xi Jinping and China's new Premier will have a difficult task ahead after the 20th party congress, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W......

'India-China rivalry merely western media's hype'

IMAGE: President Pranab Mukherjee being received by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Mr. Liu Zhenmin, on his arrival in Beijing, China. Photograph: PIB Ahead of President Pranab......

Standoff with China a WAKE-UP CALL for India

'The border stand-off and the uncertainties that come with it should be a wake-up call on what makes for real rather than illusory power,' observes T N Ninan. IMAGE: Indian Army vehicles in......

Obama asks China to free Nobel Peace Prize winner

United States President Barack Obama has applauded the Nobel Committee's decision to honour jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with the 2010 Peace Prize and asked Beijing to release the......

Billionaire behind 2009's biggest IPO

The much-anticipated public offering of China Zhongwang Holdings, one of Asia's largest extruded-aluminum product makers, is expected to take place on May 8. It will be the world's largest of 2009......

How serious is China about investing in India?

It is a paradox that China, having almost run out of highways to build at home, is taking on this Sisyphean burden abroad, just when many financial analysts are worrying that the country’s......

In icy Beijing, PM will discuss global meltdown

At 8 degrees Celsius in China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will join a host of top leaders at the Asia-Europe Summit, deliberating ways to wriggle out of the current global financial meltdown.......

Tips on how to become a CEO, quickly

Michael Rubin started his business career at age 13, running a ski-tuning shop out of his parents' basement. He went on to open several retail ski shops in New York and Pennsylvania by the time he......

Nadodigal -- in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi

When Samuthirakani, the director of the much acclaimed Nadodigal spoke to rediff.com just before its release, he was quite confident about his film though not about it's reception.......

Meet Salman's new heroine

Say hello to Zhu Zhu. Salman Khan has started work on his next film Tubelight, directed by good friend-cum-filmmaker Kabir Khan. While reports were doing the rounds that Deepika Padukone or......

Cumberbatch, Downey Jr, Jeremy Brett: YOUR fave Sherlock? VOTE!

Take this fun poll now!'Over 70 actors have previously played Sherlock Holmes. Now he's 93 years old and it's my turn. #MrHolmes'British theatre veteran Ian McKellen had announced his turn as the......

How Akshay Kumar beat Tom Cruise

Rohan Sippy, director of Bluffmaster, was given permission to shoot on The Great Wall of China for his Chandni Chowk To China, something -- he claimed at a press meet in New York October 31 --......

Asia C'ships: Sindhu advances; Lakshya, Srikanth exit

IMAGE: P V Sindhu was taken the distance by world No. 33 Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia before making the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships, in Ningbo, China, on Wednesday. Photograph:......

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......

Korea Open: Satwik-Chirag storm ahead

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty marched ahead. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the......

Indonesia Open: Prannoy storms into quarters; Sameer, Ashwini-Sikki lose

IMAGE: It was HS Prannoy's fourth win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus. Photograph: BAI Media/Twitter One of the heroes of India's epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein......

BWF World C'ships: Prannoy moves into pre-quarters

IMAGE: HS Prannoy had to dig deep in the second game to pocket the match and advance at the BWF World Championships. Photograph: Prannoy HS/Twitter India's HS Prannoy registered a straight-game......