9 top PLA generals dismissed from China's Parliament

In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), including senior officials of the country's Rocket Force, have been dismissed from Parliament,......

China appoints naval commander as defence minister 2 months after Li's ouster

China on Friday named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new defence minister, two months after the summary dismissal of General Li Shangfu without any explanation. IMAGE: China's Defence......

After foreign minister, China sacks missing defence minister

After keeping mum for nearly two months, China on Tuesday formally sacked its missing defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu who met the same fate as his former Cabinet colleague and foreign minister Qin......

China ends embarrassing drama, sacks 'missing' FM Qin Gang, reappoints Wang Yi

China on Tuesday sacked foreign minister Qin Gang and reappointed top diplomat Wang Yi to the post, ending the rare embarrassing drama involving a close confidant of President Xi Jinping in the......

Over 40 % of China's online goods are shoddy, counterfeit

China has overtaken the US as the world largest online retail market with $442 billion compared to US. In a big setback to China's e-commerce giants like Alibaba, an official report submitted to......

Ensuring employment? China faces an arduous task

China is facing a daunting task of ensuring jobs to over 15 million students this year as the economic slowdown cast a shadow on employment opportunities. "About 15 million young students need to......

Nasscom shows interest in Israel start-ups

Israel, far smaller than India, has managed to report the second highest number of merger and acquisition transactions in the start-up products space. And, the nascent but fast growing Indian......

Direct govt subsidy for 1 LPG cylinder: PMO

Even as the Centre is accelerating the Direct Benefits Transfer scheme for subsidised LPG cylinders, oil marketing companies are unlikely to benefit much from it.This is because the Prime......

Russian athletes out of Beijing Paralympics

IMAGE: A general view of athletes training during a Russian Paralympic Committee Para Ice Hockey training session. Photograph: Steph Chambers/Getty Images Russian and Belarusian athletes were......

Discus thrower Vinod loses Paralympics bronze

IMAGE: Discus thrower Vinod Kumar was found ineligible in disability classification assessment by the competition panel in the F52 category men's discus throw event at the Tokyo Paralympics.......

See: Anti-CAA protest at Wankhede Stadium

Students held a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens during the first ODI between India and Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday. Wearing white......

Sports Shorts: India record best-ever haul in World Para Athletics

IMAGE: India secured 13 qualifying spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India signed off the campaign at the World Para Athletics Championship with their biggest ever......

Belarus delegate banned for carrying Russian flag at Paralympics opening

IMAGE: The Russian flag is held up as athletes from Belarus take part in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters A member of the Belarus......