What Does Xi Want?

Remember how Xi Jinping humiliated his predecessor Hu Jintao at the Communist Party Congress back in October 2022? No such scenes were visible at the opening session of the National People's......

China tones down 'ready for war with US' rhetoric

Days after its assertion to fight trade or 'any other type' of war with the United States, China on Thursday toned down its stand saying that no such wars should be fought because they cannot be......

China hikes defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced......

China honours officer injured in Galwan clash

China has honoured an army regiment commander who was injured in the Galwan Valley border clash with Indian soldiers in 2020 as an outstanding member of the national advisory body -- Chinese......

Ayush Shetty stuns former World Champ at Orleans Masters

India's Ayush Shetty produced a sensational straight-game victory over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, while HS Prannoy also advanced to the second round of the USD 240,000 Orleans......

'Disrespectful, noisy': Ostapenko slams Qatar crowd

IMAGE: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in action. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko said the partisan fans at the Qatar Open were disrespectful for jeering......

Sinner accepts doping ban: What it means for tennis

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner, who successfully defended his Australian Open crown last month, had tested positive for anabolic agent clostebol which he said had entered his system from a member of his......

Indian challenge at Thailand Masters badminton ends

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth was beaten by sixth seed Zheng Xing Wang of China in the men's singles quarter-finals at the Thailand Masters Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday. Photograph: Kidambi......

Srikanth, Subramanian knocked out of Thailand Masters

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth lost in straight games. Photograph: Claus Fisker/Reuters Former world no.1 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian crashed out of the Thailand Masters......