Xi Jinping secures historic third term as China leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday scripted history, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Chairman Mao Zedong to get re-elected for an unprecedented third......

Why is China Focusing on Tibet?

Wang Yang and Xi Jinping's visits signal the beginning of a major Chinese push to bring about a transformation of Tibet, observes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W......

Man rapes man in China; escapes conviction

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in China, a man who was charged with raping a male colleague could not be convicted for his act as Chinese criminal law has no provision to......

Beijing COVID-19 situation 'extremely severe': Official

The COVID-19 cases in Beijing have jumped to 106, a senior city official said on Tuesday, warning that the situation is "extremely severe" in China's capital where the authorities have mounted......

Badminton: India's challenge ends at Hong Kong Open

IMAGE: Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Treesa Jolly lost in straight sets in their round of 16 match at the Hong Kong Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives ......

Zhang Zong is Asian champion

Youngsters Neelotpal Das and Sundararajan Kidambi missed their Grandmaster norms by a whisker by losing in the ninth and final round of the Asian Chess Championship won by Chinese Zhang Zhong in......

India eyeing at least one point against China

High on confidence after their good start to the tournament, India are expecting to log at least a point to inch towards the semifinals when they take on formidable China in their Women's Asia Cup......

Tara Iyer keeps tricolour flying

Tara Iyer advanced to the quarterfinals with a smooth victory while the rest of the Indians crashed out in both men's and women's singles at the Asian Tennis Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,......

Kidambi stuns Sasikiran

International Master S Kidambi stunned top seed Krishnan Sasikiran while Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and IM Master Neelotpal Das moved up to joint second position with wins in the fifth round of the......