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Olympics-China badminton success assured but to what extent?

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese success in Paris is virtually guaranteed with the likes of Chen Yufei leading the charge but high rankings do not necessarily translate into medals at the

Olympics-French aiming high in BMX Racing on home dirt

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - French riders will be hoping to finally achieve the same success in BMX racing on their home track at the Paris Olympics that they have long enjoyed at the world

Cricket-Armed with borrowed bat, India opener Abhishek looks the part

HARARE (Reuters) - India appear to have unearthed a long-term Twenty20 prospect in opener Abhishek Sharma and the secret to getting the best out of him looks simple enough too - just let him borrow a

Olympics-Pidcock’s off-road passion makes him mountain biker to beat in Paris

By Martyn Herman (Reuters) - Britain's Tom Pidcock spends most of his professional cycling life these days on his road bike but when he does venture off of the tarmac and grabs his mountain bike he is

Olympics-Russia’s absence, new scoring system mean seismic shift in artistic swimming

By Lori Ewing (Reuters) - A new scoring system and the absence of Russia have created a seismic shift in artistic swimming, promising a more exciting show at the 2024 Paris Olympics and anticipation

India eye improved bowling show in final women’s T20I against South Africa

Chennai, Jul 8 (PTI) Desperate to level the three-match series after the second game was washed out, India would hope weather doesn't play...

Mentor Yuvraj was very happy when I got out for duck, he must be proud now: Abhishek Sharma

Harare, Jul 8 (PTI) India opener Abhishek Sharma has revealed that his mentor Yuvraj Singh was delighted when he got out for a...

Olympics-Everything coming together for 100m hurdles champion Camacho-Quinn

(Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn surprised herself by posting her fastest time of the season at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games on Sunday and said everything was

Soccer-Hong returns for second spell as South Korea head coach

(Reuters) - South Korea have brought back Hong Myung-bo for a second spell in charge of the national team, ending a five-month wait for a new coach after Juergen Klinsmann was sacked in February, the

Olympics-Greece, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Spain complete men’s basketball line-up

By Janina Nuno Rios (Reuters) - Greece, Spain, Brazil and Puerto Rico have completed the 12-team field in men's basketball for the Paris Olympics after winning the finals of their respective

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?