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Chinese government delegation banned from Queen’s Lying-in-State in UK Parliament complex
London: The UK has refused permission for a high-level Chinese government delegation to attend Queen Elizabeth’s Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall within the Parliament complex before the funeral at Westminster Abbey here on…
- World
Xi Jinping, Putin congratulate India on SCO presidency next year, extend full support
Samarkand [Uzbekistan]: During the meeting of the expanded circle of the Heads of SCO in Samarkand, Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated India for the SCO Presidency next year in 2023. “I congratulate…
- World
Pak rejects ‘Indian propaganda’ on Neelum-Jhelum project
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected as baseless “Indian propaganda” that Chinese engineers and staff have abandoned repair of the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project. Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Asim Iftikhar told a press briefing…
- World
India emerges as Sri Lanka’s top lender in 2022: Verite Research think-tank
Colombo: India has emerged as the top lender to Sri Lanka in 2022, disbursing USD 377 million in loans to the island nation as it grappled with an unprecedented political crisis and…
- Business
Indian telecom players to follow China’s 5G call route:CLSA
Chennai: Indian mobile phone service providers will follow China’s 5G and industrial internet line, said CLSA Ltd in a research report. According to the report, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will consolidate…
- World
Typhoon Muifa makes landfall twice in China
Beijing: Muifa, the 12th typhoon of this year, made the first landfall on the coast of Zhoushan in China’s Zhejiang province, and the second on Thursday in Shanghai’s Fengxian district, authorities have…
- India
Modi is quicker than cheetah when evading issues: Asaduddin Owaisi
Jaipur: In a left-handed compliment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday suggested that he is quicker than the cheetah when it comes to evading serious issues. The…
- Politics
PM has given 1000 sq km of territory to China without fight: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: After reports of disengagement with China at Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government for not restoring the status quo of April 2020 at Line of Actual…
- Photos
Chennai open tennis tournament
Chennai: India’s Karman Thandi plays during her singles round of 32 match against France’s Chloe Paquet at the Chennai Open tennis tournament, at SDAT tennis stadium in Chennai, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.…
- Telangana
World’s 3rd and India’s 1st University of Forestry to open in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council approved the University of Forestry (UOF) Act, 2022, on Tuesday, opening the way for the transformation of FCRI (Forest College and Research Institute) Hyderabad into…
- World
China raises alert level as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China’s national observatory on Tuesday upgraded the typhoon alert to the second highest as Muifa, the 12th of this year, is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday. Also…
- World
Death toll from quake in China’s Sichuan reaches 93
Beijing: A total of 93 people have been killed, and 25 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province on September 5, local authorities said on Monday.…
- Health
Drinking sweetened, unsweetened coffee may lower risk of death: Study
Washington: A new study has found that in comparison to non-coffee drinkers, adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened with sugar were…
- World
China launches emergency response as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China has activated a level-IV emergency response as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is moving closer to the country’s eastern coastal areas and is forecast to move into the East…
- World
India issues advisory for students planning to study in China
Beijing: India has issued a detailed advisory related to studying at Chinese medical schools as thousands of enrolled students continue to remain stuck at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 23,000…