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Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests
Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said on Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in a visiting delegation are showing they will…
- World
China to punish outfits promoting Taiwan independence
Beijing: Furious over the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s high-profile visit to Taipei, the first by a top American official in 25 years, China on Wednesday announced punitive measures on outfits seeking…
- Opinions
India makes a big statement in Eastern Ladakh, China looks on
Arun Joshi India has made a big statement in eastern Ladakh, the region which is in news for the military standoff between China and India for the past two and a quarter…
- World
China to begin military drills around Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi visits
Beijing: Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin “a series of joint military operations around the island”, including using…
- World
China labels Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip as ‘extremely dangerous’
Beijing: China has branded the landmark visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “extremely dangerous”, media reports said. China accused Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years…
- World
Defying Beijing’s warnings, US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite stern warnings from Beijing, making her the highest-level US official to visit the island in 25 years. Pelosi’s US Air…
- Technology
Esports Premier League Season 2 postponed amid BGMI’s ‘China connection’
New Delhi: The ban on popular battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), which is the Indian version of PUBG, has resulted in a top e-sports event being postponed amid reports claiming…
- Science
China’s uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean
New Delhi: Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of…
- World
Those who play with fire will perish by it: Xi warns Biden over Taiwan
Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart, Joe Biden, not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan and asked the US to abide by the One China principle, during a video…
- World
China’s Wuhan seafood market likely cause of COVID-19 outbreak: New studies
Washington: A set of compelling evidence has once again emerged that backs the claims that Wuhan’s Huanan seafood and wildlife market was at the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak that has so…
- World
UN calls on China to repeal draconian security law in HK
New York: The UN has called on China to repeal a draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong from July 1, 2020, citing a lack of protection for civil and political…
- World
Uyghur prisoners forced to speak in Chinese, kowtow to police
Sanji: Uyghurs prisoners in Xinjiang are forced to speak in Mandarin and perform obvious displays of subservience to their Chinese guards in monthly video calls with relatives, Uyghurs living in exile say,…
- India
Defence ministry clears arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 crore
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth Rs 28,000 crore, including swarm drones and close-quarter battle carbines, to bolster the overall combat prowess…
- World
Chinese astronauts enter lab module in orbit for first time after it docks with space station
Beijing: Three Chinese astronauts aboard the country’s space station, currently under construction, successfully entered the lab module in orbit for the first time on Monday, a day after the space laboratory was…
- India
Chinese fighter jets continue attempts to provoke India on LAC in Eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: Even after the Corps Commander level talks, Chinese fighter jets are continuing attempts to provoke Indian forces deployed in Eastern Ladakh as they have been flying close to the Line…