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- India
India-China trade through Shipli La resumes after six years
Shimla: The cross-border trade between India and China through Shipki La, known as the ancient silk route joining India with Tibet, resumed on Saturday, August 1, after a gap of six years.…
- Middle East
US, Iran trade strikes as hopes dim for a quick resolution
Fighting between the US and Iran has intensified over the Strait of Hormuz as both nations launched fresh retaliatory strikes since July 7 targeting strategic military assets and critical infrastructure sites across…
- World
Typhoon Noul hits Southern China; 340,000 evacuated
Hong Kong: Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday, July 26, and was bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds…
- Sports
PV Sindhu ends two-year wait, enters Japan Open final
Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu entered her first final in more than two years after Tokyo Olympics champion Chen Yufei of China retired midway through their women’s singles semifinal at the…
- Pakistan
Saudi Arabia quietly rolls over USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has quietly rolled over its USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan as the country struggled to meet the tough conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a…
- World
US Senators unveil bill for 100 pc tariffs on India, four others
Washington: A bipartisan group of US Senators unveiled a bill that seeks to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for purchasing oil from Russia. The bill,…
- World
China’s exports surge 27 per cent from year earlier
Hong Kong: China’s exports accelerated in June, jumping 27 per cent from a year earlier, driven by strong demand due to the boom in artificial intelligence, the customs agency said Tuesday, July…
- News
Telangana’s Pravallika Narimalla wins Asian U23 relay gold
Hyderabad: Telangana athlete Pravallika Narimalla won a gold medal in the women’s 4x400m relay at the inaugural Asian Under-23 Athletics Championships 2026, held in Ordos, China. Pravallika teamed up with Shravani Sachin…
- World
Trump says US must lead in crypto
Washington: US President Donald Trump described cryptocurrency as a strategic industry that the United States must dominate, arguing that failure to embrace digital assets would allow China to seize the lead in…
- India
500 cities to emerge as economic hubs: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, July 3, described the middle class as the growth engine of India and said nearly 500 cities are poised to emerge as the country’s…
- India
Owaisi says India-China ties cannot be on Beijing’s terms
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, June 24, said that every Indian citizen wants normal and peaceful ties with China, but it cannot be solely on Chinese terms. The Hyderabad MP,…
- World
Chinese supercomputer is world’s fastest, pushes US to second
A supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a…
- World
‘Imperative’ for India, China to respect each other’s interests: Wang
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that it is “imperative” for India and China to respect each other’s “core interests” and take concrete actions to implement the “important consensus” reached…
- World
Trump calls Modi a ‘great leader’, ‘very tough guy’
Washington: US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “great leader” and “tough guy” who has been in power for more than 12 years. In an…
- India
India among top gainers in global energy transition: WEF
New Delhi: Global energy transition readiness has declined for the first time in more than a decade amid a surge in geopolitical risks, but India has registered one of the strongest improvements,…
