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Nepal bans rose import ahead of Valentine’s Day
Kathmandu: The Nepali government has banned the import of fresh roses from countries like India and China ahead of Valentine’s Day, according to a media report on Friday. The Plant Quarantine and…
- India
US needs to address India’s downward trend of democratic values: Senatorial report
Washington: As the US focuses on the Indo-Pacific, in particular the Quad, the Biden administration needs to address India’s ties with Russia and its “downward trend of democratic values and institutions”, said…
- India
Centre relaxes Covid travel norms for passengers from China, other countries
New Delhi: Amid declining Covid cases in the country, the Center on Thursday relaxed the travel norms for passengers from China and other six countries. However, the random testing of 2 per…
- World
China violated sovereignty of nations across 5 continents: Blinken on surveillance balloon
Washington: China has violated the sovereignty of not just the United States but of countries across five continents, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, days after American fighter jets shot down…
- World
US ‘will act’ to protect if China threatens its sovereignty, warns Biden
Washington: Amidst growing US-China tension over a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, President Joe Biden has asserted that America “will act” to protect if Beijing threatens its sovereignty. The US military downed a…
- Middle East
China coerces Uyghurs in Turkey to spy on each other
New Delhi: More than six years into China’s campaign to eradicate independent Uyghur society at home, the Chinese authorities are going to great length to keep tabs on ordinary Uyghurs abroad, media…
- World
China confirms ‘unintended’ entry of airship into US airspace
Beijing: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed the “unintended” entry of a “civilian” airship into US airspace due to “force majeure”. According to previous media reports, a Chinese unmanned airship has been…
- India
China imposes communications crackdown on Tibetans
New Delhi: China has tightened restrictions on Tibetan residents of a county in Sichuan province that has been a hotbed of resistance to Chinese rule, imposing measures to prevent contact with people…
- Technology
Apple logs $65.8 bn in iPhone revenue as China disruptions hit supply
New Delhi: Apple reported $65.8 billion in revenue for iPhones in the holiday quarter, down 8 per cent (year-over-year). However, on a constant currency basis, iPhone revenue was roughly flat, according to…
- Middle East
Iran worried over Chinas recent embrace of Saudi Arabia
Tehran: Iran which is facing its lowest level of domestic legitimacy and international acceptance, seems to have lost China as well, reported The Jakarta Post. Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia…
- World
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits China’s Aral
Beijing: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Aral, a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
- Kashmir
Need to deal with China firmly, says Rahul
Srinagar: Questioning the Narendra Modi government’s stance on the issue of China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said it is time to deal with China firmly. “Only our prime minister thinks…
- Andhra Pradesh
ED attaches assets of Andhra trader who ‘evaded’ customs duties on goods from China
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 24 lakh of an Andhra Pradesh-based trader who allegedly under-valued goods imported from China. Some residential…
- India
Despite Chinese aggression, India’s trade with Beijing rose by 50 pc: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Despite Chinese aggression, India’s trade with Beijing has increased and that is not right, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in an apparent swipe at the BJP-led Centre. “We are…
- India
India invites Pak Chief Justice, Foreign Minister for SCO meetings: Report
Islamabad: India has invited Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to attend meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that also includes Russia and China,…
