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Saudi Arabia for the first time compete in Winter Olympic 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recorded historic first-time participation in the Winter Olympic Games since its inception in 1924, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The 24th Winter Olympics…
- India
Chinese bridge on Pangong Lake being built in area occupied illegally: Govt in LS
New Delhi: A bridge is being constructed by China on Pangong lake in areas that have continued to be under the illegal occupation of China since 1962, Minister of State for External…
- World
French, German leaders to visit Russia, Ukraine amid tension
Paris: The French president and the German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks, adding to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching…
- India
India already facing trailers of future wars: Army Chief
New Delhi: India is already facing trailers of future wars and it is being witnessed in information battlefield, cyber space and unsettled and active borders, said Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund…
- World
An Uyghur gets death sentence as China bans once OK’d books
Taipei: As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man to death and three others to life in prison last year for textbooks drawn in…
- World
Foreign journalists being harassed severely by China: Report
New Delhi: Media freedom in China is declining at “breakneck speed”, according to a report by a group representing foreign journalists in the country. The report by the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC)…
- Pakistan
Pak eyes USD 3bn loan from Beijing during Imran Khan’s upcoming visit to China
Islamabad: Pakistan is keeping its focus on availing a USD 3 billion loan and will seek investment in six sectors from Beijing during the upcoming China visit of the country’s Prime Minister…
- World
China steps up info war against India in Maldives
Male: China has stepped up its information against India in the Maldives with much help from both the local news portal Dhiyares and former President Abdulla Yameen ahead of next year’s Presidential…
- World
China-Iran pact raises American hackles
Beijing: China has started to step into the US shoes in the Middle East by forging a strategic partnership with Iran causing concern in Washington. China and Iran, the two main adversaries…
- Pakistan
India supported and funded attacks on CPEC projects: Pak NSA
New Delhi: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA), Moeed Yusuf, said on Thursday that the safety of foreigners in the country is Pakistan’s responsibility, and concerns of Chinese workers and engineers working on…
- World
China demands US halt Olympics ‘interference’
Beijing: China is demanding the US end interference in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and some of its…
- World
Samsung’s chip plant returns to normal as China lifts lockdown
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said its chipmaking facility in the Chinese city of Xi’an has returned to normal as the city has lifted a lockdown. The world’s largest memory chip maker…
- Technology
Apple becomes top smartphone player in China after 6 years
New Delhi/Beijing: Apple has surpassed all local smartphone rivals in China in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2021 to become the top brand in China after six years when the iPhone 6 super-cycle…