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The December 9 intrusion near Yangtse in Tawang sector has raised the diplomatic temperature ahead of the next round of talks to defuse the military standoff in Ladakh.

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at the daily briefing that the US is in "close contact" with its Indian "partners".

The people said a number of Chinese drones flew close to the LAC prompting the IAF to scramble the jets and increase the overall combat readiness.

Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at a location along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9

Their short-lived romance is coming to an end and the UK needs to move on, but the question remains, how?

After seeing an unanticipated spike in Covid-19-induced deaths in the country, China went into a tough and abrupt lockdown.

We recognise China poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests, a challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards even greater authoritarianism, says UK PM.

Covid-19 seems to be back with a vengeance in China with nearly 40,000 cases being reported daily across the country.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Shanghai to remember the victims and demonstrate against restrictions.

Hyderabad: New research held in China has found that exposure to artificial light at night (LAN) can affect metabolic function and the body’s mechanism to control sugar levels. Diabetes is caused due to various factors, with exposure to artificial light at night (LAN) being one of them. Lights emitted by cars, smartphones, tablets, and street […]

Hyderabad: The rupee on Friday rose to 71 paise to 80.69 against the US dollar. A year back, it was around Rs 74 against the US dollar. Last month, the rupee hit a record low of 83.08. It is expected to touch Rs 84 or even more by the end of 2022. Here, let’s see […]

BEIJING: China’s capital Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Elsewhere, more than 5 million people were under lockdown Friday in the southern manufacturing hub Guangzhou and the western megacity Chongqing. The country reported 10,729 new cases on Friday, almost all of them […]

New Delhi: The waiting period for issuance of American visas is expected to see a significant fall by summer of 2023 and the number is projected to reach around 1.2 million, a senior official of the US embassy said on Thursday. “India is number one priority for Washington (for issuance of visas). Our aim is […]

The text along with the video reads, “Sri Mahankaleshwara Devalayam, Miralam Mandi”, a temple located in Hyderabad.

The book on the "Nuclearization of Asia" was released this week at the Geneva Press Club, which saw the in-person participation of 35 persons. Twenty-three people participated via virtual mode.

Now is not the time to push orthodox fiscal requirements. Instead, the IMF should prioritise global liquidity during these difficult economic conditions.

Beijing: The following is a look at the seven men making up the Communist Party of China’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee in order of rank. Three of them are holdovers from the previous body, including General Secretary Xi Jinping, who has received a precedent-breaking third term as party head. The four newcomers are all Xi […]

China is at it again. There is a clear pattern to how the Beijing-Islamabad nexus is misusing the international forums to protect terrorist elements operating from Pakistani soil. The latest instance happened at the United Nations when China put a hold on a proposal by India and the United States to list Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Shahid […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a Chinese woman for staying in India under a false identity and allegedly indulging in “anti-national activities”, officials said on Thursday. The woman has been identified as Cai Ruo and is a native of Hainan province in China, they said on Thursday. She was residing in India as […]

Out of the world's 25,490 centi-millionaires, India has 1,132, beating countries like the UK, Russia and Switzerland, in a swift growing and powerful class of super-rich tech titans, financiers, multinational CEOs, and heirs.