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30 September 2022
China
India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war was noted by the world: Jaishankar
India’s independent stand on Ukraine-Russia war and the way it stood its ground when China “moved in forces”, External Affairs...
89% rise in UK visas granted to Indians in a year, says study
Amid reports of long delays or high rejection rates for visa to the West, the latest UK Immigration Statistics today show an 89 per cent...
India’s mission in Sri Lanka decries China’s vessel remark
In a response to the remark made by Chinese envoy in Sri Lanka on India over the arrival of controversial vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, to the...
Will China-Taiwan crisis affect India?
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan has led to its ties with China becoming strained; India was keenly watching the...
Singapore falls in rankings of highest expatriate packages
Expatriate salary and benefits packages in Singapore rose by a modest 4% in 2021 despite the city’s fall to 22nd place in the rankings of...
Chinese Foreign Minister meets EAM Jaishankar, NSA Doval during India visit
Chinese foreign minister and state councilor Wang Yi, who arrived in Delhi yesterday, met external affairs minister S Jaishankar today.
Ex-East Asia division chief Pradeep Kumar Rawat takes charge as India’s envoy to China
Former head of the East Asia division in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Pradeep Kumar Rawat today joined as India's new...
China’s new rule houses COVID suspects inside metal boxes
China has unveiled a series of strict measures to control Coronavirus cases spread. One of such laws is to house the suspected COVID...
Singaporean-Indian Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea took charge as the director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at National...
Bhaskar's Arts' remake of 'Butterfly Lovers' is a timeless blend of Indian and Chinese cultures
Bhaskar’s Arts Academy’s latest dance production Butterly Lovers revisits a timeless cross-cultural classic.
Amidst her weeklong visit to Southeast Asia, US Vice President Kamala Harris today accused Beijing of coercion and intimidation to back...
Two Indian origin journalists among Pulitzer Prize winners for 2021
Two Indian origin journalists are among the winners of the Pulitzer Prizes for the year 2021. Megha Rajagopalan, a journalist working for...
US pushes for new alliances with India, NATO in bid to compete with China
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked his Democratic colleagues to draft a legislative package to "outcompete" China, create new...
WHO investigative team arrives in Wuhan from Singapore
A team of experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) arrived in Wuhan today to start a probe into the origins of the coronavirus, even...
Indian-American lawmaker says 'US stands with India' with respects to China
Influential Indian-American lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi has expressed concern over reports of China's continuing construction activities...
China wants to constrain US ties, sees India as rival: US State Department
China perceives a “rising India as a rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies and other...
China gaining on US, India fourth in Asian power index, says report
According to a report on division of national influences in the Asia-Pacific, China is closing in on the US as the most powerful country in...
Harvard University tops US News and World Report's Global University Rankings 2021
In the 2021 US News and World Report Global University Rankings published today, the United States' Harvard University secured the first...
Trump and Modi both larger than life figures, says US-VP Pence
United States Vice President Mike Pence gave a thumbs up to the US-India relationship, stating that the “best was yet to come."
Pompeo cites India banning Chinese apps, tells Senate 'tide is turning against China
United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo yesterday cited India's banning of Chineses apps as an indication that US efforts to lead an...
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said that the United States stands with its friends, partners and allies like India against...
The Asia Research Institute (ARI) at National University of Singapore (NUS) has announced the launch of the Asian Peace Programme (APP) to...
India bans 60 Chinese apps following border dispute
Amid escalating border tensions with China, India’s government has banned nearly 60 Chinese mobile apps, including popular video-sharing...
No plan to drop Chinese company as title sponsor of IPL: BCCI
The BCCI has said that it is open to reviewing the sponsorship policy for next year but right now has no plans to cancel its association...
UN predicts global baby boom during COVID lockdown
The UN projected a sharp rise in global birth rates, led by India, in the months since WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, triggering...