President Donald Trump has warned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that if Tehran threatened the US again, it will suffer consequences the likes of which few have ever suffered before. The tweet in all-caps was posted on Sunday night and followed an apparent warning by Rouhani, in which he cautioned[Read More…]
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Muslims fear eradication of Islam from China
The atheist ruling Communist Party has banned minors under 16 from religious activity or study in Linxia, China. Following the displeasing move, residing Hui Muslim community fear the eradication of Islam from the country. A deeply Islamic region in western China that had offered religious freedom for the ethnic Hui[Read More…]
China launches 2 satellites for Pak, space cooperation between the two increases
China has launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket on Monday July 9. The PRSS-1 is China’s first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan and the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for an overseas buyer, reports Xinhua news agency.A scientific experiment[Read More…]
Xi to visit India in 2019, takes stock of post-Wuhan developments with Modi
Qingdao (China): India and China on Saturday made some fairly big announcements, including Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, as he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. The two leaders, who met a second time in just over a[Read More…]
World depends on US, China for growth: Buffett
New York: US billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Saturday that the world depends on the US and China for progress, dismissing concerns that the two countries’ trade tensions could potentially escalate into a trade war. Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, made the remarks in response to a Chinese[Read More…]
Pakistan Chini (China) Bhai Bhai The Tracking Systems: Its Reflection on India
India is one of the few countries in the world who is striving for peace development and security. It has always helped poor underdeveloped developing nations to strive for progress and peace. It conducted nuclear test only for its regional security and never did it violate any international norms or[Read More…]
Modi congratulates Xi on re-election
Beijing: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping on his re-election and said that he looks forward to working with him to improve the bilateral relationship. “Dear President Xi Jinping, congratulations on getting re-elected as the President of the People’s Republic of China. I look[Read More…]
India, Hong Kong sign double tax agreement
Beijing: India and Hong Kong on Monday signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion. India’s Ambassador to China Gautam Bamabwale and Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo signed the treaty. A former British colony, Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China which enjoys[Read More…]
90% bottled water brands contaminated globally
Washington: With a market value of nearly $150 billion per year, bottled water from leading brands, including from India, have been found to be 90 per cent contaminated by microplastics, posing potential harm to humans, a report has said. The report, led by Orb Media, a US-based non-profit, revealed widespread[Read More…]
What China’s Elimination of Presidential Term Limits Mean to India and the World
The President of the People’s Republic of China is the head of state and top leader of China who serves as the President, the head of the party, and the commander-in-chief of the military (as Chairman of the Central Military Commission). President meets foreign dignitaries and receives ambassadors in his[Read More…]
China building helipads, trenches in Doklam: Sitharaman
New Delhi: China has built helipads, trenches and other infrastructure in Doklam to maintain its troops during winters, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Asked if it is a fact that China has constructed seven helipads in Doklam and tanks and missiles have been stationed there, Sitharaman, in a written[Read More…]
Google partners with OEMs to bring AR service to China
San Francisco: To make further inroads in China, Google has partnered with three Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to bring its Augmented Reality (AR) service to the country. Company’s AR SDK for Android “ARCore” was launched in full in China following its announcement in November, Tech Crunch reported late Friday.[Read More…]
Didn’t expect this response for ‘Secret Superstar’ in China: Kiran Rao
Mumbai: Riding high on the success of her film “Secret Superstar”, producer Kiran Rao says that she never expected the amazing love and support for the film that it received in China. The Zaira Wasim and Aamir Khan starrer have managed to achieve a staggering figure of Rs 759 crore and[Read More…]
‘Indian tourists among world’s highest-spending globetrotters
The Indian market is one of the fastest growing in the world with travellers from the country among the worlds highest spenders, says Trust Lin, Director of Taiwan Tourism Board. “Indian tourists are among the world’s highest-spending globetrotters. Their spending power has been estimated to be four times that of[Read More…]
Not eyeing foreign territories to exploit resources: PM Modi
In an apparent dig at China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday India was not eyeing foreign territories and exploiting anyone’s resources. “We do not intend to exploit anyone’s resources, nor we are eyeing anyone’s territory. Our focus has always been on capacity building and resource development,” Modi said,[Read More…]
Eight Chinese pharma firms may be blacklisted over quality issues
The Indian government has issued showcause notices to, and may soon blacklist, eight Chinese pharmaceutical companies found to be supplying poor quality raw material to drug manufacturers in this country. The notices were issued after a special inspection team of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) inspected the eight[Read More…]
Top 10 per cent earners have 55 per cent of India’s wealth, says report
Income inequality in India has increaed since deregulation started in the 1980s, with the top 10 per cent of earners accounting for 55 per cent of the national wealth in 2016, according to a global research report released on Wednesday. The India-specific finding of the ‘World Inequality Report 2018’ authored,[Read More…]
Rahul hits out at Modi, says talk about Gujarat, not Pakistan
Hitting out at Narendra Modi for dragging Pakistan into the Gujarat elections, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that rather than talking about foreign countries in his election campaign speeches in Gujarat the Prime Minister should say something about the state. “The Prime Minister talks sometimes about Pakistan[Read More…]
Has government raised Brahmaputra issue with China, asks Congress
The Congress on Monday sought to know if the government has raised the issue with China of Brahmaputra water reportedly going to be diverted by constructing a tunnel and asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take any action on the issue. “When will the Indian government wake up? Will[Read More…]
Women’s Hockey Asia Cup: India beat China to win title
Kakamigahara (Japan): India created history as they edged past China 5-4 via shootouts to win the women’s Asia Cup hockey title here on Sunday. With this, India also qualified for next year’s World Cup as Continental Champions. It was skipper Rani who scored the winning goal for India while Savita[Read More…]
Ask traders about ease of doing business in India: Gandhi to Jaitley
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mocked at the BJP government over India’s improved global ranking in ease of doing business, asking Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to see how small traders were suffering due to the double blow of demonetisation and hasty implementation of GST. Gandhi, in a fiery[Read More…]
Half of China’s newborn babies are second child
In the first eight months of 2017, more than half of China’s newborn babies were the second child of the family, according to a health official. From January to August this year, about 52 per cent of the 11.6 million babies born have an older sibling, Wang Peian, deputy head[Read More…]
China starts re-construction of road at Doklam area
It has hardly been a month since the winding of an aggressive stand-off with India at the Sikkim border, and the Chinese army is back to building a road on the Doklam Plateau. The Plateau is claimed by both Beijing and Bhutan as their territory, where India supports Bhutan’s claims.[Read More…]
Performance of India, China will determine how world would be reshaped: Rahul Gandhi
The performance of India and China would determine how the world would fundamentally be reshaped despite the path chosen by them, said Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. Gandhi was interacting with students at the Princeton University. He noted that there was “a lot of synergy” between India and the[Read More…]
China announces $76 million for BRICS economic, technological cooperation
On Monday, China announced 500 million yuan (about $76 million) for economic and technological cooperation and exchanges among BRICS countries. Beijing will also allocate $4 million to the New Development Bank(NDB). “I wish to announce here that China will launch the economic and technical cooperation plan for BRICS (Brazil, Russia,[Read More…]