Geopolitics
Taipei: In a stern statement, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) has said that India has been arm-twisted into submission by neighbour China, after the former's state-owned airline, Air India, changed Taiwan to Chinese Taipei on its website. more
UN: India replies to Pakistan's Kashmir comment, says empty rhetoric won't change it

New York: Exercising its Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly, India came down on Pakistan on Monday, after the latter accused the former of carrying out egregious crimes, such as ma ...

Reports of India shortening exports of essential goods to Maldives are misleading, says MEA

New Delhi: Reports circulated by the Indian and Maldivian media outlets about New Delhi shortening its exports of essential goods to Male are misleading, the Ministry of External Affairs ...

India welcomes talks between Kim, Trump, calls the entire episode as a 'positive development'

New Delhi: India on Tuesday welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Nother Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and said it was a 'positive development' betwe ...

India-UN fund gets 22 development projects off the ground in first year

New York: An India-United Nations fund aimed at supporting sustainable development for low-income nations marked its first anniversary on Friday, with 22 projects having already been appr ...

Modi's 'no baggage' informal meeting with Jinping earns him brownie points from Chinese media

Beijing: In a rare instance of praise, the Chinese media have said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent informal meeting with Xi Jinping reflected their deepened mutual c ...

Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping meet, walk together along East Lake in Wuhan

Wuhan: On the second day of his China tour, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a brief walk and spent some time with Chinese President Xi Jinping along the East Lake in Wuhan o ...

Indian PM Narendra Modi to meet President Xi Jinping of China on Friday

Beijing: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in China, will meet President Xi Jinping on Friday.

Trump administration to scrap work permit for spouses of H1B visa holders

Washington: In a major setback for spouses of H1B visa holders, the Donald Trump administration has announced its intention of scraping provisions that allows the H4 visa holders to work ...

India's Cabinet approves capital punishment for child rapists

New Delhi: In a significant move, the Indian Cabinet has approved an ordinance for death penalty to those convicted of raping minors below 12 years of age.