NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju termed China's recent overtures regarding its claims over Arunachal Pradesh as a sign of increasing nervousness in Beijing.
"China is very nervous because earlier these border areas were totally left underdeveloped during Congress time and during PM Modi's time, all major...
Ask 72-year-old farmer Huanchun Cao about his pension and he reacts with a throaty cackle.
He sucks on his home-rolled cigarette, narrows his brow and tilts his head - as if the very question is absurd. "No, no, we don't have a pension," he says looking at his wife of...
For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for fasting, praying, charity work and providing community assistance. In China, as Muslims mark the holiday from March 10 to April 9, restrictions in some areas where large populations of Hui Muslims live have triggered heated discussions.
Hui Muslims are China’s...
Rajkot (Gujarat) , April 2: Heaping praise on the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India was able to keep a firm stand during the Russia-Ukraine conflict because there were "clear instructions" from the top leadership.
He said that PM Modi had given...
New Delhi , April 2: Indian Coast Guard's Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) Samudra Paheredar with an integral helicopter arrived at the Ho Chi Minh port of Vietnam on Tuesday as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, the Indian Coast Guard said in a statement.
The visit of...
Riyadh , April 2: The Embassy of India in Riyadh has issued a public notice cautioning Indian nationals residing in Saudi Arabia about fake social media accounts and email addresses that sought to deceive people by soliciting money for travel arrangements from Saudi Arabia to India.
In the advisory, the...
Tel Aviv , April 2: Former hostage of Hamas, Mia Regev, told a Knesset committee that "every hostage goes through sexual harassment in one way or another."
The 21-year-old Regev told the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality said, "As far as I'm concerned, from October 7...
Helsinki , April 2: A 12-year-old suspect has been arrested for shooting at three 12-year-olds in which one child died and two other children were injured at a school in Finland's capital Helsinki on Tuesday.
The suspect, however, fled on foot but was caught by police later in a northern...
Karachi , April 2: People in Karachi have been facing the problem of powercut, longer outages, and loadshedding with no respite for consumers in sight during the month of Ramzan.
Nasir, a citizen of Karachi stated, "We have been facing this issue for a long time, and in my area...
Islamabad , April 2: Around 200 employees of Sports Board Punjab in Pakistan staged a protest on Tuesday against the non-payment of salaries from the past two months, reported ARY News.
The daily wagers left their work and organised a peaceful protest in Lahore, demanding an immediate resolution to their...
