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The economic woes that China is currently facing, prompted fears that Beijing could in turn become more aggressive, and compensate by escalating the risk of a war with the US over Taiwan, Voice of America (VOA) reported citing experts who closely follow the US-China rivalry. Also, China’s economic slowdown —...
Jaipur (Rajasthan) , January 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi explained the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) digital payments system to French President Emmanuel Macron as the two leaders visited a local shop during their visit to Hawa Mahal in Jaipur. Notably, UPI is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into...
China's arms exports have declined due to poor quality, and weak and inconsistent performance, which puts buyer countries in peril. In the last decade, China's weaponry exports have dropped by nearly a quarter, according to a report by the Directus. Furthermore, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is plagued by the...
Muzaffarabad , January 9: People in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have intensified protests as they have been facing load shedding of around 18 to 20 hours in the intense winter season. Despite frequent load shedding, the local residents have to pay inflated electricity bills, which has added fuel to their anger. Amid...
Srinagar- The ‘Mall of Srinagar’, which is the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Jammu and Kashmir, is going to create employment opportunities for more than 7000 persons, documents reveal. Earlier in March this year, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone for a ₹250-crore...
Hundreds of school students in Gilgit along with their parents took to the streets against unreasonable hikes in their school fees. The students have complained that their schools lack even the basic requirements, they do not have furniture, they have to sit in open classrooms and have no drinking water facility. A disgruntled student speaking about the...
India has confirmed its participation in the annual Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan, which will be held in Kazan on September 29. New Delhi’s participation in the meeting is seen as an effort to safeguard its strategic interests in the region.   Moscow Format was established in 2017 as a regional...
Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. US top general says Iran ‘not to get involved’. General Charles Q...
Kyiv , December 4: Ukrainian prosecutors are launching an investigation into whether Russian forces executed two Ukrainian service members who had reportedly surrendered. The inquiry, overseen by the Ukraine prosecutor general's office, comes in the wake of a video shared by the Ukrainian government on social media, depicting the incident...
Washington , May 10: Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google Headquarters and held a discussion on India Stack and 'Make-in-India' program. Ashwini Vaishnaw tweeted, "Met @sundarpichai at the @Google HQ. Good discussion on India Stack and Make in India program." Responding to Vaishnaw's tweet, Sundar Pichai thanked the minister for visiting Googleplex. He...