Beijing, Apr 15: China says it carried out a successful ground-based mid-course missile interception test in an apparent sign of progress in its ability to bring down weapons incoming from space.
The Defence Ministry says the operation was carried out late Friday night within Chinese territory and achieved "the desired...
London, Apr 15: A portrait by Anglo-Hungarian painter Philip de Laszlo of two Indian soldiers who fought in World War I was placed under a temporary export bar by the British government to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the "wonderful and sensitive" work to prevent it...
New Delhi , April 10: Days after India rejected its attempts to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh, China has again sought to make comments about the Indian border state saying it "opposes" the visit of Home Minister Amit Shah.
"China firmly opposes the Indian official's visit to Zangnan as Zangnan is China's territory and...
Lhasa , April 10: Global watchdog Freedom House has released its Freedom in the World Index for 2023 which ranks Tibet as the world's least free country.
Freedom House, a global watchdog of human freedoms around the world released its report on March 9 titled "Freedom in the World 2023 Report....
Kabul , April 10: Afghanistan is ranked fourth on the list of countries with the highest crime rate in 2023.
The country has the fourth-highest crime rate. More than 76 crimes are committed in Afghanistan for every 100,000 people.
The crime has various forms, including corruption, assassinations, drug trafficking, kidnapping and money laundering.
Afghanistan in...
New Delhi , April 10: The India Central Asia Foundation is all set to organise the international seminar on Tuesday to discuss contemporary and historical perspectives that are driving today's geopolitical, economic and diplomatic issues and how they impact India.
The three-day seminar titled "Understanding Central Asian Perspectives on Eurasia"...
London , April 10: The UK's royal family revealed new details, including a new Twitter emoji ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, which is scheduled to take place next month.
Taking to Twitter, the Royal Family said, "A special emoji for the Coronation has gone live today! The emoji, based on St Edward's Crown, will...
Abu Dhabi , April 10: G42 and Microsoft announced their intention to collaborate on the development of the public sector and industry-focused solutions that leverage Microsoft's partner ecosystem and cloud capabilities. These solutions will benefit UAE organisations to address citizen and customer needs.
Formalised in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed at G42's premises, the agreement...
Kampala , April 10: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Uganda for a 3-day diplomatic visit on Monday afternoon. On his arrival, the EAM was received by Foreign Minister General Jeje Odongo and Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Ssempijja.
During his visit to Uganda, Jaishankar will have...
Quetta , April 10: Four people were killed and at least 15 injured after a blast took place near a police vehicle in Pakistan's Quetta on Monday.
The blast occurred in Quetta's Shahrah-e-Iqbal area and several cars and motorcycles in the vicinity were damaged.
Bodies of all the deceased have been...
