'Companies like Tesla and others have been given a long rope in India.'
French hospitality at its best at a state dinner in honour of China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Elysee Palace, Paris.
China on Tuesday said Li Keqiang's visit to India would give a strong boost to bilateral strategic cooperative partnership even as the premier himself termed his trip as "successful" and "felt at home" during talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh.
Equity fundraising through initial public offerings (IPOs) rose 20 per cent during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). During the period, 76 Indian corporates raised Rs 61,915 crore through main board IPOs, compared to Rs 52,116 crore mobilised by 37 IPOs in 2022-23, as disclosed by PRIME Database. However, if one excludes the mega Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) IPO, which came out in 2022-23, IPO mobilisation increased by 58 per cent from last year.
The National People's Congress concluded at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday March 13, 2023 as a new set of leaders took charge of the Chinese government, and the ones they replaced head to retirement.
Li Na, the first Asian woman to win a grand slam singles title, has been served a volley of criticism after her shock first round exit at the China Open.
Li Na suffered a nightmare first round defeat at the China Open on Sunday as she went down 6-4, 6-0 to 58th ranked Romanian Monica Niculescu on an expectant centre court.
Much before the details of the bilateral delegation level talks could emerge along with the media statement later in the day, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addressed the media in New Delhi and won the round hands down in the quiet presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
China's next Premier Li Keqiang, a protege of outgoing President Hu Jintao, is known as a cautious and pragmatic leader who is facing the arduous task of shepherding the world's second largest economy amid lingering global economic slowdown.
Chinese tennis ace Li Na reportedly had her fans roaring with laughter with her wisecracks during her speech following her Australian Open victory on Saturday at Melbourne Park.
Images from Day 12 at the French Open in Paris, on Thursday.
Trailblazer Li Na already has the distinction of being Asia's first to break into a Grand Slam singles final after her brilliant run at the Australian Open in January.
India and China on Wednesday signed in all nine agreements, including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement and one on strengthening cooperation on trans-border rivers, after restricted and delegation-level talks that lasted over two hours as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Premier Li Keqiang met for the second time this year for talks which the Indian leader described as "fruitful and productive".
Kim Clijsters won her second straight Grand Slam title and the fourth of her career beating China's Li Na to clinch the Australian Open crown on Saturday.
Images from ladies singles quarter-finals on day eight at the All England Club.
Ahead of his visit to New Delhi, China's new Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said India and China "must shake hands" to make Asia an "engine of the world economy". Addressing the 100-member Indian youth delegation at Zhongnanhai, the imperial gardens housing the headquarters of China's ruling Communist Party and central government, Li spoke warmly about his visit to India 27 years ago as the leader of a youth delegation.
SBI Cards & Payment Services reported mixed results for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY24. While it managed to deliver strong earnings growth, it saw a perceptible decline in net interest margin (NIM) and suffered deteriorating asset quality. Taken together, the market was disappointed with the share dropping 3.5 per cent.
Husbands who coach their athlete wives in India can breathe easy. Few seem keen to follow the path set by China's Li Na whose decision to sack husband Jiang Shan as her coach culminated in her winning the French Open, and becoming the first Asian to win a tennis grand slam singles title, earlier this month.
China's Li Na overcame Maria Sharapova 6-4, 7-5 in Thursday's first semi-final and boosted her bid to become the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title, while Francesca Schiavone got the better of Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-3 in the second semi-final.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova avenged a shock defeat by China's Li Na at the Beijing Olympics in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday. The former US Open champion, toppled by Li at the first hurdle in Beijing last month, won 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the last 16 in Tokyo.
China's Li Na upset world number one and top seed Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the final of the Australian Open on Thursday.
China's Li Na won her rematch with Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Thursday.
At Davos on Thursday, all eyes were on China's vice-premier Li Keqiang, tipped to become the next Chinese prime minister.
India, Canada relations have nosedived after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations last month linking Indian agents to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.
India on Saturday pulled off a big diplomatic win after the G20 summit held under its presidency adopted a consensus declaration overcoming major differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for ending the "global trust deficit".
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Li Chao of China to slip to the third position at the end of the third round of the 10th Tal Memorial Chess tournament, in Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu and is learnt to have discussed the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh.
China's Li Na proved too strong for former world number one Maria Sharapova at Edgbaston for the second year in succession on Sunday when she claimed the grasscourt title with a 7-5, 6-1 victory.
Li Na, the first Chinese to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam at Wimbledon last year, has pulled out of this year's event because of injury.
World No 2 Li Na finally made her first appearance at the Sony Open on Sunday, taming Madison Keys in an unsteady effort while three-time champion Venus Williams was also made to work under a blazing Florida sun for her spot in the fourth round.
China on Tuesday announced that its Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India this week to attend the meeting of SCO defence ministers from April 27 during which he is expected to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on ending the prolonged eastern Ladakh standoff which has severely strained bilateral ties.
Venus Williams was bundled out of the Australian Open on Wednesday, beaten 2-6, 7-6, 7-5 by Li Na, who joins fellow-Chinese Zheng Jie in the semi-finals.
Defending champion Serena Williams advanced to her fifth Australian Open final after a patient 7-6, 7-6 victory over China's Li Na Thursday.
There is no official word either from China or from India on who will represent Beijing at the upcoming G20 summit.
Having been at the receiving end in the final in 2011 and 2013, Li Na, on her third attempt, will hope to become the first player from Asia to win the Australian Open, a tournament that is billed as the Grand Slam of the Asia Pacific.
Dominika Cibulkova grabbed control from the first game and overwhelmed fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 to become the first Slovakian to reach a Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Friday.
Each time an Indian minister visits Arunachal Pradesh, the tinpot Communists in Beijing's Zhongnanhai get worked up and mutter threats.
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It's the fond memories of the Taj Mahal and the hospitality of Indians that bring Li Keqiang back to India, this time as the premier of the world's most populous nation.
Indian men's team failed to defend its title after going down fighting 1-3 to China
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