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India's N-E landlocked, B'desh only...: Yunus pitch to China

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged Beijing to extend its economic influence to Bangladesh, controversially mentioning that India's northeastern states being landlocked could prove to......

China to build world's largest dam near India border

China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border,......

Days after Quad, China test-fires missile that can strike US cities

China on Wednesday successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could hit the US cities, in a rare publicised launch to display its strategic deterrence capability.......

Why India Will Like Shigeru Ishiba

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to prioritise strengthening Japan's military capabilities and fostering deeper international partnerships, particularly with India, with whom Japan shares significant......

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

China on Monday sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China Sea dispute and the eastern Ladakh border issue with India, saying its initiatives......

India least favoured among emerging-market investors

Just over a year ago, India was investors' top pick among EMs. Its slide down the rankings follows $30 billion (over 2.5 trillion) of foreign selling over the past 12–13 months. Illustration:......

Markets turn topsy-turvy; Sensex, Nifty slump nearly 1%

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in a topsy-turvy trading session on Friday, dragged by intense selling in FMCG, auto and energy stocks amid escalating tensions......

Sensex plunges 1,769 pts to 3-week low, investors lose Rs 9.78 lakh cr

Benchmark BSE Sensex tanked 1,769 points to slide to a three-week low on Thursday as a spiralling conflict in West Asia triggered selling in oil, banking and auto shares, wiping out Rs 9.78 lakh......

How Indian firms kept Net alive when Taiwan rocked

Indian submarine cable companies, including Tata Communications and Reliance Communications, re-routed at least 300-400 Gigabytes of internet traffic over both own and consortium cable networks......

Smaller Indian companies propel mcap towards $4 trillion milestone

Higher valuation creation in companies beyond the top 100 has given the domestic markets a shot at a $4 trillion market capitalisation (mcap) — a club exclusive to three countries currently.......

How Secret Superstar beat Star Wars in China

There is talk about 'cultural connect' and the 'warmth of storytelling' in Indian films vis-a-vis the spectacle and scale that Hollywood specialises in.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Zaira......

Coronavirus: China to miss Asian event; India to send men's team

'The India's Women Team withdrawal was owing to concerns shown by the parents and players.' IMAGE: The tournament will lose much of its sheen with the withdrawal of China, which has been the......

Chinese players will not be banned due to coronavirus

The coronavirus epidemic has wreaked havoc on the international sporting calendar with a number of tournaments cancelled or postponed. IMAGE: The Badminton World Federation said it had asked......

First Asian city to host Gay Games

Hong Kong to host 2022 Gay Games as LGBT acceptance in parts of Asia grows IMAGE: People enjoy the Korea Queer Culture Festival 2017. Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Hong Kong will host......

Chinese magnate to buy English soccer team Aston Villa

A Chinese magnate has agreed to buy historic English football club Aston Villa, the latest in a series of investments from China into football worldwide as President Xi Jinping looks to make the......

Asian Games diary: Have you seen Indonesia president's bike stunt?

IMAGE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends the Asian Games. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters Indonesian President Joko Widodo has created a buzz on social media after......