The media is being flooded with assessments of the Prime Minister’s “first year”in office. Has he taken the bull by the horns or has he been gored by an untamed beast? Fashionable as these exercises are, […]
As Greenpeace India struggles to stay afloat, the real reason why the government wants to shut down the global environmental NGO hasn’t got much attention: Coal, the single biggest source of primary energy in India, is […]
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NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for$1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country’s military, an official said on May 14. The ministry’s […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): China’s move to build nuclear power plants in Pakistan is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United States has raised this issue in its bilateral meetings […]
BEIJING (TIP) : Chinese authorities are trying to reopen a section of China-Nepal highway which was blocked by 40,000 cubic meters of debris in the latest 7.3-magnitude temblor that struck Nepal. Over 120 police officers […]
GENEVA (TIP): India has been ranked at a lowly 100 position on the global Human Capital Index, which measures countries on development and deployment of human capital. Finland has topped the 124-nation list. India is […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Vinesh settled for silver in Women’s Freestyle 48kg division after losing her final bout to Japan’s Yuki Irie, while Narsingh Pancham Yadav bagged a bronze in Men’s 74kg category in the Senior […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese authorities have blacklisted four people for misbehaving while traveling, as Beijing seeks to improve the image of its tourists who are visiting the world’s touristy spots in increasingly large numbers but also […]
BEIJING (TIP): The court verdict sending movie actor Salman Khan to jail was featured in the news bulletin of China Central Television, the state broadcaster, this evening. The news was also circulated by the official […]
[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]
BEIJING (TIP): The Indian military’s swift evacuation of thousands of Indians from earthquake-hit Nepal has put China’s PLA on the defensive with questions raised as to why its efforts to rescue stranded Chinese nationals did […]
BEIJING (TIP): The Hong Kong police has launched an intense manhunt for a man who extracted a ransom of$3.6 million after kidnapping a 29-year old woman. The woman is safe but the kidnapper has vanished […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): Over 20 mountaineers from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were on their way home via Lhasa after Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) on April 30 rescued them from Everest base camp, where they had been stranded […]
POKHARA (TIP): At Pokhara airport in the Himalayas, Indian soldiers race back and forth loading rice, blankets, tarpaulins and other aid onto waiting helicopters for delivery to Nepal’s quake-devastated villages. In the ruined ancient town […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will acquire 110 latest JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from China as the two countries forge closer economic and defence cooperation following President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad earlier this week, a media report […]
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese regulator said on April 23 it has fined Mercedes Benz 350 million yuan ($57 million) on price-fixing charges in a wide-ranging probe of the auto industry that has prompted complaints foreign […]
BEIJING (TIP): Search teams have recovered the bodies of 21 Chinese coal miners who died when the shaft where they were working filled with water, an official said April 23. After days of frantic rescue […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese authorities on Thursday bared the details of their latest anti-vice sweep: a campaign to halt the hiring of strippers at funerals In a statement posted on its website, China’s ministry of culture […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 21 described Pakistan as China’s “dependable” friend and firmly backed its territorial integrity, as he announced long-term support for the cash-strapped country’s economic development. Addressing a joint sitting […]
India has a long history of its ruler’s fascination with farm land. Whether it was ancient Kings or Moghuls or British invaders turned rulers as well as the current rulers after independence; every one has […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal regained the number one position in international rankings after China’s Li Xuerui dropped a couple of rungs to third in the latest list issued on Thursday. Saina, […]
MUMBAI (TIP): In one of the largest financing rounds for an Indian internet startup, taxi-hailing service Ola said it has raised $400 million – or around Rs 2,500 crore – led by Russian tech billionaire […]
BEIJING: China is reviewing its approach towards the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carried out by Pakistani terrorists. It feels “awkward” about its own neutral stance, which has caused grave dissatisfaction in India. The revelation came […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping will launch energy and infrastructure projects worth $46 billion on a visit to Pakistan next week as China cements links with its old ally and generates opportunities for firms […]
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