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Myanmar's sovereignty should be respected: China

China supports Myanmar in finding its own path to development and urges the international community to respect its sovereignty and help it achieve peace and reconciliation, China's foreign ministry said today.
3 May 2023, 11:39 AM

India's Go First airline files for bankruptcy

Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, blaming "faulty" Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its fleet
3 May 2023, 03:46 AM

Myanmar junta pardons over 2,000 prisoners jailed for dissent against military

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago
3 May 2023, 03:34 AM

President urges India to play a bigger role in resolving Rohingya issue

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged India to take more effective steps in persuading Myanmar to take back Rohingyas from Bangladesh
2 May 2023, 11:11 AM

Chinese foreign minister to visit Myanmar, India this week

<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Myanmar and India from May 2-5, China's Foreign Ministry said today.</p><p>Qin will be in India for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation grouping, the ministry added in a brief statement.</p>
2 May 2023, 08:04 AM

UN allows Taliban envoy to meet Pakistan, China ministers

A UN Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said..Muttaqi has long been subjected to a travel b
2 May 2023, 02:36 AM

Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a Japanese university, another new academic role for the founder of tech giant Alibaba
1 May 2023, 12:05 PM

US-S Korea agreement risks ‘serious danger’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned yesterday that a US-South Korean agreement aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang will lead to “more serious danger”, state media reported.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Court to hear Rahul Gandhi’s plea on May 2

The Gujarat High Court yesterday said it would again hear on May 2 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging a Surat court order declining a stay on his conviction in a four-year-old criminal defamation case.
29 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India hands over 15 fishermen through Benapole

Indian police handed over 15 Bangladeshi fishermen to Bangladesh through the Benapole checkpost early this morning after languishing in Indian jail for 9 months
29 April 2023, 14:11 PM

Defamation case: Court to hear Rahul Gandhi's plea on May 2

The Gujarat High Court today said it would again hear Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea challenging a Surat court order declining a stay on his conviction in a four-year-old criminal defamation case on May 2
29 April 2023, 14:02 PM

China flies drone around Taiwan

A Chinese uncrewed combat aircraft has flown around Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said, showcasing Beijing’s ability to attack its fall-back east coast
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

UNSC ‘pressure’ won’t work

A senior Taliban leader yesterday warned the United Nations Security Council to give up its “failed policy of pressure” after members adopted a resolution
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Philippines rebukes Beijing for ‘dangerous manoeuvres

The Philippines yesterday accused China’s coast guard of “dangerous manoeuvres” and “aggressive tactics” in the South China Sea, in another maritime confrontation between the two countries at a time of simmering geopolitical tension.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India presses China on border disputes

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has told his Chinese counterpart that military deployments on their disputed Himalayan frontier were undermining relations and called for disengagement to preserve “peace and tranquility”.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Hate speech a serious threat to India

Terming hate speech as a serious threat to the nation, the Supreme Court of India yesterday directed all states and union territories to register cases over such crimes even if no complaints are made.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

UN expert urges Japan to sanction Myanmar junta

Japan should sanction Myanmar as it has done for Russia over its Ukraine invasion, a United Nations expert said Thursday, slamming the junta’s “barbarism and oppression”.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India, Russia agree to boost defence ties

India and Russia agreed to strengthen their defence partnership in talks between their defence ministers on Friday, the Indian government said, amid worries in New Delhi that the war in Ukraine was hurting its own military supplies from Moscow..Rajnath Singh and Sergei Shoigu held talks on
28 April 2023, 14:47 PM

Hate speech a serious threat to India

Terming hate speech as a serious threat to the nation, the Supreme Court of India today directed all states and union territories to register cases over such crimes even if no complaints are made
28 April 2023, 13:52 PM

India urges SCO members to unite against terrorism

India today called upon the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member-countries to collectively work towards eliminating terrorism and hold those who patronise or fund such activities accountable..“If we want to make the SCO a stronger and more credible international organisation, our
28 April 2023, 11:37 AM