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Chinese President Xi Jinping. (ANI)

Xi Jinping's idea of 'lovable' China raises eyebrows

China's international relations have frayed significantly in recent times, with issues like the aggressive rhetoric and...

3 Jun 2021 1:41 PM IST

The security guard opened fire after an argument with the producer of the drama, according to initial information. (Photo: AFP/File)

Nine hurt during TV shoot as security guard opens fire in Pak's...

The security guard, identified as Gul Chai, has been arrested

3 Jun 2021 9:16 AM IST

Several strains of bird flu have been found among animals in China but mass outbreaks in humans are rare. (Representational image: AFP file photo)

China confirms first human case of bird flu strain

The NHC said there had been no human cases of H10N3 previously reported in the world

1 Jun 2021 1:47 PM IST

Chinas military base in Djibouti. (Photo: AP)

Chinese acquiring land around military bases in Japan: Report

The investments and purchase plans were driven by Chinese-led foreign corporations and could pose a risk to Japan's...

21 May 2021 1:40 PM IST

In Nepal, several climbers have reported testing positive for COVID-19 after they were brought down from the Everest base camp. (AP Image)

China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal

While China has mostly curbed domestic transmission of COVID, Nepal is experiencing a surge with record numbers of new...

15 May 2021 12:15 PM IST

Long March 5B rocket, carrying Chinas Tianhe space station core module, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern Chinas Hainan province. - A large segment of the Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earths atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, state television reported on May 9, 2021 citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. (AFP File)

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

The China Manned Space Engineering Office said most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere

9 May 2021 11:04 AM IST

Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect

Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect

Several countries like UK, UAE, Australia and Singapore have already banned travellers from India as well as other South...

6 May 2021 1:01 PM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. (AP)

No trade with India under current circumstances: Pakistan PM Khan

India has said that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in an environment free of terror, hostility,...

3 April 2021 12:42 PM IST

Last month, the Senate of Pakistan passed the Compulsory Teaching of the Arabic Language Bill, which makes it compulsory to teach the Arabic language in primary and secondary schools of Islamabad. (Representational Image/UNICEF)

Pakistan imposes Arabic learning in schools, says 'essential to create...

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani has opposed the bill stating that his 'civilization is not Arabic,...

29 March 2021 3:50 PM IST

Security officers disperse demonstrators protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Friday prayers at Baitul Mokarram mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 26, 2021. Witnesses said violent clashes broke out after one faction of protesters began waving their shoes as a sign of disrespect to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and another group tried to stop them. Local media said the protesters who tried to stop the shoe-waving are aligned with the ruling Awami League party. The party criticized the other protest faction for attempting to create chaos in the country during Modis visit. (AP)

Violence breaks out in Bangladesh as protests grow against Modi's...

Five people died on Friday, and another six the next day, after police shot at demonstrators in several major districts...

28 March 2021 3:21 PM IST

Anti-coup protesters gesture with a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance during a demonstration during by police crack down in Thaketa township Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP)

Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, U.N. investigator condemns...

Children were among those killed on Saturday, Myanmar's Armed Forces Day, according to news reports and witnesses

28 March 2021 2:10 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and other dignitaries on his arrival at the National Day programme of Bangladesh, in Dhaka. (PTI)

I was jailed for Bangladesh: Prime Minister Modi

The high-profile visit of PM Modi began on a stormy note, with four supporters of hardline Islamist group...

27 March 2021 9:12 AM IST