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New Delhi, March 30 A CAG report for the year ended March 2024 has flagged "excess expenditure" in the maintenance of certain properties linked to the Indian Embassy in Beijing, China, according to an official statement issued on Monday.Report No. 36 of 2025 of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Islamabad, March 30 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed that all possible measures be taken to ease the burden of rising prices on ordinary citizens amid the energy crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.The President made the remarks while chairing an expanded...

Beijing, March 29 A group of Chinese dancers have staged "Adi Kavya - The First Poem", a dance drama based on the translation of the Ramayana by renowned Chinese scholar, Professor Ji Xianlin.The drama, directed by Chinese Bharatanatyam exponent Jin Shanshan, featured a cast of over 50 local...

New Delhi, March 26 Seasoned diplomat Periasamy Kumaran was appointed as India's new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on Thursday.Kumaran, a 1992-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is currently serving as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The...

Washington, March 26 – Announcing plans for a high-stakes diplomatic engagement, US President Donald Trump has said that his rescheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing on May 14–15, calling it a “Monumental Event” and signaling renewed high-level engagement...

New Delhi, March 19 – Vikram K. Doraiswami, currently the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.A 1992 batch officer of the Indian...

New Delhi, March 19 Seasoned diplomat Vikram Doraiswami was appointed as India's new ambassador to China on Thursday, a move that comes amid efforts by the two sides to rebuild ties that came under severe strain following the over four-year military standoff in eastern Ladakh.Doraiswami, a...

New Delhi, March 19 Veteran diplomat Vikram Doraiswami was appointed as India's new ambassador to China on Thursday.Doraiswami, an officer of the Indian Foreign Service from the 1992 batch, is currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.India's decision to send...

Paris, March 18 – Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has raised concerns over China’s growing influence in Georgia’s weakened media landscape. Since 2022, China has been increasing its influence on the information space in Georgia. While it has not established a state-owned media...

Taipei, March 4. European and other Western leaders are increasingly seeking engagement with Beijing, reflecting a significant shift in foreign policy. The once-prominent calls for "decoupling" and "de-risking" from China have given way to the recognition that engagement is unavoidable, a report...

Beijing, March 4 China began its annual parliamentary session on Wednesday amid international turmoil over the US-Iran war, massive purges of the military by President Xi Jinping, and major plans to develop new productive forces like AI to revitalize the slowing economy.Xi, 72, who is in his...

Brussels, March 4: The support Russia and China have given to Iran amidst the Middle East conflict remains strategically ambiguous, intended to signal defiance of Washington, while carefully restrained to prevent dangerous escalation, a report detailed.According to a report in the 'European...

New Delhi, February 2 – While a top Chinese court has made it mandatory for employers and workers to contribute to social insurance schemes, in practice, only around one-third of companies in the country are following the order, according to a media report.The reason for the social welfare...

Beijing, February 27 Indian Consul General in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, met with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng on Friday, an influential figure in the Chinese political landscape."We were delighted to meet Mayor Gong Zheng at the opening of the SCO Cooperation Centre for Metabolic Diseases in...

February 26, Jerusalem, Israel – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz secured a commitment from China to import more high-quality goods from Germany during his visit to Beijing on Wednesday.During his first visit to China as Chancellor, Mr. Merz was accompanied by a large business delegation.Mr...

Beijing, February 24 As many as 49 humanoid robots performed a synchronized martial arts demonstration at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing during the recently concluded Chinese New Year celebrations, official media reported on Tuesday.In a 40-second video released by Chinese humanoid robot...

Beijing, February 23 China said on Monday that it is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the US Supreme Court's ruling against global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law.The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said it has noted the Supreme...

New Delhi, February 18 Opposition leaders on Wednesday said that the display of a commercially available Chinese robot as an in-house innovation by an Indian university at the AI Summit was "shameful" and slammed IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for sharing the image on a social media platform...

February 14, New Delhi – Beijing will begin eliminating tariffs for all African countries except one, starting May 1, according to state media, quoting Chinese President Xi Jinping.China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing announced last year...

Beijing, February 11 Following an unprecedented purge of the PLA at the highest levels, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised troops at the "grassroots level" for their loyalty to the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday, as he made his first public appearance after the dismissals ahead of the...