Foreign delegations arrive in Pak for SCO summit; security beefed up in national capitalForeign delegations arrived in Pakistan for the SCO summit amid strict security measures in Islamabad. High-profile leaders from China, Rus...
13 Oct, 2024, 08.02 PM IST
Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summitPakistan prepares to lock down Islamabad ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit amid recent militant violence and political ...
13 Oct, 2024, 05.02 PM IST
Why Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked X and what it means for the platformBrazil's Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of X, formerly known as Twitter, due to its failure to comply with legal requirements. Ow...
31 Aug, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
China-Central Asia summit: Pushing the region towards debt trapIn the presence of Heads of State of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, unveile...
23 May, 2023, 10.09 PM IST
Cheaper study destination? Indian students prefer East Europe to ChinaThis is primarily because many students enrolled in China have their studies delayed by over two years due to prolonged closures amid Beiji...
02 Dec, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
Putin assuages India over Ukraine as he courts key allies"I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine, your concerns... We will do our best to end this as soon as possible," Putin told Modi on...
16 Sep, 2022, 09.38 PM IST
Modi, Turkey's Erdogan hold unexpected meeting at regional summitIn early 2020 India's government had summoned the Turkish ambassador to lodge a diplomatic protest after Erdogan, on a visit to Pakistan, s...
16 Sep, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
Uzbekistan alleges pre-planned designs to sabotage stabilityUnfounded statements are being made about the allegedly illegal use of force to "disperse a peaceful rally," "silencing independent voices ...
07 Jul, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
Worried India keeps a close watch as violent protests grip part of UzbekistanA state of emergency has been declared in the region till August 2. Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during last week's unrest. ...
05 Jul, 2022, 12.26 AM IST
India, central Asia share concerns on Afghanistan: Government in Lok Sabha"The issue of Afghanistan was discussed during the summit and the situation...was of natural concern for neighbouring countries like India ...
11 Feb, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
Xi Jinping announces USD 500 million for livelihood projects in Central Asian CountriesXi along with five Central Asian countries, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held a summit via video ...
25 Jan, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
Karachi-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) joins ranks with the Baloch political partiesMarch 27 is observed as a black day by Baloch political parties to commemorate the day in 1948, when Balochistan was ‘forcibly annexed’ by ...
27 Mar, 2019, 07.20 PM IST
India slams OIC for raking up Kashmir issueHe said certain resolutions adopted at the conclusion of the session contain "factually incorrect and misleading references".
26 Oct, 2016, 09.42 PM IST
Casualties as blast rips through huge Kabul protest; 50 dead and wounded"I was in the crowd of protesters when a loud bang occurred nearby. Many people have been killed or injured -- I am in deep shock," protest...
23 Jul, 2016, 04.56 PM IST
- Cotton price surge threatens 'cheap fashion'
The record price of cotton is causing havoc for producers -- and the pain will pass down the chain to buyers in developed countries, analys...
28 Nov, 2010, 02.02 PM IST
- Red Cross says it is being given access to prisoners in Uzbekistan
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that Uzbekistan has allowed it access to its prison inmates, the latest sign of ...
14 Mar, 2008, 08.36 AM IST
- China, Cuba denounced for web censorship
These are the countries singled out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders as the worst culprits for systematic online censor...
09 Nov, 2006, 12.16 AM IST