Category: International News

China’s president in India for summit amid Kashmir tensions

MAMALLAPURAM, India — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a time of tensions over Beijing’s support for Pakistan in opposing India’s downgrading of Kashmir’s semi-autonomy and continuing restrictions on the disputed region. Xi was greeted at the Chennai airport by […]

Modi, Xi bid to bury India and China’s differences

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Saturday for a “new era” in relations with China as he held talks with President Xi Jinping aiming to overcome troublesome differences between the world’s two most populous nations. Modi and Xi strolled along a pristine Bay of Bengal beach and held […]

Acting US homeland security chief McAleenan resigns: Trump

Washington, Oct 12: US President Donald Trump announced late Friday that acting US homeland security chief Kevin McAleenan has resigned, becoming the latest in a long list of top officials to leave the administration. “Kevin McAleenan has done an outstanding job as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. We have […]

New era of Sino-India cooperation to begin with ‘Chennai connect’: Modi

Mamallapuram, Oct 12: A new era of cooperation will start between India and China on Saturday with the “Chennai connect”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after around five-and-half hours of one-on-one talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping spread over two days in this ancient coastal town as part of […]

China complains about US visa restrictions

Beijing, Oct 10: China says the US has been harassing Chinese scholars, students, entrepreneurs and scientists, in part through the denial or revocation of visas. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says the actions have “infringed upon the safety and lawful rights and interests of the Chinese personnel involved.” His […]

We live in really weird times right now: Ryan Reynolds

Los Angeles, Oct 6: Ryan Reynolds has drawn parallels between his upcoming film “Free Guy” and the modern world, which he describes as “really weird”. At a panel during the New York Comic-Con, Reynolds said “Free Guy” is the only film he felt “fully immersed, engaged in talking about” […]

Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates 95th birthday

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 95th birthday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone as he continues his humanitarian work and occasionally wades back into politics and policy debates almost four decades after leaving office. Carter, who served from 1977-1981 and still lives in […]

Jaishankar questions bids to hyphenate India with Pakistan

Washington, Oct 1: The attempts to hyphenate India with Pakistan post Article 370 abrogation are being made by people “over-obsessed” about it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here, questioning how can one country be compared with the other which is one-eighth of its economic size. The Indian government […]

British PM on defensive again over groping claim

Britain’s Boris Johnson is known for his colourful love life but the accusation he grabbed a young woman’s thigh when he was a magazine editor risks a scandal as he seeks to unite his party over Brexit. The prime minister, who is attending his Conservative party’s conference in […]

US relationship with India is critically important: Menendez

Washington, Sep 28: A top US senator has said that America’s relationship with India is critically important and it has made considerable strides in recent years. Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that “We need to continue growing this relationship, one that will […]

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