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10th International Yoga Day celebrated worldwide

Thousands of yoga enthusiasts from across the world rolled out their yoga mats as they joined day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice to commemorate the 10th International Day of Yoga on......

Value our ties with India: China ahead of G20 FMs' meet on Thursday

Ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Thursday, China said on Wednesday that it "values" its ties with India......

Covid to grip the world, kill millions in next 90 days: Epidemiologist

'After the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, China is experiencing a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Hospitals are completely overwhelmed in China,' reported Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist......

Covid scare in Beijing; school, varsity report fresh cases

The Chinese capital issued a fresh coronavirus alert on Thursday after it reported 21 local COVID-19 infections a day earlier, three of which were from a high school and the rest from a university,......

China reports new Omicron subvariant in Beijing, Shaanxi

China on Wednesday reported cases of an Omicron subvariant surfacing in Beijing and Shaanxi province as the Chinese capital announced new measures, making it mandatory to show proof of vaccination......

How China Is Wooing Elon Musk

'Companies like Tesla and others have been given a long rope in India.' IMAGE: Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Beijing. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The government's new electric vehicle policy offers......

Apple loses trademark lawsuit over 'iPhone' name in China

Apple Inc has lost a trademark lawsuit in China, with a court in Beijing allowing a leather goods-maker to sell wallets and handbags flashing the world's biggest technology giant's......

Smog chokes Beijing as Paris climate talks get under way

More than 200 expressways were closed and residents were advised to stay indoors as China grappled with the worst smog of the year, ahead of the Paris climate meet on Monday. Shandong province......

'China can learn from India's manpower training in Africa'

China may have bigger trade and investments in Africa but it can learn from India's approach of manpower training and technical support to African people, a Chinese daily said on Tuesday,......

Market mayhem: Points to ponder

Sheen is off Indian equitiesIn its biggest fall in six-and-a-half years, the Sensex plunged over 1,600 points on Monday, losing nearly six per cent of its value. The Indian markets were part of a......

Covid or not, Olympics must go ahead!

Japan won't allow its reputation to be dented by calling off the Games at this late stage, argues Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry. IMAGE: The Olympic Stadium in......

Indian badminton manager from Arunachal denied visa by China

'When I checked with the Chinese Embassy about the status of my visa application, I was told by embassy officials that since I belong to Arunachal Pradesh, an approval from Beijing is required' 'It......

Sports Shorts: Coric stuns Nadal in Basel, Federer advances

Borna Coric of Croatia is congratulated by Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) after winning at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel on Friday. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Croatian......

350,000 apply to be Beijing Games volunteers

More than 350,000 Chinese have applied to be volunteers at next year's Beijing Olympics and Paralympics in the first six months of the recruitment campaign, organisers said on Thursday. Volunteers......

Mice to test athletes' food

White mice will be used to test athletes' food at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to make sure it isn't poisoned, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, the latest in a series of grandiose security......

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