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After foreign minister, China sacks missing defence minister

After keeping mum for nearly two months, China on Tuesday formally sacked its missing defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu who met the same fate as his former Cabinet colleague and foreign minister Qin......

China ends embarrassing drama, sacks 'missing' FM Qin Gang, reappoints Wang Yi

China on Tuesday sacked foreign minister Qin Gang and reappointed top diplomat Wang Yi to the post, ending the rare embarrassing drama involving a close confidant of President Xi Jinping in the......

India saw simultaneous elections 4 times: A timeline

As the Union Cabinet on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a......

China appoints naval commander as defence minister 2 months after Li's ouster

China on Friday named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new defence minister, two months after the summary dismissal of General Li Shangfu without any explanation. IMAGE: China's Defence......

MIT expels Indian-origin student for pro-Palestine essay

An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the......

Informal entities in manufacturing lost 5.4 million jobs in 7 years

Unincorporated enterprises in the manufacturing sector lost nearly 1.8 million establishments and shed 5.4 million jobs between July 2015-June 2016 and October 2022-September 2023, an analysis of......

Employment in informal sector below pre-Covid level, shows NSO data

After adding 11.7 million workers in the October 2022-September 2023 period from the pandemic lows in April 2021-March 2022, total workers employed in the vast informal sector in India — at......

Chinese parliament ratifies BRICS Bank agreement

The bank will have initial authorised capital of $100 billion China's largely rubber-stamp parliament ratified an agreement with the world's largest emerging nations on Wednesday to create a new......

China to introduce new 'talent visa' to attract foreigners

China plans to introduce a new visa regime titled "talent introduction" in an effort to attract more skilled professionals from abroad. A draft law in this regard has been submitted to the......

Chinese local govts defaulting on huge debts

Twenty six per cent of $1.15 trillion debt incurred by local government in China faced risk due to unqualified borrowers and collateral problems, official media reports said. As of June, debt......

Boxing body accuses IOC of 'abusive behaviour' in Olympic market

IMAGE: International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev attends a news conference ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland June 28, 2021. Photograph: Denis......

I was molested as a child: Sakshi Malik opens up about harrowing abuse

Former wrestler Sakshi Malik has made some startling revelations in her recently-released book titled Witness, claiming that their protest developed cracks when 'people close to' Bajrang Punia......

Uproar over PT Usha's 'My way or the highway' approach

IMAGE: PT Usha rejected the appeal of IOA Officials for removing Raghuram Iyer from the post of CEO. Photograph: PTI The feud between Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha and......

Did Sumit Nagal deliberately miss Davis Cup tie?

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal had opted out of the tie saying that he had some back issue while Yuki did not specify why he chose not to play. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The All India......

PIX: Taiwan celebrates badminton victory against China

IMAGE: Taiwan supporters celebrate after Lee Yang and Wang-Chi-Lin beat China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang to win the badminton men's doubles gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Photographs:......

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