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Cargo meant for Pak nuclear programme held in Mumbai

Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for......

Covid generated 8 million tonnes of plastic waste: Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more than eight million tonnes of plastic waste globally, with over 25,000 tonnes of it entering the oceans, according to a study. IMAGE: A staff member wearing......

Yangtze Tributary Runs Dry In China

Parts of China face a water shortage as low water levels have dried up the riverbed of the Jialing river in Chongqing. IMAGE: A tree trunk lies on the dried up riverbed of the Jialing river, a......

PHOTOS: Ghost streets of China post coronavirus outbreak

Although China claimed a drop in the number of new suspected cases of coronavirus in the last two days, raising hopes that its strong measures may help to contain the outbreak, the death toll has......

Awesome photos of the month: August

Here are some of the best images clicked across the globe in the month of August. Giant Panda Yang Yang holds a brush behind pictures it painted at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna,......

China opens subway crossing Asia's longest river

After launching the world's longest high-speed rail line, China on Friday opened its subway line across the mighty Yangtze River to connect the two sides of Wuhan, the most populous city in Central......

The world's 25 biggest power plants

The United States, China and Japan are the world's largest producers of electricity. India has the fifth largest electricity-generation capacity in the world. It has an installed capacity of over......

Ageing society: China to lose labour force

China, dubbed as the 'world'sfactory', will inevitably loose its advantage in labour force andwitness a slow down in economic growth due to a fast ageing society, a government think-tank has......

Bengaluru among world's top technology-rich cities

Image: Bangalore ranked among top tech-rich cities. Photograph: Reuters India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru has been ranked among top 20 technology-rich cities in the world......

World's 10 fastest trains

Japan now boasts of having the world’s fastest train. Image: Japan’s Maglev train sets a new record. Photograph: Reuters And if a train with this speed runs in......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......

Olympics torch relay to resume after mourning

The Beijing Olympic torch relay will resume on Thursday in the coastal city of Ningbo after three days of national mourning for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, Xinhua news agency said.......

The rise and rise of China's women in tennis

Li Na of China celebrates. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images A typical ‘neighbourhood kid’ toting a badminton racquet in the Yangtze river port of Wuhan, eight-year-old Li Na......

Lee to face nemesis Lin for men's badminton gold

Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei set up a chance for redemption and a re-match with Beijing Games nemesis Lin Dan at the London Olympicsbadminton tournament on Friday. Top seed Lee entered the tournament......

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