The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committed to the production and use of technology that controls and surveils its population, according to a congressional commission of the US. In a joint statement to Fox News, Chairman Robin Cleveland and Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew of the

World’s biggest oil producer and exporter Saudi Arabia is yet to renew an agreement with Pakistan that allows oil supplies on deferred payments after that pact expired two months back. An agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for provision of $3.2 billion worth of oil on

Post the violent June 15 Galwan Valley clashes, India has shown the confidence of standing solo against China in any future border dispute despite the United States' offer of forming a Quad alliance against Beijing, a European-based think tank said. Since the clashes in Eastern

The first coronavirus vaccine in the world has been registered in Russia, the country’s President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday. The vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center, has an official registration with the Russian Health Ministry, Putin told a

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Tuesday) held a video conference with Chief Ministers of 10 states to review the coronavirus situation. This is the eight round of consultation with the chief ministers, the last being on June 17. Today, the Prime Minister is discussing

Lebanon's government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on Tuesday that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people dead. The announcement was made in a national TV address by Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday evening. Many people have accused

US President Donald Trump was abruptly led out of a news briefing by a Secret Service agent, after shots were fired outside the White House. The agent walked on stage as Mr Trump was speaking and whispered in his ear. Mr Trump was heard to say "Oh!" and "What's

Any conversation on radical Islamic terrorism leads us to the images of the war-torn Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region or South Asian countries.  However, the imageries might change soon as another part of world might replace the dominance of the said regions. Trends have

Former president of India Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the former president said he has tested positive for Coronavirus and asked those who had come in his contact to isolate themselves and get tested for the Coronavirus.

In a strong attack on Pakistan over cross-border terrorism, India said on Friday that perpetrator of 1993 Mumbai blasts continues to enjoy patronage in a neighbouring country, a hub for arms trafficking and narcotics trade, along with other terrorists and terrorist entities that have been

A report titled Dealing with the Dragon: China as a Transatlantic Challenge by top US and European think tanks has cautioned that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has emerged more assertive, demanding, unyielding, confrontational, and punitive in its international posture. This report

Japan observed the 75th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the southern port city of Nagasaki on Sunday. A minute of silence was held at 11:02 am local time (0202 GMT), the moment that the bomb decimated the city. The attack on Nagasaki occurred just three days after the US

At least 11 people died after a fire broke out in a hotel turned into Covid-19 care centre by a private hospital at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh at around 5:00 am on Sunday.  About 50 Covid-19 patients were being treated at the time of the incident.  Electric short circuit

An Air India Express plane with 190 on board from Dubai overshot Karipur’s table top runway and dropped about 35 feet into a deep gorge on Friday evening left 20 people dead, Officials said. The pilot Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe and the co-pilot among the dead in the accident and

Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday in connection with corruption allegations over a $1.5 billion (1.14 billion pounds) undersea tunnel project, state news agency Bernama reported. Lim, a senior opposition leader, will be charged in court on

President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the Nov. 3 election, a more optimistic forecast on timing than anything suggested by his own White House health experts. Asked on the Geraldo Rivera radio program when a

Protesters clashed with Lebanese security forces at anti-government demonstrations in Beirut on Thursday. Officers deployed tear gas on dozens of people near parliament. Demonstrators were angered by Tuesday's devastating blast, which officials say was caused by 2,750 tonnes of

Calling Pakistan a nerve centre of terrorism, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti, has lashed out at Islamabad for harbouring terror groups, saying it is home to the largest number of listed terrorists internationally and designated

Realising that Kashmir is incomplete without Pandits, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah demanded a probe by retired Supreme Court judges into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in early 1990s. Replying to questions during a webinar, Abdullah said he

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is likely to appoint Sushil Bhatt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the "Office of the Investment Board", who has close links with foreign companies including China. There is lot of criticism over the Oli government's decision to