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During a phone call last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping asked his US counterpart Joe Biden to dissuade US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan, according to The Washington Post, citing White House officials. However, Xi’s concerns were dismissed, and he was warned against Beijing’s “provocative” moves if the …

In an apparent reference to the lynchings of Rakbar Khan and Pehlu Khan, Rajasthan BJP leader Gyan Dev Ahuja was caught on camera asking a crowd to “murder everyone implicated in cow slaughter,” claiming, “We have so far killed five people; be it in Lalawandi or Behror.” Both of the …

As per a media source on Friday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has voiced his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the values of “fair, justice, and mutual respect,” as well as the resolution of the Kashmir dispute. Sharif also encouraged the international community to play a “facilitative …

The CBI searched the office of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today in connection with the Centre’s corruption charges in the Delhi liquor policy, which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration has strenuously denied. The CBI searched Manish Sisodia’s residence in Delhi and 20 other locations in seven states. …

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, urged Hindus not to regard themselves as a minority in the country, saying that all people, regardless of religion, have equal rights in Bangladesh. The Prime Minister, who was virtually present at an event at Dhakeswari Mandir in Dhaka and JM Sen Hall in Chattogram …

Over 6,000 citizens, including grassroots workers, women, and human rights activists, have petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the sentence reductions granted to 11 men convicted of rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case in 2002. “The commuted sentences for the 11 men convicted of gang rape and mass …

According to a new report, Air Pollution and Health in Cities, released by the Health Effects Institute’s (HEI) State of Global Air Initiative, in terms of average annual population-weighted PM 2.5 exposure, Delhi and Kolkata are the world’s two most polluted cities. Five Chinese cities were among the top twenty. …

Indian and Chinese troops are scheduled to participate in military exercises in Russia later this month, the first significant war games hosted by Russia since its February invasion of Ukraine. In a statement issued on Wednesday, China’s Defense Ministry in Beijing announced the participation of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops …

Russia accused sabotage of explosions at one military outpost in Moscow-annexed Crimea. At the same time, Kyiv implied it was to blame, with Ukrainian authorities saying their strategy was to damage supply lines supporting Russia’s incursion. According to Russian officials and news media, the explosions on Tuesday consumed a munitions …

Militants killed a Kashmiri Pandit and injured another group member in an orchard in south Kashmir’s Shopian on Tuesday, sending shockwaves through the Valley’s minority community. According to a Valley-based Pandit organization, the entire Kashmiri population now feels endangered. According to authorities, unidentified militants opened fire on the two Pandit …