China develops its own ‘Mother of All Bombs’: Report
Beijing, Jan 4 : China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday. China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb, state-run Global Times reported. […]
Pelosi elected Speaker as Democrats take control of House of Representatives
Washington, Jan 4: Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-US ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the most powerful elected woman in the US. Pelosi, 78, second in line for the presidency, took the gavel as Democrats regained control of the […]
China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover leaves first-ever “footprint” on moon’s far side
Beijing, Jan 4 : China’s lunar rover has left the first-ever “footprint” on the far side of the moon, officials said Friday, hours after the robotic spacecraft successfully soft-landed on the mysterious and previously unexplored region of the Earth’s satellite. The Chang’e-4 spacecraft scripted history on Thursday when it made the first-ever soft landing on […]
Trump-Imran summit proposal being discussed: Pak official
Islamabad, Jan 4 : Pakistan and the US are discussing plans to hold a maiden meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump but it hinges on the “positive outcome” of the Pakistan-brokered talks to strike a peace deal in Afghanistan, a senior official here said. In his first comments in 2019, President […]
Sino-India cooperation on a fast track after Wuhan summit: China
Beijing, Jan 4 : China on Friday said “practical” cooperation with India is on a fast track since the last year’s Wuhan summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping and expressed readiness to work with New Delhi to uphold the rights of the two countries at a time of global uncertainty. Chinese […]
Trump wants India, Russia, Pak to fight Taliban in Afghanistan
Washington, Jan 3 : Expressing dissatisfaction over New Delhi’s decades-old role in the Afghanistan peace process, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wants the regional countries, including India, Russia and Pakistan to fight the Taliban in the war-torn country. In his first Cabinet meeting of the year, the US President also reffered to […]
China’s lunar probe makes first-ever landing on dark side of moon
Beijing, Jan 3 : A Chinese lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Thursday, becoming the world’s first spacecraft to touch down on the moon’s uncharted side never visible from Earth, in a major boost to Beijing’s quest to become a space superpower. The lunar explorer Chang’e-4 probe touched down on […]
Trump takes dig at PM Modi for funding ‘library’ in strife-torn Afghanistan
Washington, Jan 3 : US President Donald Trump took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a “library” in Afghanistan, saying it is of no use in the war-torn country as he criticised India and others for not doing enough for the land-locked nation’s security. Though the US has been pressing India to send […]
Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentences as Khashoggi murder trial opens
Riyadh, Jan 3 : Saudi Arabia’s attorney general sought the death penalty for five of 11 defendants charged with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as their high-profile trial opened in Riyadh on Thursday. All 11 accused were present with their lawyers at the opening hearing in the capital, according to a statement by the attorney […]
Trump ‘looks forward’ to meeting new Pakistan leadership
Washington, Jan 3 : US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants a “great relationship” with Pakistan and is looking forward to meeting the new leadership in that country. Trump told his Cabinet colleagues in the same meeting that he has ended USD 1.3 billion in aid to Pakistan because “this South Asian country houses […]
