BEIJING (SCMP): A remark by US Vice-President J.D. Vance expressing hope that his Hindu wife might convert to Christianity has drawn sharp criticism in India, where commentators see it as a troubling signal ahead of his expected bid for the Republican Party’s 2028 presidential nomination. Speaking at the University of Mississippi last week, the vice-president said his...
How many people showed up and what happened when he "came back to life"? Ever wondered how to find out who really cares for you? Well, one man in India took that question to a whole new level: by faking his own death just to see who’d show up at his funeral. Yes, really. Mohan Lal, a 74-year-old former...
Coca-Cola is considering taking its Indian bottling unit public in a deal that may fetch $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company has met with bankers to discuss listing Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, the report said, adding that it would value the unit at $10 billion. Coca-Cola did not immediately...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump told European officials he’s willing to impose sweeping new tariffs on India and China to push President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table with Ukraine - but only if EU nations do so as well. Trump made the ask when he called into a meeting with senior US and EU officials in...
BENGALURU: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the Myanmar-India border on Friday (Aug 22), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, EMSC said. - Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India said on Thursday that it hoped relations with the United States would move forward based on mutual respect and shared interests, seeking to temper worries that ties were headed downhill in the aftermath of high tariffs imposed by Washington. A U.S. defence policy team will be in New Delhi this month for...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Monday accused its neighbour Pakistan of "sabre rattling" and "irresponsibility" after media reports on remarks about nuclear threats in South Asia made by Pakistan's army chief while on a visit to the United States. Indian media reports, citing sources, quoted Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir as saying: "We are a nuclear...
HONG KONG: India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens from July 24 this year, its embassy in China said on July 23, the first time in five years as both countries move to repair their rocky relationship. Tensions between the two countries escalated following a 2020 military clash along their disputed Himalayan border. In...
NEW DELHI: A British F-35B fighter jet stranded at an Indian airport for more than a month, sparking memes and cartoons on social media, took off Tuesday (July 22) after being repaired by a team of UK engineers, an Indian official said. The stealth fighter, one of the world’s most advanced and costing around US$115 million,...
NEW DELHI: A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter. The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authoriSed to speak...
