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How John Matthai became a leading light of economic policy in independent India
Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy’s biography of John Matthai, Honest John, is an object study of how an author has to perform an intricate balancing act between the different elements of a subject’s life: unspooling the various milestones, his professional...

Eid Ul Adha 2025: Bakrid Rituals, Qurbani Meaning And Celebrations In India
Last Updated:June 07, 2025, 07:30 IST Eid Al Adha celebrations 2025: Bakrid is celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm to honour Prophet Ibrahim's act of faith and disobedience. People at Jama Masjid on the eve of Eid al-Adha, in New Delhi....

This is India's Most Expensive Train - Runs From Delhi To...
One of the biggest rail networks in the world is operated by indian Railways. Every day, thousands of people use what is known as the "common man's ride" to go to their destinations at affordable prices. However, did you know that the railways...
Regional final of 2025 "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition held in Poland
A primary school student creates a traditional Chinese brush painting during the Poland Regional Final of the 2025 "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition in Gdansk, Poland, on June 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Xia Yuanyi) A college student delivers...

India-Pakistan Relations After the Ceasefire
India and Pakistan were on the edge of a full-scale war in early May, following a deadly terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and over a dozen others injured. The...

Mahler's music paints his descendant's art
Austrian soprano Claudia Puhr performs Austrian composer Gustav Mahler's art songs in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on May 28. [Photo provided to China Daily] Music lover Xiao Shitou never imagined she could watch a live performance of Gustav...

ULFA leader Paresh Baruah backs Chinese Hydel power project on upper reaches of Brahmaputra
China based self-exiled ULFA leader Paresh Baruah is enthusiastic of Beijing’s proposed 60,000 MW Hydroelectric Dam Project on Yarlung Tsangpo River that flows as the Brahmaputra River in Assam. While promoting the Chinese projects, Baruah is...

Campus comes alive with NextGen's sound of music
Under the baton of David Robertson, the NextGen Symphony staged a concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on May 31. [Photo provided to China Daily] The campus of the Tianjin Juilliard School was throbbing with excitement...
Why India is heading towards a serious retirement crisis
We all work tirelessly our entire life so that we can lead a peaceful life with dignity in old age. Right? Unfortunately, in a country like India that is ageing fast, the vast majority of senior citizens is heading towards its worst nightmare —...
Trump’s Art of the Deal Pays Off Bigly – Top 3 Takeaways
Trump’s Art of the Deal Pays Off Bigly – Top 3 Takeaways – February 4th, 2025 Let's make a deal. Anyone who’s familiar with Donald Trump knows that the man likes to make deals. After all he literally wrote the book on it. And as the fourth...

India News | Uttar Pradesh: Moradabad Police Carry out Foot Patrolling Ahead of Eid Al-Adha
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): In preparation for Eid al-Adha celebrations, Moradabad Police increased foot patrols across the city to maintain law and order and ensure a peaceful atmosphere. Security arrangements were reinforced...

India News | Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Presents Development Projects Worth over Rs 557 Crore to Rajkot
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 7 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated 13 development projects worth Rs 343.39 crore and laid the foundation stones for 28 new projects worth Rs 213.79 crore, bringing development...

India News | Uttarakhand CM Dhami Directs Officials to Complete Construction Works on Time
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a high-level review meeting with Kumaon division-level officials in Nainital on Friday. According to an official release, public representatives...

BTS fan art exhibition to open in Seoul on June 21
Published: 07 Jun. 2025, 11:00 The fan art exhibition, ″Presence in Absence: The Art of BTS Chapter 2,″ runs from June 21 to 29 at TAXA Seoul in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul. [25TH HOUR COLLECTIVE] With all seven BTS members set to complete...

India High Commission commemorates Indian Arrival Day
The High Commission of India in T&T hosted a historic Indian Arrival Day celebration at Nelson Island last Saturday, marking the 180th anniversary of the arrival of the first Indian indentured labourers to Trinidad and Tobago in 1845. The landmark...

Trump, Hegseth, Rubio: a triple threat to global stability – and Asia
The Indo-Pacific cannot afford to become collateral damage in America’s descent from diplomacy into dysfunction – a decline embodied by Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth’s sabre-rattling and Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco...
Exhibition on "Angkor and China: Ceramic Roof Tiles Tradition and Maritime Trade Road" held in Cambodia's tourist hub
PHNOM PENH, June 7 (Xinhua) -- A six-month exhibition on "Angkor and China: Ceramic Roof Tiles Tradition and Maritime Trade Road" has been held at the Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the APSARA...

Micro dramas are China’s latest cultural export. Luring Indians with wild twists, cliffhangers
Das is one of the many young viewers obsessed with the latest digital addiction: micro dramas. It’s the espresso shots of entertainment—bite-sized, vertical video series, 1-2 minutes per episode, made for your phone and packed with high-speed...

Consular Conversation: With India-U.S. Trade Deal on Horizon, Southeast Set to Play Key Role
May 20, 2025 Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce For four years running, the U.S. has been India’s largest trading partner, and even after amassing a $210 billion of goods and services trade, collaboration could be set to enter into an even higher gear....

Chetham's & Royal Northern College to Launch Orchestral Pathway for Chinese Musicians
Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and Chetham's School of Music have come together to launch a new partnership targeted at students from China. The Orchestral Pathway will create a seamless set of steps that guide students from...