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India and China resume direct flights as ties improve

The flight took off from Kolkata’s Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in eastern India at 10:00 pm (1630 GMT) for Guangzhou.
The flight took off from Kolkata’s Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in eastern India at 10:00 pm (1630 GMT) for Guangzhou.

India and China resume direct flights as ties improve

India and China remain strategic rivals competing for regional influence, but ties have eased gradually since a deadly border clash in 2020.
India and China remain strategic rivals competing for regional influence, but ties have eased gradually since a deadly border clash in 2020.

Pakistan flag carrier resumes flights to Britain after five-year ban

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the resumption of flights to Britain was a major milestone in restoring PIA’s credibility.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the resumption of flights to Britain was a major milestone in restoring PIA’s credibility.

Russia’s top Indian oil buyer Reliance says it will abide by Western sanctions

The EU, Britain and US have imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia, including fresh US sanctions targeting Russia's two top oil producers Lukoil and Rosneft.
The EU, Britain and US have imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia, including fresh US sanctions targeting Russia's two top oil producers Lukoil and Rosneft.

Modi to skip Asean summit, but progress being made on India-Asean free-trade pact

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India listens to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) as they meet for bilateral talks at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, July 24, 2025.    Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India listens to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) as they meet for bilateral talks at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, July 24, 2025.    Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Hobbled by US tariffs, carpet weavers in India's Kashmir struggle to stay afloat

Former carpet weaver Gulzar Ahmad Bhat abandoned his craft of 35 years and now sells tea on the shores of Dal Lake.
Former carpet weaver Gulzar Ahmad Bhat abandoned his craft of 35 years and now sells tea on the shores of Dal Lake.

India can switch from Russian crude, but at a cost: Analysts

Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia on July 14, 2025.
Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia on July 14, 2025.

India’s most valuable export: Tens of millions of workers

Students hoping to work in Japan study Japanese at a language school in New Delhi.
Students hoping to work in Japan study Japanese at a language school in New Delhi.

Fire sparked by accident between bus and motorbike kills 20 in India, media say

A screengrab from a video circulating on the internet shows the bus on fire.
A screengrab from a video circulating on the internet shows the bus on fire.

India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog

India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital New Delhi.
India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital New Delhi.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.