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Protesters raise placards as they march on the streets against an extradition bill in Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong protests marked by demonstrators' coordinated efforts to...

The extent of the opposition to the bill is such that business groups in Hong Kong, who generally are neutral, have also...

18 Jun 2019 1:51 PM IST

The report titled The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights estimated that the worlds population is expected to increase by two million by 2050, from 7.7 billion today to 9.7 billion. (Photo: AP | File)

India will overtake China as world's most populous country in 8 yrs:...

Meanwhile, the Chinese population will decrease by 31.4 million, or around 2.2 per cent, between 2019 and 2050.

18 Jun 2019 8:47 AM IST

Even if companies can continue to sell components without being subject to US restrictions, any disruption to Huaweis operations will have a knock-on effect on its suppliers. (Photo: AP)

Huawei states that US ban to wipe out astonishing USD 30 billion off...

Ren's downbeat assessment that the ban will hit revenue by USD 30 billion comes as a surprise after weeks of defiant...

18 Jun 2019 7:34 AM IST

On February 15, China, which has been blocking efforts to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar sanctioned by the United Nations, had conveyed to India its condemnation of the Pulwama attack. (Photo: Twitter)

UN raises concern over counterterrorism official's visit to China's...

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convey about Voronkov's...

16 Jun 2019 8:53 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the delegation level meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

India plays down China's Belt and Road Initiative at SCO

India has been opposing the project as one of its key componentsChina Pakistan Economic Corridorpasses through...

16 Jun 2019 4:33 PM IST

The South Asian countries are free to have ties with any country including China, Indias Ambassador in Beijing Bambawale said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India can boost exports of 300 products to US, China amid trade war:...

Both US and China are imposing heavy import duties on each other's products, which has triggered a trade war.

16 Jun 2019 1:59 PM IST

State television showed pictures of Xi and Putin holding up champagne glasses to toast Xis birthday at the hotel he is staying at in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where they are both attending a regional summit. (Photo: AFP)

Putin celebrates close friend China prez Xi's 66th birthday, gifts ice...

The Russian president described the gift as a sign of deepening trust and respect between the two powers.

16 Jun 2019 10:13 AM IST

$The \Birth of a Genius\ exhibition brings together the best of the Picasso Museum Paris. (Photo: AP)$ Life

Picasso's Birth of Genius exhibition opens in China

China's largest ever Picasso exhibition, Birth of a Genius , opens.

15 Jun 2019 2:31 PM IST

On February 15, China, which has been blocking efforts to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar sanctioned by the United Nations, had conveyed to India its condemnation of the Pulwama attack. (Photo: Twitter)

China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan

The council is scheduled to vote on the mandate of the mission, known as UNAMID, on June 27.

15 Jun 2019 12:39 PM IST

A protester reacts as she tackled by riot police during a massive demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Hong Kong police have used tear gas and high-pressure hoses against thousands of protesters opposing a highly controversial extradition bill outside government headquarters. (Photo: AP)

Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over extradition plan

Opposition to the extradition bill has united an unusually wide cross section of Hong Kong against the proposal and...

14 Jun 2019 6:53 PM IST

Under the hood, is Huaweis own Kirin 980 chipset.

5G Huawei Mate 20 X launch just around the corner

The Mate 20 X (5G) is a refreshed, 5G version of the standard Mate 20X.

14 Jun 2019 4:25 PM IST

Cannabis, one of the most widely used psychoactive drugs in the world today, was initially used in ancient East Asia as an oil seed crop and in making hemp textiles and rope. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Evidence suggests China used cannabis in 500 BC

High times in ancient China revealed in funerary cannabis discovery.

14 Jun 2019 1:41 PM IST