China mounted a defence to allegations that the Asian giant was trapping Sri Lanka in debt, saying its partnership was in the interest of the island's development.
Unleashing a direct attack on the West, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy said that the so-called debt trap is a false proposition created by the Western media, with a direct attempt to obstruct the joint development of China and other developing countries.
DNA Tests to Reunite Children with Parents
U.S. officials have resorted to DNA testing on up to 3,000 detained children, who remain separated from their migrant parents, as President Donald Trump's administration struggles to rapidly reunite families at the centre of a border crisis.
Sri Lanka's Lone Tamil Woman Minister Resigned
Sri Lanka's lone Tamil woman Minister, State Minister of Child Affairs Vijeyakala Maheswaran resigned, after her remarks on the LTTE sparked an uproar in Parliament and a strong backlash in the Sinhala-majority south.
According to the latest red list assessment of the natural world, more than 26,000 of the world's species are now threatened, and fears the planet is entering a sixth wave of extinctions.
The threats are not limited to faraway creatures with exotic names. Scientists have warned the loss of biodiversity is more of a threat than climate change because it erodes the earth's capacity to provide clean air, fresh water, food and a stable weather system.
Tata Projects bagged a Rs. 3,057 crore optical fibre cable network project in Chhattisgarh from Bharat Net.
The project, which will benefit about 2.6 crore people of the state, involves the laying of optical fibre network that follows ring architecture with Internet Protocol-Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-MPLS) technology.
Volvo to Manufacture Electric Vehicles in India
Swedish luxury-car manufacturer Volvo Cars is betting on plug-in hybrid and electric technology over the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) in the Indian market.
The automaker, which has been aggressive in bringing its global models to India, will stop investing in diesel vehicles here. Instead, it will focus on electric cars and plug-in hybrids, which are electric vehicles that can also run on conventional fuels.
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully carried out a flight test for a newly-designed Crew Escape System, meant for saving lives of astronauts in an exigency.
As per the space agency, it is the first in a series of tests to ascertain the trustworthiness and efficiency of the Crew Escape System.
The Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to prepare for urban local bodies elections that were last held in 2005.
The local body polls could be used to test the waters for holding Assembly elections.
J&K has 78 urban local bodies, which includes two municipal corporations in Jammu and Srinagar.
ABB India Signs MoU with IIT Roorkee
The ABB (India) Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) to technical cooperation for the construction of an operational smart electricity distribution network and management system in the campus. The move is aimed to serve as a pilot project for the Smart Cities mission of the Narendra Modi government.
UP Panel Sends Notice to AMU
The Uttar Pradesh SC/ST Commission asked Aligarh Muslim University to explain why it was not following the quota system despite not enjoying "minority" status.
This came more than a week after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked if Banaras Hindu University could provide quota to OBC and Dalit students, why not AMU.
According to Brij Lal, U.P. SC/ST Commission chairman, there has been no such ruling from the Supreme Court that barred AMU from providing reservation to SC/ST students.