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China's 'White Mafia' Helps Women Confront Abusive Exes, Dishonest Landlords
- Dec 21, 2024 10:10 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
A unique service known as the "white mafia" is gaining attention for its role in helping women confront difficult ex-partners, unscrupulous landlords and other personal problems.
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China Woman Hires Actors To Pose As Family, Extorts Money From Blind Date
- Dec 21, 2024 10:00 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A married woman in China has been detained by police for hiring actors to impersonate herself and her parents on a blind date.
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France, India Team Up For 'World's Largest Museum' Near Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Dec 20, 2024 23:33 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
"Culture in many ways is the essence of soft power," S Jaishankar said as India and France signed what he called "a project of great national importance" - a museum, the world's largest, which will be located on Raisina Hill.
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India Lodges Protest With Bangladesh Over 'Map' Post By Muhammad Yunus Aide
- Dec 20, 2024 22:10 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India has lodged a strong protest with Dhaka over a now-deleted social media post by a key aide of Bangladesh's interim government that claimed certain areas of Indian territory should be part of that country.
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PM Modi's Visit To Kuwait Today, First By An Indian Prime Minister In 43 Years
- Dec 20, 2024 20:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India and Kuwait are expected to focus on shoring up ties in a range of key areas including defence and trade during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day official visit to the Gulf nation starting today.
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Japan To Name And Shame Those Breaking Garbage Rules
- Dec 20, 2024 17:10 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Japan has long been regarded as one of the cleanest countries on the planet, having a strict waste disposal policy.
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Opinion | India And China: 'Compartmentalising' May Not Help
- Dec 20, 2024 14:37 pm IST
- Manoj Kewalramani
New Delhi should continue to insist that Beijing view the relationship from an overall perspective and work not only to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border but also actively seek a resolution.
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'Settle Issues Of 1971': Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus To Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif
- Dec 20, 2024 14:04 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation but split in a brutal 1971 war, with Bangladesh then drawing closer to Pakistan's arch-rival India.
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Bua Noi, World's Loneliest Gorilla To Spend 36th Christmas In Thai Mall Zoo
- Dec 20, 2024 13:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Gorillas are social animals but Bua Noi has been subjected to a life of loneliness in the zoo, located on the upper floors of a Thai mall.
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Nepali Influencer Bibek Pangeni Dies After Battle With Cancer, Social Media Flooded With Grief
- Dec 20, 2024 12:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Nepali influencer and University of Georgia PhD candidate, Bibek Pangeni, passed away on December 19, 2024, after battling a brain tumor since 2022.
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Vladimir Putin Calls For "More Interesting" Alternatives To Porn. Here's Why
- Dec 20, 2024 12:01 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concerns about the widespread global popularity of pornographic content, calling for the development of more engaging alternatives to capture people's attention.
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US Charges Chinese Man For Acting As Beijing's Agent In California Election
- Dec 20, 2024 10:11 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
China's ruling Communist Party used an agent in California to influence state politics, US prosecutors said Thursday as they unveiled criminal charges against a Chinese national.
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"Indian Investments Creating Jobs For Americans As Well ": US Envoy Eric Garcetti
- Dec 20, 2024 10:10 am IST
- Asian News International
Indian companies secured USD 3.4 billion in deals and investments in the US in the past year alone at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, said US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti highlighting India's growing role in the US economy.
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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
- Dec 20, 2024 09:19 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Pentagon's China Report Has A Startling Revelation About Its Nuclear Weapons
- Dec 20, 2024 01:10 am IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Every year the Pentagon prepares a detailed special report about China's rapidly-growing military and sends it to the US Congress which then examines it thoroughly.
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Pak Developing Missiles That Eventually Could Hit US: White House Official
- Dec 20, 2024 00:42 am IST
- Reuters
A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets outside of South Asia, including the United States.
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Remittances To India As Much As Pakistan, Bangladesh Budgets Combined: 5 Facts
- Dec 19, 2024 23:09 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
India has, for years, been the country receiving highest remittances globally, and this year was no different. India retained the number one spot of being the country which saw the maximum amount of monetary inflow - $129 billion - from its diaspora.