The scholars said the summit gives a chance to both leaders to put on the table how they and the countries perceive each other – as rivals or potential partners. read more

Narendra Modi is meeting Xi Jinping in China’s Wuhan city, where the two are expected to discuss matters of global, regional and bilateral importance. Here are the live updates read more

Karunakara and Somashekhara, two brothers of the alleged kingpin of mining scam, G Janardhana Reddy, are contesting the Karnataka polls on BJP tickets. read more

Officials said both Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, who will meet without any pre-set agenda, will aim to improve trust between the two countries. read more

The prime minister appealed to party workers to keep asking the people to vote en masse for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ensure that it got a majority. read more

Diplomats from both India and China have insisted that the two-day summit is informal in nature, which means there could be little in terms of concrete takeaways at the end of it. read more

Unlike previous extradition cases that progressed through the courts over years and were eventually unsuccessful, Indian officials are delighted that the Vijay Mallya case has moved swiftly from the initial request. read more

Chinese army spokesperson said people from both India and China want to stabilise relations and maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. read more

Trump administration is planning to end work permits for the spouses of H1-B visa holders. read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a two-day informal summit in Wuhan on Friday during which last year’s standoff at Dokalm issue is likely to be discussed. read more

In 2014, Narendra Modi could relentlessly focus on being an energetic agent of change because he was, after all, the challenger, the political ‘outsider’...But in 2018, Modi cannot switch quite as easily to the avatar of the humble ‘chai-wallah’ or detached... read more

Several layers of security have been put in place in and around the hotel where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will stay during his visit to Wuhan, China. read more

Hectic footwork in the Korean peninsula has already ignited enormous enthusiasm and anxieties about the two summits read more

At least 13 school children were killed and several others injured when a train hit a van carrying 20 children at an unmanned level crossing near Dudhi railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district around 7 am. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident.

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Three days after BJP chief Amit Shah declared his party’s intention to focus on Congress’ family pocketboroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasasd Maurya visited on Wednesday Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress... read more