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China's OBOR expectations look gloomy: Expert
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 1 (ANI): With some African countries caught in a debt trap due to China's ambitious One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR) and even Malaysia backing out of two China-backed multi-billion connectivity projects, the prospects of the trans-continent corridor project look dim,
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6 dead in Denmark train mishap
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], Jan 3 (ANI): A crowded passenger train and a truck trailer that apparently fell from a freight train collided on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, claiming six lives and wounding 16 others, authorities said.
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China using Buddhism to increase its influence in South Asia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): In a bid to increase its influence in South Asia, China is slowly using Buddhism as a soft power. From rewriting sacred texts by introducing Chinese narrative to developing Buddhist pilgrim sites and controlling monasteries in its own way, China is working
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Chinese tiles overtaking Indian natural marble industry
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India] Nov 28 (ANI): Famous Indian marbles which fascinated people from across the world is witnessing a steep fall in business due Chinese tiles which are capturing the Indian market at a fast pace.
Udaipur, a hub for natural white marble, once had over 600 indu
China, Philippines decide to upgrade ties, build Belt and Road jointly
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China] Nov 21 (ANI): China and the Philippines unilaterally decided to upgrade their ties and boost cooperation by jointly advancing the Belt and Road construction.
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Belt and Road rethink in Southeast Asia: Will India change its mind?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, Nov 12 (ANI): From the gleaming new city of Khorgos sprouting out of the desert in Kazakhstan to the kilometres of shinny steel rails being laid in the countryside in Laos, China's trillion-dollar signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is making an impact around the world. Read More
Emilia Clarke danced her way to land 'Game of Thrones' role
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 27 (ANI): Hollywood actor Emilia Clarke had to belt out a dance move in one of the auditions to land the role of Daenerys in 'Game of Thrones' (GoT).
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EPCA directs industries to stop burning waste in Narela, Bawana Industrial
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Monday held an urgent meeting here, where it instructed the industrialists to stop burning plastic and rubber waste in the Narela and Bawana industrial belt as it has escalated the leve
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China sharing information: Rijiju on Brahmaputra blockage
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the Chinese government is sharing information regarding the Brahmaputra river blockage with the Indian authorities, which is being passed on to the district adminis
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Ariana Grande belts out 'wicked' tune after Pete Davidson split
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): American singer Ariana Grande belted out a big 'wicked' tune during her first public appearance since ending things with fiance Pete Davidson.
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Europe concerned over China's hidden agenda behind One Belt, One Road
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): A group of panellists from Europe have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR), calling out the hidden agendas to capture European markets.
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Is China's BRI a debt trap?
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 18 (ANI): China could emerge as a neo-colonial power in the new world order if its landmark Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), at some instances, appears to be guided by the colonial philosophy that was followed by the Europeans.
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