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The 'Balloon' goes up for China-US relations
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
An F-22A fighter of the US Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing, taking off from Langley Air Force Base, splashed the high-flying balloon with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile after it had crossed the coast of South Carolina. The balloon was flying at between 60,000 and 65,000 feet.
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Indians can now get US visa appointment at American embassies abroad
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The US Embassy in India cited the example of Thailand, saying that the country has opened appointment capacity for B1 and B2 visas (business and travel) for Indians.
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Union Budget laid foundation to make India developed nation in next 25 yr:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao on Sunday said that the Union Budget laid the foundation to make India a developed nation in the next 25 years. "India is now the fifth largest economy and is on course to become the third largest economy alongside China and the USA in the next five
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China committed to expand dealings with Taliban in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
China in mid-2021 welcomed a Taliban delegation. The country showed its willingness to recognise the Taliban as the US signalled towards its planned withdrawal. In early January 2023, a Chinese firm agreed to sign a 25-year contract for oil extraction in Afghanistan.
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China expresses strong dissatisfaction after US shoots down suspected spy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China requires the US to handle the incident in a calm, professional and restrained manner.
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US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Recovery efforts were being made off the coast of the Carolinas where the suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military.
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'Spy balloon' in US airspace: China urges for "cool headed" handling of un
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Pentagon said the balloon over the US is being used for surveillance, rejecting China's claim that the aircraft was a "civilian airship" for research that deviated from its course. Meanwhile, on Friday evening the Pentagon said that a second Chinese spy balloon had been spotted floati
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Another Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America, says Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Pentagon earlier on Friday flatly denied the Chinese government's claim that the balloon serves a civilian research purpose, saying that the US knows it is a "surveillance balloon."
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Drug regulatory body initiates probe after US FDA flags contamination risk
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
After the US regulator Food and Drug Administration warned consumers "not to purchase or use EzriCare Artificial Tears due to potential contamination", the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under the Union Health ministry and the Tamil Nadu State Drug Controller have ini
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Blinken's visit to China postponed after discovery of Chinese spy balloon
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The decision by the US President came hours before Blinken was scheduled to depart for Beijing. A postponement in the visit indicates how seriously the Biden administration takes the incident.
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India rise to No. 3 in IBA's world boxing rankings
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) athlete-first approach and exceptional performances from its boxers saw India accumulate 36300 ranking points, only behind Kazakhstan (48100) and Uzbekistan (37600). They have also surpassed top boxing powerhouse nations, including the USA and Cuba, whic
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Delhi LG Saxena approves Sisodia's foreign trip
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid a deadlock between the Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena over approving teachers' educational trip to Finland, the latter on Friday approved Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's foreign trip to the US.
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