Suzhou (China), May 9 (IANS) After India scripted history by reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time ever, head coach Pamela Conti has set eyes on the qualification for the World Cup. India advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win against Lebanon in Group B . The win meant India finished behind Japan and Australia but sealed progression as one of the two best third-placed teams.India will now face hosts China in the quarter-final on Monday, with a p…
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Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, on Saturday said that if India truly aspires to become a “Vishwaguru” or a “Viksit Bharat”, it must first shut down what it described as a “washing machine” that sanitises the corrupt.In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp said corruption remains the country’s biggest enemy and those who cling to power by surrounding themselves with corrupt individuals have no moral authori…
Seoul/Tokyo, May 9 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting South Korea later this month and holding summit talks with President Lee Jae Myung in his hometown of Andong, Japanese media outlets said Saturday, citing diplomatic sources. Japan’s Kyodo News and other media outlets reported that Takaichi is expected to visit South Korea on May 19 for a two-day trip and hold summit talks with Lee in Andong, about 190 kilometres southeast of Seoul, about economic security c…
London, May 8 (IANS) China avenged their group stage loss with a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the men’s quarterfinals at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals on Friday. World No. 1 Wang Chuqin gave China the lead with a five-game victory over Oh Jun-sung, who had scored two points in a 3-1 win over China in the group match with Wang rested.Wang had a 3-1 win-loss record in their head-to-head, with his only defeat coming from the men’s singles quarterfinal at the 2024 Asi…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Investment Minister Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has admitted that the country has lost an opportunity to attract over $8bn in foreign direct investment, mostly from China, and generate half a million industrial jobs between 2018 and 2024, according to an article in the local media.What the minister said is also an indictment of successive governments that have remained in power since the launch of the multi-billion-dollar CPEC initiative, the Dawn reported.By not payin…
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) South Korea is not considering signing a bilateral military logistics support agreement with Japan, a South Korean defence ministry official said Friday, following a report suggesting Tokyo seeks to push for such a deal.Japan aims to make progress in future talks with South Korea for an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement (ACSA), following their “two plus two” security meeting of defence and foreign vice ministers that took place in Seoul on Thursday, according to Japan…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Hantavirus has a low rate of person‑to‑person spread and is unlikely to reach pandemic scale, and there are no widely reported or officially confirmed deaths in India linked to the current virus outbreak, a report said on Friday.The report from Elara Capital said that the low transmissibility of hantavirus means that even though individual hantavirus infections can be severe, outbreaks tend to be localised and self-limiting.Hantavirus infections remain rare globally, …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Italy’s parliamentary intelligence committee, Copasir, is preparing a new inquiry into Chinese investment in the Italian economy, primarily focusing on strategic assets and high‑tech start‑ups, a report has said.The probe that expected to begin in May will comprise long hearings with experts, economists, business representatives and signals renewed concern in Rome over Beijing’s economic footprint, Italy-based media house Decode 39 said in a report.Copasir had don…
Washington, May 8 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US senators has reintroduced a resolution backing the US dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, warning that China is accelerating efforts to build an alternative global financial system centred around the yuan.The resolution, introduced by Ted Budd and Jeanne Shaheen, says Beijing’s push to internationalise the yuan poses economic and national security risks to the United States and its allies.“Continued cooperation and sustained …
Washington, May 8 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced a resolution describing China as the “foremost rival and strategic competitor” of the United States and calling for deeper engagement with India and stronger Indo-Pacific alliances to counter Beijing.The resolution, introduced by Senator Chris Coons and several Republican and Democratic lawmakers, said China has the “intent and capacity to undermine the security, economic prosperity, and strategic interests” of the…