D Gukesh 'Really Excited' About Goa Return As India Gets Ready For FIDE World Cup

Last Updated:October 27, 2025, 14:57 IST D Gukesh leads India at the FIDE World Cup in North Goa, returning as World Chess Champion. The event features 206 players from 82 countries and a USD 2 million prize fund. D Gukesh. (PTI Photo)World Chess...

Metso to deliver an iron ore sintering plant to India

Metso has received an order to deliver the third iron ore sintering plant to be built at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Asansol, West Bengal, India. The order has been recognised in the Ferrous business during...

Trump Arrives in Japan for Asia Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, beginning the next phase of an Asia tour dominated by the prospect of resolving the bruising trade war with China. Speaking en route, Trump expressed optimism about finalising a deal with...

Gukesh eyes glory as WC returns to India after 23 years

IMAGE: 19-year-old D Gukesh last competed in Goa in 2019, finishing 10th in the Category Goa International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament despite being seeded much lower at the start. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE World Chess Champion...

Japan deals with the price of playing to Trump: $550 billion

Ryosei Akazawa, then Japan's minister in charge of tariff negotiations with the United States, was sitting across from President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Trump, deploying a familiar negotiating style, began crossing out numbers on a...

Medical Travel Made Easy: How Patients Are Finding Trusted Clinics Abroad

The landscape of healthcare is rapidly evolving, and for many, access to timely, affordable, and high-quality medical care is becoming increasingly challenging. This has led to the rise of medical tourism, or medical travel, where patients seek...

India-China direct flight resumes after five-year hiatus, takes off from Kolkata to Guangzhou

India News Direct flight resumed between India and China after five years (Image credit: Getty Images) New Delhi: After five long years, direct flights between India and China resumed. The first flight in four years will fly from Netaji Subhas...

Trend of ‘migratory bird’ lifestyle highlights retirees’ rising role in China’s consumption

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT As temperatures drop across northern China, many seniors are once again embarking on their annual "migratory bird" journey southward. According to CCTV News on Sunday, the travel peak for these "migratory seniors" began...

First Thing Today | Grains rally on U.S.-China trade deal hopes

Good morning! Solid gains in grains overnight… As of 6:00 a.m. CDT, December corn was up 6 1/2 cents and hit a six-week high. January soybeans were 17 1/2 cents higher and hit a two-month high overnight. December HRW and SRW wheat futures markets...

Bridges that connect: a window into China's development

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the world's tallest bridge, in southwest China's Guizhou province opens to traffic, Sept. 28, 2025. (Photo/Li Yunfeng) From towering mountains to boundless seas, bridges now span across China's vast land,...

Xinjiang turns from inland heartland to frontier in China's opening up

Freight trucks line up for customs clearance at Dulata port in Qapqal Xibe autonomous county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (Photo/Cai Zengle) At 10 a.m. in the inspection yard of the Horgos highway port in northwest China's...

Inequities, Data Deficiencies, and Capacity Constraints: The Challenges to Organ and Tissue Donation in India

Introduction Solid organ and tissue donations, although closely linked, have disparate histories. Tissue donations, especially skin grafts, date back millennia, with the Ebers Papyrus describing them in 1,500 BCE.[1] In India, skin grafting and...

Government shutdown hits day 27 as Trump in Asia: Live…

The federal government shutdown reached its 27th day on Monday, and there's little headway expected over the next few days, as President Donald Trump is away on a nearly week-long foreign trip. The president will swing through Malaysia, Japan and...

Modi's Act East 2.0: From ASEAN Summits To Strategic Partnerships That Deliver

Last Updated:October 27, 2025, 16:30 IST India has consistently backed ASEAN centrality and its Indo-Pacific outlook, aligning its own initiatives with the region's vision for a rules-based order. Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses...

Premier Li Qiang: China seeks stronger partnership with Australia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China is ready to strengthen its strategic partnership with Australia, pledging deeper trade, green economy, and digital cooperation while enhancing coordination in global governance. Chinese Premier Li Qiang on...

India News | Punjab CM to Meet President, Invite Her to 350th Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur

New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu to invite her to the upcoming commemoration of the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The meeting is set...

Here Are the Key US-China Issues to Watch in Trump-Xi Summit

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping (Bloomberg) -- A meeting Thursday between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is set to be one of the key diplomatic events of the year, with the US-China economic relationship at stake following multiple rounds of...

China strengthens trade and investment links with APEC economies

China's economic ties with other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members continue to deepen, with APEC economies playing a crucial role in China's trade and investment landscape. In 2024, the Chinese mainland's trade with other APEC...

CM inaugurates Odisha Pavilion at India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai

Mumbai: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated the Odisha Pavilion at India Maritime Week 2025, organised at NESCO Grounds in Mumbai. Set up by the Commerce and Transport Department, the stall highlights the state’s glorious maritime...

India and China resume direct flights after a 5-year gap

Kolkata: India and China are reconnecting with the resumption of direct flights after a 5-year gap. The IndiGo flight 6E1703 took off from Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, marking a significant improvement in bilateral...