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Chinese car brands follow the Tesla template, but with a greater focus on price
Over the past 18 months or so Chinese car brands have been hitting UK roads in their droves. So to help you make sense of all these new manufacturers, we’ve created a special report covering everything you need to know. Around one-in-10 new cars...
Chinese car brand launches in UK with flagship SUV set to rival Audi & BMW
ANOTHER new Chinese car brand has launched in the UK with a flagship SUV that could be set to rival premium brands like Audi, BMW and Porsche. Zeekr, part of the Geely family which also owns or has stakes in Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, Smart and,...
India News | 'Cruel Joke': Jairam Ramesh Slams Delhi Govt on Cloud Seeding
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday questioned the Delhi government's decision to spend Rs 34 crore on a winter cloud seeding experiment aimed at improving air quality in the national capital city. Ramesh...
Chinese robotaxi IPOs, Toyota earnings, Indonesia's GDP
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recently marked a year in office, and this week the latest gross domestic product data will offer a chance to assess the impact of his populist agenda as well as that of U.S....
Japan's Sharp eyes AI, EV and robotics for growth
Companies CEO aims to deepen AI server collaboration with parent company, Foxconn Sharp President and CEO Masahiro Okitsu says the company is looking to technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka) KANOKO...
Science The Cool Down Scientists issue warning after observing concerning change in humpback whales: 'The cost of growth'
Scientists discovered something that's both perplexing and worrisome — humpback whales are shrinking. What's happening? A study found that humpback whales in the North Pacific are getting smaller. Compared to the mid-1900s, mature whales are now...
Japan auto mechanic job availability up on low birthrate
This photo shows cars being driven in Kochi, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. (Kyodo) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The ratio of job openings to job seekers for auto mechanics and technicians in Japan eclipsed 5.00 in fiscal 2024, far greater than the overall...
China’s Civil Aviation University promotes academic exchange programme
Published on: November 2, 2025 1:58 AM Eleven -member students’ delegation of Sargodha University has left China for taking part in a cultural and academic exchange program at the Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC). The delegation was led...
India’s Role Amid Waning Western Legitimacy
Future historians may view the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Venezuelan politician who backed the Trump administration’s strikes on her own country—and later urged Israel to take similar action—as a turning point in the credibility of...
China launches Shenzhou-21 mission to Tiangong space station
Beijing's space programme is the third to put humans in orbit, after the United States and the former Soviet Union. China has ramped up plans to achieve its "space dream" under President Xi Jinping, successfully landing its Chang'e-4 probe on the...
India Welcomes New US Defence Pact Amid Trump–Xi Summit Diplomacy
NEW DELHI, INDIA: India has hailed its latest 10-year strategic defence pact with the United States as a milestone in strengthening bilateral and regional security ties, even as Washington and Beijing edge closer following the Trump–Xi summit. The...
'Technology is picking up ghosts underwater': 9,000 mysterious objects spotted off US shores; experts baffled
A popular UFO-tracking platform is making waves after recording tens of thousands of mysterious underwater objects off the United States’ coastlines. According to Marine Technology News, users of Enigma, a non-partisan organisation that claims to...
India News | ECI Has Zero Tolerance Towards Violence, Our Officers Ready to Conduct Peaceful Bihar Polls: CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Mokama Murder
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 2 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday reiterated the Election Commission of India's zero tolerance towards violence. He assured the voters of Bihar that the numerous police officials,...
India to hold tri-service exercise in Arunachal’s Mechuka: What is ‘Poorvi Prachand Prahar’?
A tri-service military exercise aimed at enhancing warfighting capabilities, technological adaptation, and operational synergy among the Army, Navy, and Air Force will be conducted this month in the rugged mountains of Mechuka, Arunachal Pradesh,...
India News | The Lancet Highlights the Ongoing Transformation in India's Medical Education System
By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): A recent article in The Lancet has highlighted the expansion of a national strategy aimed at strengthening the health workforce, improving access, and extending the reach of quality health...
India’s first geological CO2 storage well: NTPC begins drilling in Jarkhand
Biz News As part of the project, core, methane, and water samples will be extracted, along with passive seismic monitoring and simulation studies. (Picture Credot: NTPC website) New Delhi: NTPC Ltd on Saturday said it has started drilling for the...
India News | Anant Singh's Arrest Shows Nitish Kumar's Govt Doesn't Discriminate: UP Deputy CM Maurya
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday welcomed the arrest of Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Assembly candidate from Mokama Anant Kumar Singh in connection with the...
India to hold tri-service exercise 'Poorvi Prachand Prahar' in Arunachal
Itanagar A tri-service exercise to integrate warfighting capability, technological adaptation and operational synergy among the three wings of the armed forces will be held in the rugged mountains of Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh this month, an...
India to hold tri-Service exercise in Arunachal's Mechuka
Image used for representational purposes only. Photo: Ministry of Defence via PTI A tri-Service exercise to integrate warfighting capability, technological adaptation, and operational synergy among the three wings of the armed forces will be held...
The relentless rise of China’s medical science
Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief The BMJ kabbasi{at}bmj.com Mention China to a medical journal editor, and their mind will leap to studies on irrelevant research questions drawn from the UK Biobank. It might also jump to numerous analyses of Global...