Chinese envoy meets MEA officialsSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid media reports of rising tensions between New Delhi and Beijing, Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan met officials of Ministry of External Affairs in South Block on Thursday, sources have said. The Chinese Ambassador reportedly sought the meeting and no demarche or summon was issued by the Indian Foreign Ministry.
Indian Army confirms violation of Indian air space by Chinese coptersAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Army on Monday said that China violated the Indian air space in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir. Army Spokesperson Northern Command, Colonel Kachari said, "It has happened.
General Kapoor confirms Chinese intrusion in Ladakh, but says same as last yearAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Monday admitted that there has been Chinese incursion in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. "There has been one intrusion of the Chinese helicopter some time back," General Deepak Kapoor said.
Offensive article not backed by Beijing, Chinese website saysAugust 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A website, which published a controversial article by a Chinese strategist suggesting breaking up India into 20-30 states, has denied links to any Chinese government think-tank. The site's owner-editor Kang Lingyi has said that he ran the internet publication on his own without any backing from the Chinese government.
Government urged to restrict Chinese equipment importsJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has urged the government to restrict Chinese power equipment imports as the domestic industry is badly hit by the cheaper availability of Chinese products. In a note submitted to the finance ministry, Assocham said India's power equipment manufacturers lost business worth Rs.2.5 lakh crore ($52 billion) as power producers turned to cheaper Chinese products.
Chinese ventriloquist can imitate 50 different bird sounds!June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese ventriloquist has developed the skill to imitate the sounds of 50 different birds. Xu Mingfu, 53, who first learned ventriloquism five years ago in Beijing, likes to imitate birds and he is even trying to follow their eating habits, reports China Daily.
Man cures stomachaches by secretly eating gunpowderMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man is said to have been curing his stomachaches by secretly eating gunpowder from bullets for the past 30 years. The 60-year-old man, surnamed Zhang, is from the Hechuan district in Chongqing municipality, reports the China Daily.
Drew Barrymore doesn't believe in dietingApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Drew Barrymore, famed for her curvaceous figure, is not in favour of going on extreme diets to become thin. The actress believes that one can achieve ideal body shape by eating everything in moderation as well as undergoing regular exercise, reports the China Daily.
Evidence of Chinese presence in Cuba dates back to 1862April 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chinese ideograms found in the Cuban city of Cienfuegos have been discovered to date back about 20 years earlier than the existing earliest evidence of Chinese presence in the country, it has been reported. The ideograms, which have been dated to 1862, were found during the reconstruction of the Cathedral in the city said experts from the Office of Conservator from Cienfuegos, 256 km east of Havana, reports China Daily.
Growth of Chinese Navy not surprising: US AdmiralApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The growth of the Chinese Navy is in line with its economy and "it's no surprise to see it develop the way that it has," a top US naval officer has said. "The advancement and growth of the PLA navy is consistent with China's economic advancement and its role in a globalised world," said Admiral Gary Roughead, US Chief of Naval Operations.
Madonna has stopped eating, exercising after adoption-rejectionApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Madonna is so depressed after the rejection of her plea to adopt four-year-old Mercy James from Malawi that she has stopped eating and exercising. According to reports, the singer's friends are worried over her condition following the adoption-rejection by a Malawi court, reports The China Daily.
The sexagenarian who can do 97 push-ups a minute!March 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 63-year-old Chinese woman can do 97 push-ups within a minute. Huang Tianleng, resident in Wenjiang district of the city, has been exercising since 2002, reports China Daily.
China prefers talks with India to settle toys ban issueMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - China can drag India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the ban on Chinese toys here, but 'we believe in resolving the issue through talks', a Chinese minister said here Thursday. 'We can go to international agencies over this issue.
Musharraf to check out Delhi restaurants, keen to meet VajpayeeMarch 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Out of power, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is determined to have a good time and do all those things he could not do the last time he came here nearly four years ago. He is more 'relaxed', wants to go to restaurants, see more of Delhi and meet common people.
Chetan Anand in German Open quartersFebruary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Second seeded Chetan Anand was the only Indian shuttler to reach the men's singles quarterfinals at the German Open badminton championships after Anup Sridhar and Arvind Bhat made a third round exit. In the mixed doubles, the fourth-seeded Indian pair of Diju Valiyaveetil and Jwala Gutta Thursday dispatched American pair Halim Haryanto Ho and Yun Peng Halim 21-10, 21-12 to enter the quarterfinals.
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