Former U.S. Representative and economist Dr Dave Brat has levelled serious allegations against India’s role in the H-1B visa program, claiming that while the annual U.S. cap for new H-1B visas is 85,000, a single Indian district allegedly accounted for 220,000 visas —...

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As Delhi-NCR battles air quality levels in the ‘severe’ range, doctors caution that the damage begins long before birth. Anuja Jaiswal speaks with Dr Kana Ram Jat, professor of paediatrics at AIIMS, New Delhi, about the hidden impact of pollution on unborn and young...

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China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump reinforced their emerging “G-2” dynamic on Monday, exchanging invitations for high-level visits even as Beijing deepened confrontations with Japan and India and pushed its claims on Taiwan with minimal...

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Despite being among Asia’s largest powers and most interconnected economies, China and Japan continue to struggle with a relationship marked by rivalry, historical wounds and strategic mistrust. Every few years, a flare-up reveals just how fragile their ties remain....

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TAIPEI: Japan has “crossed a red line” with remarks by its new leader hinting at possible military involvement in the Taiwan issue, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. “It is shocking that Japan’s current leaders have openly sent the wrong signal of...

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A child screaming while clutching his bleeding head, and a man picking up his severed ear off the street — these horrific scenes played out in northwest Delhi’s Prem Nagar area, where a six-year-old boy was mauled by a pitbull on Sunday. For the boy, the...

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