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Shubman Gill and the bowlers’ brilliance helped India draw first blood against England in the series opener with a four-wicket victory at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday. According to details, the visitors had decided to bat first against India, but the bowlers restricted them to 248 in 47.4 overs with England captain Jos Buttler (52) and Jacob Bethell (51) notched the fifties each. Phil Salt (43) and Ben Duckett (32) were off to a decent start, but the opening stand that plundered 75 runs was broken due to the collective runout by Shreyas Iyer and KL…

In a major relief for Umrah pilgrims, the Saudi government has suspended the requirement for the meningococcal vaccine, allowing travellers to perform Umrah without this previously mandatory immunisation. The Saudi General Civil Aviation Authority (GACA) has officially informed all airlines about the decision, which reverses a policy implemented on January 7. Now, Pakistani pilgrims and others travelling for Umrah will only need to receive the polio vaccine before departure. The move is expected to ease travel requirements and streamline the pilgrimage process for millions of Muslims worldwide. While the Saudi government had initially mandated the meningococcal vaccine to protect against…

A powerful cold wave is sweeping across central and eastern China, bringing strong winds and a sharp temperature drop. From February 6 to 7, winds will intensify from north to south, with the hardest-hit areas including Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shanxi and Shandong provinces, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area. On February 6, Inner Mongolia experienced the strongest winds, followed by Shanxi and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei during the day, and Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu in the evening. By February 7, gusts of around level 6 will reach many southern regions. People exercise in the early morning during severe cold weather in Shenyang City, Liaoning…

“Dream of Winter, Love among Asia!” This winter, China’s “Ice City” Harbin has again become a hot spot due to the 9th Asian Winter Games. A CGTN survey targeting global netizens shows that respondents are looking forward to seeing a more open and vibrant China, believing that the ice and snow economy is becoming a new growth point for China’s economy. Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games is another major international comprehensive ice and snow event hosted by China following the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. It is also the edition with the largest number of participating countries and regions and athletes…

The People’s Republic of China and Brunei Darussalam on Thursday issued a joint statement on advancing the strategic cooperative partnership towards a China-Brunei community with a shared future. Both sides will continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade and investment by encouraging investment and business exchanges between enterprises to enhance mutual benefit and economic growth, according to the statement. It said both sides will further synergize development strategies and deepen high-quality Belt and Road cooperation by strengthening economic partnerships, including through the Brunei-Guangxi Economic Corridor, and promoting quality foreign direct investments in key sectors such as food, downstream oil and…

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games, which will be held in Harbin, the provincial capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang, from February 7 to 14, and hold a welcome banquet for foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony. Foreign leaders including Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra and National Assembly Speaker of the Republic of Korea Woo Won-shik will attend the opening ceremony. The ceremony will be broadcast live by China Media Group, and Xinhuanet will…

1.At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, paid a state visit to China from February 4 to 8, 2025. During his stay in China, President Zardari will also attend the Opening Ceremony of the Ninth Asian Winter Games. During the visit, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Zardari in a warm and friendly atmosphere. They had an in-depth exchange of views on China-Pakistan relations under the new situation and on the international and regional issues of mutual interests. H.E.…

BEIJING : Pakistan and China on Thursday signed three different Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to enhance cooperation in the areas of renewable energy, cement and fertilizer manufacturing sectors. President Asif Ali Zardari along with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah witnessed the MoU signing here. An MoU was signed between Pakistan’s Thatta Cement Company and China’s Zhonggang Construction Group to help establish an additional production line at Thatta Cement to increase cement production by 5000 tons per day in Pakistan utilizing the locally sourced Pakistani coal. Another MoU was…

BEIJING : President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in which the two leaders discussed the opportunities to enhance trade and economic cooperation through B2B and private sector linkages. In the meeting held at the Great Hall of the People, President Zardari, who is on a five-day official visit here, highlighted the enduring and deep-rooted China-Pakistan “All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership,” nurtured by successive generations of the leaders of both countries. He reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral ties, emphasizing the time-tested, deep-rooted, and enduring partnership between the two countries.Pakistani cuisine recipes…

The political unrest in Bangladesh reached a boiling point on Thursday as protesters, some armed with sticks and tools stormed the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman –  the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The building, which holds great historical significance as the site where Bangladesh’s independence was declared in 1971, was set ablaze and partially demolished by a crane and excavator. The protest was part of a broader demonstration, dubbed the “Bulldozer Procession,” aimed at disrupting Hasina’s scheduled address to the nation via social media. Hasina, in exile in India since her ousting in August 2024, had delivered…