Binitha Jacob

The BRP Sierra Madre is a dilapidated World War II-era ship that is now used as a military outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal in Manila's exclusive economic zone. China calls this area the Renai Reef and claims it as its sovereign territory.

A successful soft landing on the lunar south pole would put India in the elite space club of nations that have managed to achieve a soft landing on the moon. The U.S., China, and the former Soviet Union are currently the only members of that club.

It is reportedly unlikely that tensions would dissipate while the border remains disputed because both India and China are taking different approaches to the issue.

The temporary changes will benefit Indians applying for business, tourism, short-term family visits, transits and crew visas, the Chinese embassy in India announced.

A key theme of the summit, which brings together the world's fast-growing emerging economies, is redrawing the world order to reflect the new economic and political realities. A new global university ranking dovetails neatly into that aim.

More than 75% of all retail digital payments in India are now made through UPI, a PwC India report has revealed.

New Delhi's ambitions of turning India into a manufacturing hub also include bolstering its capabilities in the medical devices sector as well.

India is positive about an Indian transmission line being used to supply electricity between its two neighboring countries, said Suresh Bhattarai, spokesperson at the Nepal Electricity Authority.

During his upcoming trip to Jakarta on Sept. 6-7, he is also expected to attend the East Asia summit, which is also attended by ASEAN countries and others like the U.S., Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia.

One subject that is likely to be discussed is the expansion of the BRICS group, as countries like Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt and many others have shown interest in becoming members.

A Foxconn facility in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has begun the process of making Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone 15.

Ola Electric founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said the facility will open next year. It will allow them to start using Indian-manufactured cells in their motorbikes.

India has increased force levels and assumed a military posture designed to anticipate and deter Chinese aggression at their shared border.

"It is 'Modi's guarantee' that India will become the third largest global economy in the next five years," the prime minister said as he addressed the nation on the country's 77th Independence Day.

The plans for Aditya-L1 include placing the spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1)--around 1.5 million km from the Earth--of the Sun-Earth system.

"India doesn't have to add new coal-based power plants, and all future growth in demand will be met by efficient usage of existing assets and new renewable energy sources," Sunil Dahiya from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.

The South Asian country blamed the quality of Russian crude for suspending the imports. It noted the refining process of Russian oil yielded more furnace oil than petrol. Refineries in Pakistan have also reportedly refused to process any more Russian crude.

Around nine people were killed after a landslide led to the collapse of a temple and another seven people were killed due to a cloudburst in the last 24 hours.

"At present, despite being positioned as one of the world's major economies, poised to potentially ascend to the ranks of the fifth or fourth-largest expanding economies, we now confront the disheartening reality of shaking on the brink of bankruptcy after 55 years of existence," President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

August could set a new, deadly record for the country as more than 100 people have died from dengue this month alone. The first week alone saw 23,000 cases of dengue fever.

"As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today amid the active Lahaina fire. No other details are available at this time," Maui County officials said in a news release.

"There is no danger that they interfere with each other or collide. There is enough space for everyone on the moon," the Russian space agency said.

"Now is the time to show courage and make the decision to break free from dependence on nuclear deterrence. As long as states are dependent on nuclear deterrence, we cannot realize a world without nuclear weapons," said Nagasaki mayor Shiro Suzuki.

The move is part of India's bid to boost domestic manufacturing and turn itself into a global manufacturing hub. "It makes sense that India captures a part of this market. Presently, India's share is negligible in the hardware sector even though India is a prominent player in the software sector," said Sanjib Pohit, author and professor at NCAER.

"I think we're very far from really understanding the scope of Chinese propaganda in the world. In our research work, every time we do a new research project, we unveil more and more projects, funds and initiatives aimed at spreading Chinese propaganda abroad," said Marius Dragomir, the Founding Director of the Media and Journalism Research Center.

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan "would diminish U.S. credibility, and create a psychological shock for many countries around China's periphery," Frédéric Grare told International Business Times. "It would potentially cut off the sea lines of communications between these countries and therefore impede mutual and in some cases U.S. support. It would also increase global polarization."

"This is the third time in succession that ISRO has successfully inserted its spacecraft into the lunar orbit, apart from doing so into the Martian orbit," the space agency noted in a statement.

"Given the rigid Chinese stand on border issue, I would consider this is a golden opportunity for India to slowly disengage Indian economy from Chinese supply chain. India should look for alternative trading partners," said Sanjib Pohit, author and professor at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India.

The U.S. Department of State has called for calm and urged the communities to "refrain from violent actions" in light of the incidents.