Paytm, which is also backed by SoftBank Group Corp among others, was valued at about $16 billion during its latest private fundraising round a year ago.
The move is in contrast to what an expert committee of Sebi had recommended in 2018 for China and Hong Kong to be permitted
India too plans to construct a multipurpose reservoir in Arunachal Pradesh to offset its impact, a senior official of the Jal Shakti ministry said on Tuesday.
China resolutely opposes India's measures to ban more Chinese mobile applications over national security concerns, its embassy in the South Asian nation said
India and US face a common challenge in form of an "increasingly assertive" China and New Delhi has to be a key partner in engaging with Beijing from a position of strength, believes Antony Blinken
The apps were blocked on grounds of national security.
China perceives a rising India as a "rival" and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report
China is prepared to cooperate with India and other BRICS nations in the development of vaccines against COVID-19, said Chinese President Xi Jinping as he proposed to convene a BRICS symposium on traditional medicine to explore its role in coronavirus prevention and treatment.Speaking at 12th BRICS summit, Xi said: "It is important that we support WHO's a crucial leadership role in this endeavour. As we speak, Chinese companies are working with their Russian and Brazilian partners on phase-III clinical trials of vaccines, and we are prepared to have cooperation with South Africa and India as well. China has joined the COVAX facility, a platform on which we will share vaccines with other countries, developing countries in particular.""We will actively consider providing vaccines to BRICS countries where there is a need. To support the development of the BRICS Vaccine R & D Center, China has designated its own national center. We will work with other BRICS countries both online and .
Disengagement should not be seen as a sign of lasting peace
Amid talks with China over troops disengagement in eastern Ladakh, the Congress said India must insist on a joint statement in case any agreement in the matter is reached
They had said the proposals were extensively discussed during the eighth round of high-level military talks between the Indian and Chinese armies on November 6
The ninth round of military talks are likely to take place in the next few days
Malabar naval exercises confirm the grouping is at the core of its Indo-pacific strategy
In a joint statement released earlier in the day, the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) described the Friday talks as candid, in-depth and constructive
Today's opinion page underlines the fact that the fallout from the pandemic, China's rising power and climate change remain the focus of global concerns
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the "misleading" claim that China had intruded "1200 kilometres" into India's territory
India must secure its own regional interests as well
The commanders will also deliberate on a slew of long-pending reform measures like cutting down on ceremonial practices and non-military activities
China proposes India withdraw troops first, assures that both sides could claim it as mutual
India's anodyne approach to China over the last 70 years has systematically underestimated that country's unrelenting hostility