
India Raises China Business Visa Hurdles as Firms Face Travel Disruptions
India has taken up Chinese business visa delays with Beijing as executives and technical teams face difficulties travelling, disrupting meetings and supply-chain operations.
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India has taken up Chinese business visa delays with Beijing as executives and technical teams face difficulties travelling, disrupting meetings and supply-chain operations.

Russia is not pursuing a formal de-dollarisation policy and remains open to acceptable payment mechanisms for international trade, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.

Sprite and IRCTC have launched the Sprite Tejas Express on the Lucknow–New Delhi–Lucknow route, marking Sprite’s first branded train partnership in India. The six-month campaign will feature branded coaches, onboard Sprite offerings and sustainability-focused initiatives.

Rishabh Pant surpassed MS Dhoni’s long-standing record during India’s second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, becoming India’s highest-scoring wicketkeeper in away or neutral Tests.

The BCCI has asked all 10 IPL franchises for fresh feedback on the Impact Player rule, with responses due by August 31. The review could influence whether the rule continues unchanged in IPL 2027.

The Madras High Court has directed its Registry to number three applications filed by retired IPS officer G. Sampath Kumar seeking specific safeguards for recording evidence in his ₹100-crore defamation suit against cricketer MS Dhoni.

India’s second-largest tractor manufacturer, TAFE, plans to invest up to ₹1,250 crore in a new north India manufacturing plant as the company expands capacity to meet rising domestic and export demand.

Speculation about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s health intensified after Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly paused during his BRICS opening remarks and asked whether Xi was okay. Xi later skipped the gala dinner in New Delhi, but there is no official confirmation that either incident was linked to a medical condition.

The Bahawalpur headquarters of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), damaged during India’s Operation Sindoor, has reportedly been rebuilt and is now operational again, according to intelligence assessments and reports.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has urged Washington to consider India’s refinery requirements and the wider impact on global oil markets before imposing further measures on buyers of Russian crude. His comments come as a new US law gives President Donald Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil.

India has secured $136.38 billion in foreign currency inflows through special schemes, far exceeding expectations and giving the Reserve Bank of India greater firepower to support the rupee amid global economic pressures.

India captain Shubman Gill praised Sri Lanka’s resilient fightback after the second Test in Colombo ended in a draw, denying India a series clean sweep. Gill said the team made the best decisions possible considering the weather and hailed the contest as a brilliant advertisement for Test cricket.