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With INS Vikrant, India among elite countries that can develop aircraft carriers: Which are these nations?
Fp Explainers •INS Vikrant is India's first home-made aircraft carrier. Countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, France and Japan are the others which have the technical know-how and capability to create such complex and large warships
Why a fleet of aircraft carriers is crucial for India's geopolitical equation and maritime security
Fp Staff •The geopolitical challenge from China has only increased with Beijing going past India much faster in terms of manufacturing and commissioning of aircraft carriers
Rescue workers safely extract 11 trapped in Chinese gold mine for two weeks
•One worker was reported to have died following the explosion, while the fate of 10 others who were underground at the time is unknown
Coronavirus Outbreak: Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini diagnosed with COVID-19
•Fellaini, who joined Shandong last January from the English Premier League side, returned to the country on Friday to join up with his club and tested positive for the coronavirus.
Typhoon Lekima: Toll rises to 49 on Tuesday after monster storm wreaks havoc on China’s eastern coast; 21 still missing
•The toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 49 on Tuesday and 21 were still missing after the monster storm wreaked havoc on China's eastern coast, causing huge damage with strong gales and torrential rain.
China floods: 10 killed in Shaanxi province, more than 71,000 people forced to evacuate
•Heavy rains hit Yulin City in northern Shaanxi, China from Tuesday night and caused floods in a number of areas.
China chemical plant explosion: Eight killed, five injured in Shandong province
•Beijing: Eight people have been killed and five injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in eastern China's Shandong province.
China will shut down its only undersea coal mine in October
•China is shutting down its only undersea coal mine, as the government struggles to rein in rising production that threatens a planned shift to cleaner-burning fuels.
Chinese Professor sacked from post of political adviser for insulting Chairman Mao
•A professor in East China's Shandong Province has been fired from his post of political advisor after he was accused of insulting Chairman Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China.
Ten killed in gas poisoning at stainless steel company in China
Fp Archives •At least 10 people have been killed in a gas poisoning incident in China's Shandong province. The incident happened on Sunday at a stainless steel company.