4.5-magnitude quake hits Sichuan: CENC

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan County, Ya'an, of southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 3:57 p.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 30.43…

India, France hold joint naval exercise

India and France will hold their bilateral naval exercise, christened as "Varuna", starting from Wednesday, said official sources from the Indian Defence Ministry here on Wednesday. Initiated in 1983, this…