Chinese envoy Sun Weidong said on Monday that the five-point roadmap agreed by India and China to address tensions at the disputed border provides “political impetus” to efforts to ease the situation, even as he blamed New Delhi for crossing the Line of Royal Control. (LAC) and altering the status …
Read More »Germany breaks ranks with China and goes on to adopt the Indo-Pacific strategy
BERLIN: In a major diplomatic upheaval to China, Germany has decided to focus on maintaining stronger partnerships with democratic countries in the Indo-Pacific region in order to promote the rule of law. Berlin’s drift towards the Indo-Pacific strategy comes as Europe has expressed concern about China’s human rights record and …
Read More »Covid-19 Roundup: India Cases Above 48 Lakh Mark; world sees the highest peak in a single day and more | India News
NEW DELHI: The total number of coronavirus cases in India surpassed the 48 lakh mark even as the country surpassed Brazil to record the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in the world. Meanwhile, the world reported more than 307,000 cases on Sunday, the highest daily count since the outbreak. Here’s …
Read More »OnePlus Nord now available with Rs. 1,000 Instant Discount for ICICI Bank Customers
OnePlus Nord will be available for purchase in India today at Rs. 1,000 instant discount. The discount offer at OnePlus Nord will be applicable to customers who make the purchase through an ICICI Bank credit card or through EMI transactions with an ICICI credit or debit card. The OnePlus Nord …
Read More »Umar Khalid: Academics and activists condemn the arrest of Umar Khalid, call it a “witch hunt” | India News
NEW DELHI: A section of academics, politicians and social activists on Monday expressed their solidarity with the former JNU Student Leader Umar Khalid, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged role in the northeast Delhi riots. He was arrested by the Delhi police special …
Read More »Lost in translation? Actor Suriya’s NEET Comment Is Contempt, Says Madras Senior Judge
Actor Suriya has also called for a movement for a united voice against the NEET. Chennai: Movie star Suriya Sivakumar should face contempt for her comments in Madras High Court on Sunday linked to the alleged suicide of three would-be doctors, a judge said. However, it appears that the judge …
Read More »‘He was forced’: Raghuvansh Singh’s letter causes a line after his passing – patna
Even before the mortal remains of former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh could be turned over to the flames, a nasty verbal dispute broke out between the leaders of the Grand Alliance and the NDA over the letter Singh wrote from his hospital bed in New Delhi. days before his …
Read More »25 MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Test Positive for Covid-19 – Here’s a List
When the monsoon session of Parliament began on Monday, 25 members of both Houses tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). While 17 Lok Sabha MPs have contracted the disease, up to eight members of the Rajya Sabha were found to be infected. The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) …
Read More »Postponed UGC NET exam, to be held September 24 onwards
NEW DELHI: The Education Ministry’s testing agency postponed the National Eligibility Test (NET) on Monday because the dates clashed with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) exam. The NET was scheduled to take place September 16-25. Now it will take place from September 24 onwards. “The National Testing Agency …
Read More »Astronomers see possible signs of life in the clouds of Venus
Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high up in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus – hinting that there may be strange microbes living in sulfuric acid-laden clouds on the greenhouse planet. Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile detected in the dense Venetian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, …
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