NEW DELHI: Following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s comment that China is willing to cooperate with India and South Africa for the Covid-19 vaccine, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that officials from India and China will discuss the issue. When asked what kind of cooperation China seeks with India on …
Read More »Chidambaram Joins Cong Critics, Adhir Says Dissidents May Leave | India News
NEW DELHI: Post-Bihar voices in Congress grew louder on Wednesday with senior member P Chidambaram joining the ranks of officials critical of the party’s performance in recent state elections and by-elections in other state. “I am more concerned about the indirect results in Gujarat, MP, UP and Karnataka. These results …
Read More »Record 131 deaths in Delhi on the day the total cases crossed 5 lakh | India News
NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded its highest daily number of Covid-19 victims with 131 people succumbing to the disease on Wednesday, the same day the total count crossed the five lakh mark with 7,486 new cases reported in the last 24 hours . The highest 24-hour death toll was on November …
Read More »New turmoil in Nepal amid efforts to rebuild ties with India | India News
NEW DELHI: Seeking to repair the damage caused by the recent fighting in bilateral relations, India and Nepal have been exploring ways to restart the participation process. However, just when India thought the time had finally come for this, another wave of political uncertainty hit Nepal with the rival faction …
Read More »PM Modi will open tomorrow Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Bengaluru Technology summit, 2020 at 11 a.m. on Nov. 19 via videoconference, officials said Wednesday. The Bengaluru Technology Summit, organized by the Government of Karnataka together with the Karnataka Technology and Innovation Society (KITS), Karnataka Government Vision Group on Information Technology, Biotechnology …
Read More »Biden-Modi call signals continuity in ties between the United States and India | India News
WASHINGTON: Demonstrating that there will be continuity in good relations between the United States and India beyond individuals or administrations, the president-elect of the United States Joe biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone on Tuesday and pledged to strengthen and expand ties between the two countries. …
Read More »Anand Sharma Adheres to Congressional Original Position on RCEP as Party Appears to Make a U-turn | India News
NEW DELHI: Infighting in Congress has again come to the fore with MP Rajya Sabha and former Union minister Anand sharmacomment on Regional Integral Economic Association (RCEP). However, more than the internal dispute, the latest controversy also exposes the change of face of Congress on the subject. While Sharma has …
Read More »India Gets New Long Range P-8I Patrol Plane | India News
NEW DELHI: The Navy received the first of four new P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft, which are equipped with sensors and weapons for hunting submarines, on Wednesday at its air station in Goa, the United States. The other three P-8Is, under the $ 1.1 billion contract signed with the US …
Read More »Mamata Banerjee Writes Prime Minister Modi to Declare Netaji’s Birthday a National Holiday | India News
CALCUTTA: west bengal chief minister Mamata banerjee wrote to the prime minister Narendra modi on Wednesday to declare January 23, the anniversary of Netaji’s birth Subhas Chandra Bose, as a national holiday and take decisive action “to find out what happened to Netaji and place the matter in the public …
Read More »‘The unhappy are free to go’: Cong vs Cong outdoors, again | India News
NEW DELHI: The Bihar The results of the assembly survey have triggered another round of infighting in the Congress, bringing to the fore the deep division within the great old party. Following the party’s dismal performance in the Bihar elections and by-elections across the country, some senior leaders have once …
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