NEW DELHI: In what appears to be a rethinking in the wake of the BJP attacks that Congress is allying itself with “anti-national” forces, the opposition party said Tuesday that it was not part of the Gupkar Alliance of the Kashmir Valley parties and accused the saffron rival of spreading …
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NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the Army dismissed as “false” some online media reports from China that the People’s Liberation Army had used microwave weapons force Indian soldiers to retreat during the ongoing military confrontation in Eastern ladakh. Jin Canrong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing, has …
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NEW DELHI: The Union Minister of the Interior Amit shah hit the newly formed Gupkar Alliance, a coalition of J&K political parties, calling it an “impious gathbandhan” against the national interest. In a series of tweets, Shah accused political parties of seeking the intervention of foreign forces in J&K and …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi and its counterpart of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel will hold a virtual summit on Thursday, which will cover the entire spectrum of the bilateral relationship, the Foreign Ministry (MEA) said on Tuesday. It will be the first independent summit meeting between India and Luxembourg in …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his first phone conversation with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday night, setting immediate priorities for the India-US relationship under the new president. In a tweet, Modi said: “I spoke with the president-elect of the United States @JoeBiden on the phone to congratulate …
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The Indian government on Tuesday night dismissed reports that the Chinese military had used microwave weapons against Indian soldiers during the border clash in eastern Ladakh, forcing them to withdraw. British newspaper The times, among other publications, reported Tuesday that a professor at Renmin University in Beijing had claimed during …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, with both leaders reiterating their strong commitment to the strategic partnership between the two countries while discussing their shared priorities and concerns regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. This was …
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NEW DELHI: India hopes that five locally tested vaccines will help control Covid-19, as those developed by Pfizer and Moderna may not be available in large quantities soon. The five candidates include Russia’s Sputnik-V, whose “Phase II going to Phase III” tests in India will begin next week in collaboration …
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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin Tuesday called for a joint effort by the BRIC countries on the development of coronavirus vaccines, as he suggested that Russia Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 could occur in China and India, which are members of the five-nation bloc. “We believe it is important to accelerate …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Center to create a mechanism to address the threat of fake news in the middle. He sought to know from the Center about the mechanisms available under the Cable Television Network Regulation Law, and also what actions have been taken against …
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