LEH: Two Indian officials said that Chinese troops were laying a network of fiber optic cables near the Himalayan border with India, suggesting they are working for the long term despite high-level talks aimed at resolving a deadlock there. These cables, which would provide forward troops with secure lines of …
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PATNA: On Monday, Rashtriya Janata Dal cast doubt on the letters written by its founding member Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, from his hospital bed, just a couple of days before taking his last breath, prompting angry reactions from the ruling NDA in Bihar. Singh, who died at AIIMS, New Delhi on …
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NEW DELHI: Personal comments to the Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman from Trinamool Congressman Saugata Roy on Lok Sabha on Monday provoked a strong reaction from the treasury banks with the minister of parliamentary affairs Pralhad joshi demanding your unconditional apology. Roy’s comments were deleted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om …
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NEW DELHI: President of the National Conference Farooq Abdullah on Monday he attended the monsoon session of Parliament for the first time after an interval of more than one year since the repeal of Article 370. in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was one of several leaders from Jammu and Kashmir …
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BENGALURU: Calling the celebration of ‘Hindi Diwas’ a “covert method” to impose the language on people who speak other languages, JD (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday he demanded its cancellation. In a series of tweets on a day when Hindi Diwas is celebrated, the former Chief Minister cautioned against …
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NEW DELHI: Google on Tuesday shared a doodle for the second time to express its gratitude to the people who have been fighting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic at the forefront. Previously, the same doodle had been posted in April to thank coronavirus helpers. The two ‘o’ in G’oo’gle have been …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi, before the start of the 18 days monsoon session of the parliament on Monday, he said he believes parliament and its members will send an unequivocal message that the country strongly supports the soldiers at a time when they are deployed to the borders …
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Congressman Jairam Ramesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: in the context of farmers protests in Haryana and Punjab, Congress said Sunday that, along with like-minded opposition parties, it will oppose three ordinances on agriculture and one related to banking regulation in the parliament session during the monsoon, as well as raising …
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Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in this 1957 photo NEW DELHI: In early 1957, a daring secret mission inside Aksai Chin that he saw an Indian army officer and a havildar join a group of disguised yak herders actually provided first-hand evidence that China had illegally built a highway …
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Representative image NEW DELHI: The government is considering the emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccine so that it can be made available as soon as possible to those in high-risk groups, including the elderly and health workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. “This will be done after a consensus is reached,” …
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