MUMBAI: A magistrate court acquitted 20 foreigners on Monday Tablighi Jamaat delegates who had been booked for violating Covid-related regulations and meeting in a mosque, reports Rebecca Samervel. In two separate judgments, the Indonesian and the Kyrgyz Republic the citizens were found innocent on a single count under the Bombay …
Read More »Don’t let negligence ruin holiday happiness: PM Modi | India News
NEW DELHI: Citing a second wave of infections in other countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people not to rush to conclude that the battle against the virus had been won and to lower their guard until they have been vaccinated. Speaking against the background of a steady …
Read More »US Defense and Diplomacy Chief to Visit India for Talks | India News
WASHINGTON: Mark Esper, United States Secretary of Defense announced Tuesday that he and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit India next week to strengthen the alliance of the two countries in the face of China’s strategic challenge. “India will be the most important partner for us, in the …
Read More »Amid Talks on India-Taiwan Trade Pact, Beijing Says It Respects “One China” Position | India News
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that India is seeking to initiate discussions for a trade agreement With Taiwan, China called on New Delhi to approach Taiwan-related issues prudently, while insisting that there is only one China and that Taiwan is its inalienable part. While reports of a trade deal with Taiwan …
Read More »BS Yediyurappa won’t be CM for long, the next North Karnataka CM: BJP MLA
Written by Darshan Devaiah BP | Bangalore | October 20, 2020 4:30:50 pm Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. (Twitter / @ BRPatil_BJP) Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal stated that BS Yediyurappa will not be the prime minister for long and his successor will …
Read More »UP schools reopen with 9% attendance | India News
NOIDA / LUCKNOW: In seven months, the corner of the classroom where they huddled to discuss chemistry notes had changed. They could no longer whisper to each other behind the teacher’s back, they were sitting far apart and would have to speak through a mask. The familiar “guard uncle”, who …
Read More »Violations of the law cannot be tolerated on the pretext of human rights: India to the head of OHCHR | India News
NEW DELHI / GENEVA: India on Tuesday reacted strongly to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s concern about restrictions on NGOs and the arrest of activists, saying that violations of the law cannot be tolerated under the pretext of human rights and a more informed view of …
Read More »There is no shortage of oxygen anywhere today: Ministry of Health | India News
NEW DELHI: There has never been an oxygen shortage in the country in the last 10 months and there has been no shortage today, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. At a press conference, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that daily production capacity increased to 6,862 metric tons in …
Read More »It will take the army “a few days” to free a Chinese soldier detained in Ladakh | India News
NEW DELHI: The military said Tuesday it will take another “few days” to free the Chinese soldier who was detained after he inadvertently crossed into Indian territory in the eastern Demchok sector Ladakh Monday. An Army official said there is an “established protocol and due process” that is followed in …
Read More »What is the Malabar military exercise and why is China concerned? India News
NEW DELHI: Australia will participate in a large-scale military drill, Exercise Malabar, off the coast of India next month that will bring together a quartet of countries concerned about growing Chinese influence. It is the first time that all the ‘Quad’ countries, an informal security forum that includes India, the …
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