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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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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NEW DELHI: Senior Congress Leader Salman khurshid Tuesday he took a look at his party buddy Kapil sibal, calling him someone “who periodically suffers from anxiety pangs” and who “bites his nails quickly” whenever the party underperforms. “From the looks of it, there would be few nails left for future …
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NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar criticized Pakistan as an “egregious example of state-sponsored cross-border terrorism”, even as the government aims to vigorously counter the latest tactic in Pakistan’s “terrorist dossier”. Indian missions, particularly in the immediate neighboring countries, P5 and OIC countries, have made diplomatic moves to counter Pakistan’s …
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NEW DELHI: Affirming that Jammu and Kashmir has been, is and will always be an integral part of India, Minister of the Interior Amit shah on Tuesday he said that Congress and the Gupkar Gang want to bring Jammu and Kashmir into the age of terror and upheaval. Shah cited …
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NEW DELHI: Affirming that Jammu and Kashmir has been, is and will always be an integral part of India, Minister of the Interior Amit shah on Tuesday he said that Congress and the Gupkar Gang want to bring Jammu and Kashmir into the age of terror and upheaval. Shah cited …
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NEW DELHI: Minister of the Interior of the Union Amit shah Tuesday slammed the Gupkar Alliance, a coalition of J&K political parties, calling it an “unholy gathbandhan” against the national interest. Shah accused the political parties of seeking the intervention of foreign forces in J&K and of disrespecting the Indian …
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