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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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NEW DELHI: Leader of Congress Rahul gandhi Tuesday said that Kamal NathMadhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi’s mockery of the “item” was “unfortunate” and he does not appreciate the kind of language used by the former prime minister. Rahul’s statement comes in the context of intense criticism facing Congress for alleged …
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CHANDIGARH: Saying that you are not afraid of the removal of your government, Prime Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday he moved three bills in the Punjab Assembly to counter the Center agricultural laws, which have sparked protests by farmers and opposition parties in different parts of the country, including Punjab. …
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