NEW DELHI: In an indirect message to China, India on Saturday expressed concern about “actions and incidents” that “erode” trust in the South China Sea, and stressed the importance of adhering to international law, respecting territorial integrity and the soberand. In one direction on the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS), …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi on Tuesday he addressed the 20th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS). The SCO summit takes place virtually due to Covid-19 pandemic. Modi and Chinese President Jinping Xi met virtually face to face during the summit. The SCO summit took place at …
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The United States and India share the same democratic values and have a tremendous capacity to work together. The two must continue to aspire to the promise of prosperity and security, Joe Biden had told TOI’s Srijana. Miter Das in an interview in 2013 during his first visit to the …
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The Indian candidate has been elected in a very close race to a key UN committee that controls the financial and budgetary money of the world body. Vidisha Maitra, a career diplomat who currently holds the position of First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in …
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In a highly controversial election at the United Nations (UN) in New York, Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Affairs (ACABQ) on Friday. Maitra was the Indian candidate for the only seat on the Asia Pacific Group committee. The other candidate was …
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Nearly one in five Covid-19 patients may only show gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, according to a review of studies. The findings suggest that abdominal radiologists must remain vigilant during the pandemic while imaging patients, the researchers said. Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with Covid-19 vary widely, but can …
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As of Friday, the treaty had 49 signatories and UN officials said Honduras’s 50th ratification had been received. The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries had ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons, triggering its entry into force in 90 days, a move hailed by anti-nuclear activists but …
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran khan accused French president Emmanuel macron on Sunday to “attack Islam”, after the European leader criticized Islamists and defended the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. Khan’s comments follow statements Macron made last week after a French teacher was beheaded near Paris after …
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China on Tuesday called on India to approach ties with Taiwan “in a prudent and appropriate manner” and said it would “strongly oppose” any official exchanges between New Delhi and Taipei. Read also: Posters calling for the withdrawal of Taiwan after the complaint from the Chinese embassy The statement from …
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Indian health authorities have decided to revise the protocol currently being followed for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results of a large World Health Organization trial found that four of the drugs used common provide little or no benefit in reducing deaths in hospitalized patients. These include the antiviral …
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