Day: June 20, 2020

Five cattle smugglers arrested in J-K's Reasi

‘Cow, Ganga, Gita’ identity of India: UP minister

3:59 pm June 20, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary on Saturday asserted that ‘the cow, Ganga and Gita’ are the identity of India and it is because of these three entities that the country became a world leader. He also accused the previous governments of not making any efforts to stop cow slaughter in the state. “The cow, Ganga and Gita are the identity of India. […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo tears into ‘rogue actor’ China for ‘escalating’ border tension with India

3:53 pm June 20, 2020

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized the Chinese Army for “escalating” the border tension with India and militarizing the strategic South China Sea as he described the ruling Communist Party of China as a “rogue actor.” In a scathing attack on the Chinese government, the top American diplomat said that the Communist Party of China (CPC) wants to undo all the progress the free world has […]

Dutch Defence Minister to join International Yoga Day celebrations in the Netherlands

3:41 pm June 20, 2020

Thehague: Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld will join International Yoga Day celebrations being organised online by the Indian embassy here on Sunday. In a message sent on the occasion, Bijleveld thanked India for the gift of yoga and said the Dutch Armed Forces have been doing yoga for over 15 years. They have over 130 yoga instructors in the Armed Forces, […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump intends to nominates Indian American to IDFC Board

3:35 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate leading Indian-American global venture capitalist Deven Parekh as a member of the Board of Directors of an independent agency of the government that provides financing for private development projects. The nomination of Parekh to be a member of the Board of Directors of the International Development […]

Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid COVID-19 pandemic

3:29 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: With the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic looming large, International Day of Yoga on Sunday will be celebrated on digital media platforms sans mass gatherings and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message would be the highlight of the occasion. Yoga Day will go digital for the first time since June 21, 2015, when it […]