Day: March 8, 2021

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

11:06 am March 8, 2021

Washington: The United States and South Korea have reached agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the American troop presence, which is intended as a bulwark against the threat of North Korean aggression. The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs said the deal includes a “negotiated increase” in Seoul’s share of the cost, but it provided no details. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes

11:00 am March 8, 2021

Washington: With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat said Sunday he’s open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through other parts of the White House’s agenda such as voting rights. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stressed that he wants to keep the procedural hurdle known as […]

Report: Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process

10:56 am March 8, 2021

Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afghanistan’s president Ashra Ghani published Sunday by Afghanistan’s TOLONews. The letter calls for bringing the two sides together for a UN-facilitated conference with foreign ministers and envoys from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India and the United States “to discuss a unified approach […]

COVID-19: India records 18,599 new cases

10:50 am March 8, 2021

New Delhi: New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded above 18,000 for the third consecutive day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,12,29,398, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The active cases also registered an increase for the sixth consecutive day and the COVID-19 active caseload increased […]

Mild tremor in Kutch district of Gujarat

10:40 am March 8, 2021

Ahmedabad: A tremor of 3.2 magnitude was experienced in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, district administration officials said. The tremor was recorded at 7.42 am with its epicentre 13 km east-north-east of Dudhai in Kutch district, as per the website of […]