Day: June 14, 2021

India working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030: PM

11:35 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: India is working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030 and is assisting fellow developing countries to develop land-restoration strategies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level UN dialogue on Monday. Asserting that land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today, Modi said if left unchecked, it will erode the very foundations […]

NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge

11:33 pm June 14, 2021

Brussels: NATO leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they’re worried about how fast the Chinese are developing nuclear missiles. In a summit statement, the leaders said that China’s goals and “assertive behaviour present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant […]

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

43% Indian consumers didn’t buy made-in-China items but COVID-19 led to trade rise: Survey

11:22 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: About half of Indian consumers surveyed said they did not buy made-in-China products in the past 12 months as an aftermath of the border tensions with China, a report by online firm Local Circles on Monday said. The report is based on a survey, which was conducted during June 1-10 and covered 17,800 […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Cyprus bans entry to recent India travelers

11:17 pm June 14, 2021

Nicosia: Cyprus has banned entry of anyone who has been to or passed through India in the previous two weeks of travelling to thwart the spread of the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19. In a directive issued on Monday, the Cypriot government said the ban excludes Cypriot citizens and their families, European Union citizens and foreign nationals who live permanently in Cyprus. However, they either must […]

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