ASIA

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown

3:25 pm February 1, 2021

Hong Kong: Thousands of Hong Kongers have already made the sometimes painful decision to leave behind their hometown and move to Britain since Beijing imposed a strict national security law on the Chinese territory last summer. Their numbers are expected to swell to the hundreds of thousands. Some are leaving because they fear punishment for supporting the pro-democracy protests that swept the former British colony […]

China says 16 Chinese COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials

8:31 pm January 31, 2021

Beijing: As the demand for the COVID-19 vaccine intensified around the world, China said that it has increased the number of vaccines undergoing clinical trials to 16 from 11 to step up supplies at home and abroad. China is conducting clinical trials of 16 COVID-19 vaccines, seven of which have entered phase-III trials and one has conditionally […]

Army commander pays tributes to those who laid down lives during 1971 Indo-Pak War

11:21 pm January 30, 2021

Jaipur: The Army’s southwestern command chief Lt Gen Alok Kler on Saturday paid tributes to those who laid down their lives during the 1971 Indo-Pak War at a solemn ceremony at the Jaipur Military Station. He also felicitated Dhanno Devi, the wife of Param Vir Chakra-awardee Col Late Hoshiyar Singh, and Padmanabh Singh for Maha Vir Chakra-recipient Brig Late Bhawani Singh. On the occasion, the Army commander […]

Bangladesh sends more Rohingya to island despite concerns

8:57 pm January 30, 2021

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s government sent the fourth group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to an island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, ignoring calls from human rights groups for a halt to the move. The 1,466 Rohingya who had been living in the sprawling refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar were sent Saturday to Bhasan Char, an island specifically developed […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

World shares turn lower on pandemic concerns, ahead of Fed meet

7:52 pm January 27, 2021

Tokyo : Stock markets are down Wednesday as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the outlook for the economy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. European indexes lost early gains after a mixed session in Asia. In the U.S., futures are down 0.8 per cent for both the Dow and the S&P 500. The Fed […]