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NSA Doval calls on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

11:08 pm November 28, 2020

Colombo: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and had a “fruitful” discussion with him on issues pertaining to trade, new investments and security in the Indian Ocean to bolster the bilateral ties. Doval arrived here on Friday for a trilateral maritime dialogue among India, Sri Lanka and […]

Shringla inaugurates three schools built under Indian assistance in Nepal’s Gorkha district

10:51 pm November 27, 2020

Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday inaugurated three schools built as part of India’s USD 50 million assistance for the reconstruction of education sector in Nepal‘s Gorkha district, the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake. In April 2015, a devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude rocked Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and wounding about 22,000 others. “FS@harshvshringl inaugurated three […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China questions coronavirus origin to Wuhan ahead of WHO probe

10:35 pm November 27, 2020

Beijing: Battling global adversity over the coronavirus and bracing for a WHO inquiry over its origin, China on Friday claimed that just because COVID-19 cases were first reported in Wuhan does not mean the contagion originated from the central Chinese city. Various outlets of the state-run Chinese media have been carrying reports in recent days stating that a number […]

Xi orders Chinese military to strengthen training under real combat conditions

11:03 pm November 25, 2020

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise their capability of winning wars as the ruling Communist Party laid out plans to make the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on par with the US military by 2027. After stressing recently that the PLA must apply cutting-edge […]

Philippines targets 60 million for vaccination

12:39 pm November 24, 2020

Manila: Philippine officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos (USD 1.4 billion) to develop considerable immunity among a majority of Filipinos. Carlito Galvez Jr., who oversees government efforts to secure the vaccines, said late Monday that negotiations […]