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India beats China to win crucial election to UN commission on women

11:08 am September 15, 2020

United Nations: In a significant victory, India got elected as Member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global body focussed on gender equality and women empowerment, beating China in a hotly-contested election. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social […]

EU presses China on market access, human rights

11:50 pm September 14, 2020

Brussels: The European Union on Monday urged China to further open its markets up to European companies and prove that it really does want to secure an investment agreement this year with the bloc, its largest trading partner. After a two-hour video conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they also pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping on human rights and […]

Xi’s aggressive moves against India ‘unexpectedly flopped’: Report

11:51 pm September 13, 2020

Washington: Describing Xi Jinping as the “architect” of recent aggressive moves against India, a leading US magazine has reported that the Chinese President has risked his future with the high-profile incursions into Indian territory that “unexpectedly flopped” in the face of ferocious fightback by the Indian Army. Xi, 67, already roiling the Communist Party with a “rectification” campaign and mass persecution of foes, will launch […]

India hands over disaster relief material to Nepal

8:52 pm September 13, 2020

Kathmandu: India on Sunday handed over a consignment of disaster relief material to Nepal for flood- and landslide-affected families, officials said. On behalf of the Government of India, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy here Namgya C Khampa handed over the material to Chanda Chaudhary, president of the Nepal-India Women Friendship Society. The relief material includes tents […]

China’s satellite fails to reach orbit

11:16 pm September 12, 2020

Beijing: China‘s optical remote-sensing satellite Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C failed to enter the pre-set orbit on Saturday, official media reported here. The satellite was launched aboard the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 1:02 pm (local time). The launch centre said the mission failed because of abnormal performance, state-run Global Times reported. Specific reasons for […]