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India, Sri lanka express commitment to enhance bilateral defence ties

11:10 pm August 2, 2020

Colombo: India and Sri Lanka have expressed their commitment to further strengthen the bilateral defence ties and jointly face the security challenges and concerns to ensure stability in the region. The new Defence Adviser to the High Commission of India Captain (Indian Navy) Vikas Sood has had interactions with the leadership of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence and armed forces in […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks on border row

4:39 pm August 2, 2020

New Delhi: Senior military commanders of India and China are holding a fresh round of talks on Sunday with an aim to ensure expeditious disengagement of troops from all the friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, military sources said. It is the fifth round of corps commander-level talks in nearly two months with an aim to defuse […]

Tokyo reports 292 cases as concerns mount

3:02 pm August 2, 2020

Tokyo: Confirmed coronavirus cases are hovering at near record levels in Japan, raising worries the pandemic may be growing more difficult to control. The Tokyo government reported 292 new cases Sunday, about half in their 20s. Japan in total reported 1,540 cases on Saturday— the second straight day the number was above 1,500. Nationwide cases for Sunday will be tallied […]

France won't ratify Hong Kong's extradition agreement

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus

11:47 pm July 31, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government is invoking an emergency ordinance in delaying the elections. Lam said the government has the support of the Chinese government in making the decision to hold the elections […]

Japan struggles with coronavirus surge

11:43 pm July 31, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese leaders are grappling with how to contain flareups in coronavirus cases while trying to avoid shutdowns that might push the economy deeper into recession. Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike said the confirmed number of new cases hit a daily record of 463 on Friday, up nearly 100 from Thursday’s 367. Nationwide, cases have recently topped 1,000 […]