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China’s new space carrier rocket successfully launches five satellites on its maiden flight

4:46 pm December 22, 2020

Beijing : China‘s new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending five satellites successfully into planned orbit, the country’s space agency said. The rocket was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan. The five experimental satellites will carry out the in-orbit verification of microwave imaging and other technologies. They will conduct experiments […]

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Singapore

12:39 pm December 22, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first country in Asia to take the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as it plans to inoculate its 5.7 million people by the third quarter of 2021. The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine landed in Singapore on Monday, The […]

China criticises Trump suggestion it is behind cyber spying

6:47 pm December 21, 2020

Beijing: China‘s government on Monday criticised President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Chinese hackers, not Russia, might be behind a cyber espionage campaign against the United States. Trump on Saturday scoffed at assertions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials that the Kremlin was behind attempts to spy on federal agencies. Trump, without offering evidence, said ”it may” […]

Vietnam important partner in India’s Indo-Pacific vision: PM Modi

6:38 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: Describing Vietnam as an important partner in India’s Indo-Pacific vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said cooperation between the two countries can contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the region. At a virtual summit with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Modi said India looks at its ties with Vietnam with a long-term and strategic perspective. ”Vietnam is […]

Narcotic smugglers held along Indo-Nepal border

2:25 pm December 21, 2020

Bahraich (UP): Two suspected drug smugglers including a Nepalese have been arrested along the India-Nepal border after they were allegedly found carrying five kg charas. The two were arrested by a joint team of Narcotics Control Bureau, Sashastra Seema Bal and police. On a tip off, a resident of Nepal was arrested from Balaigaon in […]