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NSA Ajit Doval attends BRICS meet on security

Doval stresses on ‘timely and visible action’ during two-hour talks with Wang: officials

11:32 pm July 6, 2020

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was cordial and “forward looking” but at the same time insisted on “timely and visible action” on the ground during his two-hour conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, which led to the easing of nearly two-month long tensions along the Line of Actual Control, officials said Monday. Doval, a 1968 batch IPS officer who rose […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore reports 136 new COVID-19 cases

4:14 pm July 5, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 44,800, according to the health ministry. Among the new COVID-19 infections, 18 are from the community. Twelve of the 18 cases from community are foreigners on work passes but living […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Three India returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Singapore

4:08 pm July 4, 2020

Singapore: Two Singaporeans and a permanent resident, who returned from India, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore, the Ministry of Health has said, as the country’s total infections rose to 44,664. The three were placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore on Jun 21. The two Singaporeans are a 60-year old man and a 56-year old woman while the permanent […]

21 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims among 22 killed in train-bus collision

11:18 pm July 3, 2020

Lahore: At least 21 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims returning from Nankana Sahib were killed on Friday when the driver of the mini-bus they were travelling in reportedly tried to take a shortcut to avoid a railway crossing and rammed the vehicle into a passenger train in the country’s Punjab province, officials said. According to the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), which looks after the minority […]

China hails Russian referendum as reflection of people’s choice

11:11 pm July 2, 2020

Beijing: China said on Thursday that Russia’s national referendum on constitutional amendments, which will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power till 2036, was a “major event” reflecting Russian people’s choice. Nearly 78 per cent of voters in Russia have approved amendments to the country’s Constitution that will allow President Putin to stay in power until 2036. “We note that […]