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China’s military reserve forces brought under control of central leadership headed by Xi Jinping

11:34 pm June 29, 2020

Beijing: China’s military reserve forces will be formally placed under the centralised and unified command of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Central Military Commission (CPC), both headed by President Xi Jinping, from July 1 to ensure the ruling party’s “absolute leadership” over it and build a world-class army. Currently, the reserve forces are under the dual leadership of […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

India should raise Tibet issue in bilateral talks with China: Tibetan leader

11:29 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: India should raise the Tibet issue in bilateral talks with China and make it one of its core issues, Lobsang Sangay, the head of the Tibetan government in exile, on Monday said, amid the Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh. Tibet is one of the factors that there is tension between China and India, Sangay said during a webinar organised by the Foreign Correspondents Club. Tibet […]

TikTok among 59 Chinese apps banned by India

9:13 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: Government bans 59 mostly Chinese mobile apps, including TikTok, terming them prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity, defence of India. Here’s a list of the apps that have been banned: TikTok Shareit Kwai UC Browser Baidu map Shein Clash of Kings DU battery saver Helo Likee YouCam makeup Mi Community CM Browers Virus Cleaner APUS […]

UK public tribunal to probe Uighur 'genocide' claims

China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population

2:13 pm June 29, 2020

Beijing: The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country’s Han majority to have more children. While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control, the practice […]

Armed militants kill 5 at Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, die in crossfire

2:07 pm June 29, 2020

Karachi: Four heavily armed militants attacked the busy Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday morning, killing four security guards and a police sub-inspector before being shot dead in an exchange of fire, media reports said. The unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire and lobbed hand grenades at the main gate of the building as they tried to […]