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Kyrgyzstan’s parliament votes to appoint new prime minister

10:31 pm June 17, 2020

Moscow: Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted to appoint a new prime minister Wednesday, two days after his predecessor resigned amid a scandal over whether the government illegally sold radio frequencies. The lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the candidacy of Kubatbek Boronov, the former Emergency Minister who was at the helm of the Central Asian country‘s fight against the coronavirus, with 105 […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Galwan violence: Army, Navy, Air Force raise alert level

7:34 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: Front-line bases of the Indian army and the air force along the nearly 3,500 km de-facto border with China were Wednesday put on high alert in view of the worst border clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh that left 20 Army personnel dead, official sources said. The […]

Villagers want 'China mukku' area in their town renamed

China suffered 35 casualties during Galwan clash: Sources citing US intelligence reports

7:19 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: The Chinese Army suffered 35 casualties during the violent clash with the Indian military in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, official sources said on Wednesday quoting US intelligence reports. The figure could be a combination of total number of soldiers killed and seriously wounded, they added. The Indian Army on Tuesday said 20 Army […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

India set for comfortable victory in UN Security Council elections

2:17 pm June 17, 2020

United Nations: India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term. The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold elections for President of the 75th session of the Assembly, five non-permanent members of […]

At least 20 Army personnel killed in Ladakh face-off

11:54 pm June 16, 2020

New Delhi: A total of 20 Indian Army personnel were killed during a violent clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on Monday night, escalating the already volatile border standoff between the two sides, an army statement said Tuesday. Initially, the army said one officer and two soldiers were killed. Later in the […]