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Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

India, China maintaining engagements to resolve eastern Ladakh row at earliest: MEA

11:25 pm June 11, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is maintaining military and diplomatic engagements with China to peacefully resolve the eastern Ladakh row at the “earliest” even as troops from the two armies stuck to their aggressive posturing in several friction points in the Himalayan region. At a weekly media briefing, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said both sides agreed to work for […]

India rejects US govt report on religious freedom

8:08 pm June 11, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected a US government report that voiced concerns over alleged attacks and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities in the country. “Our principled position remains that we see no locus standi for a foreign entity to pronounce on the state of our citizens’ constitutionally protected rights,” Spokesperson in the Ministry […]

China reports 15 new coronavirus cases

11:31 am June 11, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 15 new coronavirus cases, including 11 confirmed imported infections, the health authority here said on Thursday. According to the China National Health Commission (NHC), 11 new COVID-19 cases were reported in China on Wednesday and all of them were imported, including six in Shanghai, three in Guangdong, one in Tianjin and […]

Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for efforts to protect Israeli representatives following blast near embassy

COVID-19: Modi, Netanyahu discuss areas of cooperation

11:39 pm June 10, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu the potential areas in which the two countries can expand cooperation in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, including research and development efforts in the field of vaccines. During their telephonic conversation, Modi also congratulated Netanyahu on assuming the prime […]

France won't ratify Hong Kong's extradition agreement

Hong Kong leader says all should learn from year of protest

3:54 pm June 10, 2020

Hong Kong: A year on from the start of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests, the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese city said Tuesday that all sides should learn from the difficulties and challenging times over the past year. Everyone has to learn their lesson, including the Hong Kong government, Carrie Lam told reporters before a weekly […]