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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Citing Aadhaar, American expert recommends US to design a system that is inclusive and work for most people

11:57 pm July 20, 2021

Washington: Citing the experience of the Aadhaar system in India, an American expert has recommended lawmakers that the US design a digital identification system that is inclusive and will work for most people. Prof Elizabeth Renieris, founding director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab at University of Notre Dame, made the remarks during a Congressional hearing by Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee on ”I […]

China, Russia release roadmap for building lunar space station as Biden, Putin meet in Geneva

10:42 pm June 16, 2021

Beijing: As US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face summit in Geneva on Wednesday, China and Russia reaffirmed their close ties by releasing a roadmap for building a lunar space station. President Biden and his Russian counterpart Putin shook hands after arriving for the crucial summit on Wednesday, as relations between the two nations have plummeted to post-Cold War lows. The Biden-Putin summit is being viewed in Beijing […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

43% Indian consumers didn’t buy made-in-China items but COVID-19 led to trade rise: Survey

11:22 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: About half of Indian consumers surveyed said they did not buy made-in-China products in the past 12 months as an aftermath of the border tensions with China, a report by online firm Local Circles on Monday said. The report is based on a survey, which was conducted during June 1-10 and covered 17,800 […]

Chinese climber becomes 1st blind Asian to scale Everest

6:16 pm May 31, 2021

KATHMANDU: A Chinese climber who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. Zhang Hong, 44, is also the third blind climber internationally to reach the world’s highest peak. Following his guides and […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

8:48 pm May 25, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 to discuss a full range of issues, a first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders amid escalating US-Russia tensions. ”President Biden will meet with President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. ”The leaders will discuss the full range […]

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