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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US accuses Syria of delaying constitution ahead of election

10:31 am October 28, 2020

United Nations: The United States and several Western allies on Tuesday accused the Syrian government of deliberately delaying the drafting of a new constitution to waste time until presidential elections in 2021, and avoid UN-supervised voting as called for by the UN Security Council. US deputy ambassador Richard Mills urged the Security Council to do […]

Neighbours would trust India, not China: Gadkari

10:53 pm October 27, 2020

Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that “Indian culture and Hindu culture” is not “expansionist” and neighbouring countries would never feel threatened by India, but they would not feel the same way about China. While Indian culture seeks welfare of the entire world, China‘s rise was underpinned by expansionism, the senior BJP leader […]

China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier to be combat-ready by year-end: Report

10:35 pm October 27, 2020

Beijing: China‘s first domestically-built aircraft carrier Shandong has completed regular testing and training missions at sea and is expected to be combat-ready by this year-end, state-run media here reported on Tuesday. Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong have recently completed routine training and sea trials, the Chinese military said last month. Liaoning, a refit of the Soviet-era ship, was […]

India, US ink strategic defence pact

2:59 pm October 27, 2020

New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday inked a landmark defence agreement that will allow sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information between the two countries. The signing of the long-negotiated Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) during the third edition of the 2+2 dialogue between the two strategic partners […]

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

Putin: Russia-China military alliance can’t be ruled out

1:39 am October 23, 2020

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there is no need for a Russia-China military alliance now, but noted it could be forged in the future. Putin’s statement signaled deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing amid growing tensions in their relations with the United States. The Russian leader also made a strong call for extending […]