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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Swiss official airs concerns about data privacy in US

11:26 pm September 8, 2020

Geneva: A Swiss federal commissioner announced Tuesday that a US-Swiss programme aimed to protect personal information exchanged between the two countries doesn’t go far enough, and has downgraded the United States to rank it as a country deemed to have inadequate data protection. Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner Adrian Lobsiger, in a new policy paper, […]

Kamala Harris says she would not trust Trump on COVID19 vaccine

11:00 pm September 6, 2020

Washington: Democratic party’s vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Sunday said that she would not trust President Donald Trump on a COVID-19 vaccine unless there is a credible source of information that talks about its efficacy and reliability. Indian-American Harris, 55, is a Senator from California. She is the first ever black, African American and a person of Indian descent to be nominated as […]

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Iran

11:36 pm September 5, 2020

Tehran: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday arrived in Tehran where he will meet his Iranian counterpart and discuss bilateral defence ties, a day after he urged the Persian Gulf countries to resolve their differences through dialogue based on mutual respect. Singh arrived in Tehran from Moscow after concluding his three-day visit to Russia where he attended a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers. He also held bilateral […]

EU unveils plan to secure raw materials, cut dependency

7:06 pm September 3, 2020

Brussels: Worried by an increasing dependency on the raw materials used to make smart phones, televisions and energy-saving lights, the European Union on Thursday launched a new strategy to secure access to rare earth minerals and to reduce reliance on suppliers like Chile, China and South Africa. The EU is predicted to need around 60 […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks tomorrow

Border tension: India, China hold another round of Brigade Commander-level talks

3:14 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: Days after China’s “provocative actions” in Pangong lake area in eastern Ladakh, the situation in the region remained sensitive on Wednesday while army commanders from both sides held another round of talks to defuse tensions, government sources said. The army of the two countries held Brigade Commander-level talks in Chushul with a focus on bringing down tensions in the Pangong lake area, […]