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Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump accepts Republican nomination, calls Biden ‘destroyer of American greatness’

7:16 pm August 28, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump castigated his Democratic rival Joe Biden as “the destroyer of American greatness” and assured voters that he will end the raging coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the economy and quell the civil unrest, as he accepted the Republican nomination for a second term in office. “This election will decide whether we save the American dream” or […]

Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard

3:59 pm August 28, 2020

Tokyo: The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car” projects around the world, has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one person aboard. In a video shown to reporters on Friday, […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Complete disengagement of troops can be achieved only through reciprocal actions, India on border standoff with China

11:03 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday said a complete disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh can be achieved only through mutually agreed reciprocal actions and also highlighted resolution of border incidents with China in the past through diplomacy. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said complete disengagement requires re-deployment of troops by each side towards their regular posts on their respective sides […]

VHP demands “harsh punishment” for Bengaluru rioters

7:13 pm August 27, 2020

Bengaluru: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) General Secretary Milind Parande on Thursday welcomed the Karnataka government’s action against rioters involved in the recent violence in the city and demanded harsh punishment for them. Parande, on a visit to the city, also appealed to the people to boycott all Chinese goods and expressed hope that the work on Ram temple at Ayodhya would be completed in 2-3 years. […]

Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula

3:15 pm August 27, 2020

Seoul: A typhoon damaged homes and other buildings, flooded roads and toppled utility poles on Thursday on the Korean Peninsula before weakening to a tropical storm. South Korean authorities said no casualties have been reported, and North Korean state media did not mention any deaths or injuries. The storm by afternoon was heading into China after passing near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, South […]