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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Russia denies US, UK accusations of weapon test in space

11:14 pm July 24, 2020

Moscow: Russia dismissed US and British claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space and declared Friday that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit. US and British officials claimed Thursday that the July 15 test of an anti-satellite weapon signaled a continuing Russian effort to develop technologies that could threaten space […]

Rupee settles 8 paise lower at 74.83 against US dollar

6:57 pm July 24, 2020

Mumbai : The rupee slid 8 paise to close at 74.83 to the US dollar on Friday, tracking lacklustre equities amid worries that the US-China friction will further dent global economic recovery. The rupee opened on a weak note at 74.94 at the interbank forex market and moved in the range of 74.80 to 74.98 […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

WHO chief upbraids Pompeo over ‘unacceptable’ allegations

11:40 pm July 23, 2020

Geneva: The director-general of the World Health Organization has upbraided US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making “untrue and unacceptable” allegations, responding to media reports saying Pompeo had claimed the health agency chief was “bought” by China. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted WHO was focusing on “saving lives” as he lashed out Thursday at the comments that British media said Pompeo had […]

China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

5:33 pm July 23, 2020

Beijing: China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Engines blazing orange, a Long March-5 carrier rocket took off under clear skies around 12:40 p.m. from Hainan Island, south of China’s mainland. Hundreds of space […]

US orders China to close consulate in Houston to ‘protect American intellectual property’

9:50 pm July 22, 2020

Beijing: The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property” and the private information of Americans. China strongly condemned the move, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration as it ratchets up pressure on the world’s second-largest economy over […]