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Disengagement process in eastern Ladakh “intricate”, requires constant verification: Army

9:48 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: China and India are committed to “complete disengagement” of troops, and the process is “intricate” that requires “constant verification”, the Indian Army said Thursday after the fourth round of marathon military talks for further de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh. Separately, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said there is absolutely no change in India’s position on the Line of […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks tomorrow

Complete disengagement process in eastern Ladakh intricate, needs constant verification: Indian Army after Sino-India military talks

2:46 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: The process of complete disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh is “intricate” and requires constant verification, the Indian Army said on Thursday after the fourth round of marathon military talks between India and China. The army said senior commanders of the Indian and Chinese military reviewed the progress on implementation of the first phase of disengagement and discussed further […]

China accuses Britain of helping Washington hurt Huawei

11:04 pm July 15, 2020

Beijing: China accused Britain on Wednesday of colluding with Washington to hurt Huawei after the Chinese tech giant was blocked from working on a British next-generation mobile phone network. A government spokeswoman said Beijing will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication of possible retaliation. Washington accuses Huawei Technologies Ltd., the biggest maker of switching gear for phone and internet companies, of being a security […]

Talks between Chinese and Indian militaries reached ‘progress’ on further disengagement: China

10:56 pm July 15, 2020

Beijing: China on Wednesday said the fourth commander-level talks between Indian and Chinese militaries to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have achieved “progress” on promoting “further disengagement” of the border troops to de-escalate tensions. During the course of the intense and complex negotiations between senior commanders of the two armies that lasted nearly 15 […]

Woman kills 2 daughters by flinging them into Narmada canal

Study predicts India’s population may peak to 1.6 bn in 2048, decline in 2100 to 1.09 bn

10:36 pm July 15, 2020

New Delhi: Scientists have predicted that the India’s population may peak to about 1.6 billion in 2048, and decline by 32 per cent to around 1.09 billion in 2100, when it is also expected to be the world’s most populous country. The analysis, published in the journal The Lancet, used data from the Global Burden of […]