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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Won’t sell Chinese mobile phones, say shopkeepers in Ahmedabad

7:23 pm July 2, 2020

Ahmedabad: Amid escalating border tension between India and China, the shopkeepers in Ahmedabad city’s largest mobile phone market said they have decided not to sell Chinese gadgets henceforth, and urged Indian companies to manufacture good quality and affordable devices to provide an alternative. These vendors have even covered the signboards of Chinese brands in their shopping complex with banners saying “Made In India”. The […]

China reports three new COVID-19 cases

6:42 pm July 2, 2020

Beijing: China is reporting three newly confirmed cases of coronavirus, and says just one of them involved local transmission in the capital of Beijing. The report Thursday appears to put the country where the virus was first detected late last year on course to eradicating it domestically, at least temporarily. The National Health Commission says the other […]

Govt approves purchase of fighter jets, missile systems, weapons worth Rs 38,900 cr

5:37 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: In the midst of India’s tense border standoff with China, the defence ministry on Thursday approved procurement of a number of frontline fighter jets, missile systems and other platforms at a cost of Rs 38,900 crore to bolster the combat capability of the armed forces, officials said. They said 21 MiG-29 fighter jets are […]

Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law

11:37 pm July 1, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police made the first arrests on Wednesday under a new national security law imposed by China’s central government, as thousands of people defied tear gas and pepper pellets to protest against the contentious move on the anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule. Police said 10 people were arrested under […]

India needs to deal with China decisively, not with symbolic gestures like banning apps: Cong

11:51 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said India needs to deal with China decisively and not with symbolic gestures like banning apps with Chinese links. India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country. The ban, which comes in the backdrop of ongoing stand-off with China along the Line of […]