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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Biden, Trudeau pledged to counter China, climate change

12:21 pm February 24, 2021

Beijing: U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries’ deep ties and pledging to work together to counteract Chinese influence and address climate change. “The United States has no closer friend, no closer friend than Canada,” Biden told Trudeau […]

Russia’s COVID-19 vaccination drive slowly picking up speed

2:34 pm February 22, 2021

Ikhala : Maria Piparinen and other elderly residents of Ikhala were relieved when they heard that doctors were finally bringing a few doses of the coronavirus vaccine to their remote, snowy village in the Russian region of Karelia, near the border with Finland. Otherwise, the 75-year-old said she would have had to hire a car to take her 10 kilometers (6 miles) […]

UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic

11:04 pm February 21, 2021

Abu Dhabi: In spite of the surging coronavirus pandemic, major arms makers descended Sunday on a convention center in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, hoping to make deals with militaries across the Middle East. The UAE unveiled $1.36 billion in local and foreign arms deals to supply its forces with everything from South African drones to Serbian artillery. Although the […]

India and China hold 10th round of military talks; focus on further disengagement in eastern Ladakh

11:43 pm February 20, 2021

New Delhi: India and China on Saturday held another round of military talks with a focus on taking forward the disengagement process at friction points like Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh, two days after concluding the withdrawal of troops and weapons from North and South banks of Pangong Tso in the high-altitude region, official sources said. The tenth round of Corps Commander-level talks began at 10 AM at […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Modi like ‘ahankari raja’ from old stories, Priyanka tells farmers at ‘mahapanchayat’

8:39 pm February 20, 2021

Lucknow: Likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the character of an arrogant king, ahankari raja, from stories of yore, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said he is unable to understand that the ‘jawan’ who has kept the country safe is also the son of a farmer. Addressing a ”kisan mahapanchayat” attended by thousands of people in Muzaffarnagar, the Congress leader attacked the […]