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China suspends entry into country by foreign nationals from India due to pandemic: Chinese embassy

11:09 pm November 5, 2020

Beijing: The Chinese embassy here on Thursday said that China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into the country by foreign nationals from India holding valid visas or residence permits in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Indian government sources said the announcement made by the Chinese embassy indicated that the measure was a temporary one and that it is not […]

India, US, Japan and Australia kick-start Malabar naval exercise in Bay of Bengal

8:03 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: The navies of India, the US, Japan and Australia on Tuesday held a series of complex manoeuvres in the Bay of Bengal, kick-starting the four-day-long first phase of the Malabar naval exercise, seen as a prelude to future military cooperation among the member nations of the Quad or Quadrilateral Coalition. The mega exercise is taking […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

19 Indian passengers test COVID-19 positive in VBM flight to Wuhan; India plans 4 more flights

11:21 pm November 2, 2020

Beijing: Nineteen Indian passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in a recent flight from New Delhi to the Chinese city of Wuhan under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), even as India on Monday announced plans to operate four more such flights to China beginning November 13. The October 30 Air India flight, the sixth operated by India to China in […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

11:17 pm November 2, 2020

Washington: Irrespective of the outcome of the November 3 presidential elections, relationship between India and the US is expected to continue at the same pace as it has in the last two decades and strengthen further, policy documents and remarks from the two campaigns indicate. President Donald Trump, in the first term of his presidency, has […]

Biden says if elected, he will host summit of democracies to counter rising authoritarianism

2:13 pm November 2, 2020

Fayetteville: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said that if elected, he will convene a global summit of democracies in the first year of his presidency to counter the “rising authoritarianism” in the world and address issues of election security and human rights. Biden accused President Donald Trump of “embracing” every autocrat in the world which he said has undermined America’s […]