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Influential US senator says America supports India against Chinese aggression

10:58 pm July 3, 2020

Washington DC: An influential American Senator on Friday said that the US stands with India against the Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control, commending the Indian government for the continued efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the boundary issue. Republican Senator Rick Scott, in a letter dated July 2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressed his condolences on the loss of lives […]

IIT-Kharagpur researchers turn Odisha steel plant dumpsites into greenbelt

Chinese app ban to create space for indigenous apps: IIT-KGP experts

11:40 pm July 2, 2020

Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur experts said Thursday the Centre’s decision to ban Chinese mobile apps has created space for indigenous replacements and enabled the institute to work on sponsored projects while helping start- ups. Its director Virendra Kumar Tewari said the start-up ecosystem at the institute’s Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park can lead the initiative through seed funding and incubation facility. “We […]

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 […]

US designates Huawei and ZTE as ‘national security threats’

11:17 pm July 1, 2020

Washington DC: The US Federal Communications Commission has designated Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE as “national security threats”, saying the major step was aimed at protecting American communications networks from security risks. The decision, which came on Tuesday and got in effect immediately, would also cover the firms’ parent body, affiliates and subsidiaries. As a […]

TikTok goes offline; removed from Google Play Store, Apple App Store

11:11 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: Short video sharing app TikTok went offline in the country on Tuesday following the government order banning it and 58 other apps citing threat to India’s sovereignty and security. The app was also removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The status of other banned apps could not be immediately ascertained. According to […]