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China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in 2 days after UAE

10:27 pm February 10, 2021

Beijing: A Chinese spacecraft entered Mars orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life, state media said. “China‘s probe Tianwen-1 successfully entered the orbit around Mars on Wednesday after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth,” the Xinhua News Agency said in […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Japan navy submarine, Hong Kong ship collide off Japan coast

11:27 pm February 8, 2021

Tokyo: A Japanese navy submarine and a commercial ship collided off Japan’s southern coast on Monday, causing minor injuries to three crew members of the submarine and damage to its mast, defense officials said. The submarine Soryu was in the process of surfacing about 27 nautical miles (50 kilometers) south of Cape Ashizuri on Japan’s southwestern island of Shikoku when it collided with […]

Chinese whistleblower doctor honoured on death anniversary

10:53 pm February 6, 2021

Wuhan: The message was tucked into a bouquet of chrysanthemums left by a mourner at the back of Wuhan Central Hospital to honour a Chinese whistleblower doctor who died from the coronavirus a year ago. It was simply the number of a Bible verse: Matthew 5:10. “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of […]

Nine rounds of military talks held with the Chinese, will continue: Jaishankar

8:35 pm February 6, 2021

Amaravati : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said senior military commanders of India and China have held nine rounds of talks on the process of disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys will continue in future also. Addressing reporters in Vijayawada, he said so far there was no ”visible expression” of […]

US will hold China accountable for its abuses of international system: Blinken

2:38 pm February 6, 2021

Washington: The US will hold China accountable for its abuses of the international system, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said as he spoke to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and raised with him the issue of human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. The two leaders spoke on Friday. It was the first conversation between the top officials since President Joe Biden took office on January […]