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Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Indian Army apprehends Chinese soldier who transgressed across LAC in Ladakh, second such incident in 3 months

10:28 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi : In a second such incident in nearly three months, a Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh on Friday after he transgressed across the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), officials said on Saturday. The capture of the soldier comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s […]

Congress favours middlemen in agri sector: UP minister

10:13 pm January 9, 2021

Mathura: Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Shrikant Sharma here on Saturday alleged that the Congress is backing the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s farm laws as it favours the middlemen involved in the sale of crops. He also claimed the farm laws have prepared a blueprint for increasing farmers’ income. Efforts of middlemen to share the income of farmers have […]

British Indian minister Alok Sharma given sole charge of UN climate summit

3:43 pm January 9, 2021

London: Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, has relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to take sole charge as President of COP26 – the United Nations climate summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November. The Agra-born minister, who was until now in charge of […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

Second dry run of COVID inoculation conducted, Vardhan says vaccines to be made available in next few days

10:47 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: The second mock drill on COVID-19 vaccination was conducted on Friday in 736 districts across 33 states and union territories with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who oversaw the dry run in Tamil Nadu, saying inoculating the country’s entire population would soon become a reality. He said vaccines would be made available in the next few days and those […]

5 including a Nigerian, 3 Nepalese held for cheating woman

10:43 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: Five men, including three from Nepal and one from Nigeria, were arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating a woman in southwest Delhi’s Kishangarh area, police said. The accused have been identified as Prakash Gurung (24), Paras Mehto (25), Ankit (20), all residents of Nepal, and Vinay Kumar (25), a resident of Bihar and […]