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Modi, Bhutanese PM jointly launch RuPay card Phase-II

12:12 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering on Friday launched RuPay card Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese card holders to access the RuPay network in India. The prime ministers of the two countries had jointly launched Phase-I of the project during Modi’s state visit to Bhutan in August last year. In his speech via video conferencing, Modi spoke about the […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Will continue dialogue: MEA on Ladakh border standoff with China

11:52 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it will continue dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels with China on the border standoff in eastern Ladakh and that both sides have agreed to hold another round of talks soon. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava while referring to the ongoing military talks between the two […]

‘Trailblazer, Iron lady’: Cong leaders pay rich tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

7:11 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying the whole country still gives the example of her impressive leadership. Born on November 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until […]

China perceives rising India as ‘rival’; wants to constraint its partnership with US, allies: report

12:08 pm November 19, 2020

Washington: China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report, emphasising that Beijing intends to displace America as the world’s foremost power. Coming ahead of the transition of power from Donald Trump’s administration to President-elect […]

46-yr-old businessman killed by girlfriend’s fiance for objecting to wedding

11:47 pm November 18, 2020

New Delhi: A 46-year-old businessman, who was in an extramarital relationship with an employee, was stabbed to death allegedly by the fiance of the woman who then stuffed the body in a suitcase, boarded a train and disposed it in Gujarat’s Bharuch, police said here on Wednesday. A quarrel had broken out at the woman’s […]