Month: June 2020

India says China amassed troops along border in violation of agreements

NEW DELHI – China has deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements, India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, accusing Beijing of escalating tensions and triggering a deadly clash last week. “At the heart of the matter is that […]

Pakistan condemns India’s expulsion of diplomats at ‘delicate’ time after China clash

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has accused old rival India of trying to distract the attention of its people by expelling Pakistani diplomats after Indian forces got a “battering” at the hands of Chinese troops in a clash on their disputed Himalayan border. Pakistan is concerned about the tension after […]

Citizens with mild or medium colour blindness to also obtain Driving License now

open view new desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification for amendment  to the FORM 1 and FORM 1A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989for enabling the  Citizens with mild to medium colour blindness in obtaining the Driving […]

UPDATES ON COVID-19

Centre lends a helping hand to NE States in the fight against COVID-19 open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: The fight against the pandemic across the country has been a concerted and collective endeavour. The Centre has pro-actively and strongly supported strengthening of the medical care […]

Recovered cases exceed active cases by more than 96,000

COVID-19 Recovery rate improves to 58.24% open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: The graded, pre-emptive and pro-active steps taken by Government of India along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 are showing encouraging results. The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases […]

India registers over 17,000 COVID-19 daily cases for first time; death toll crosses 15,000-mark

New Delhi, Jun 26:  The highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases went past 17,000 on Friday, pushing India’s tally to?4,90,401, while the death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.? Updated at 8 am, the data showed the daily COVID-19 […]

Russia opens polls for vote on extending Putin’s rule

MOSCOW — Polls opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. The vote on a slew of constitutional amendments, proposed by Putin in January, was initially scheduled for April 22, but was […]

WHO warns of oxygen shortage as COVID cases set to top 10 million

GENEVA – The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark, the World Health Organization head said on Wednesday. “Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told […]

Boycott of Chinese goods may not be feasible, Indian exporters say

NEW DELHI – A boycott of goods from China may not be feasible as India is dependent on such imports, although New Delhi should try to cut its dependence on them, India’s top export promotion grouping said on Thursday. As calls have grown in India for Chinese products […]

Satellite images show new Chinese structures near site of border clash with India

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI – China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas, fresh satellite pictures show, heightening concerns about further flare-ups between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed on Monday to step back […]

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