Month: October 2020

Blast at Pakistani religious school kills seven, wounds more than 80

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80, police and hospital officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb in the northwestern city, near […]

Fake news spread on WhatsApp to Indian Americans plays stealth role in U.S. election

OAKLAND, Calif. – New Jersey tech entrepreneur Arun Bantval is U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden’s top fake-news watchdog on messaging service WhatsApp about the Democrat and his Indian American running mate Kamala Harris. Messages on WhatsApp, owned by Facebook Inc, are confidential and cannot be seen by moderators […]

U.S. warns of threat posed by China, signs military pact with India

NEW DELHI – The United States and India signed a pact to share sensitive satellite and map data on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of the threat posed by an increasingly assertive China. Pompeo, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday along with Defense […]

INFANTRY DAY CELEBRATED

DELHI, OCTOBER 27: Infantry Dayto commemorate the contributions of Infantry, the largest fighting arm of the Indian Army was celebrated on 27 October 2020. This day has a unique significance for Infantry, as it was on this day in 1947 that Infantrymen from Indian Army became the first […]

MHA extends the Guidelines for Re-opening

Moving ahead with caution (सतर्कता के साथ अग्रसर) States/ UTs advised to enforce COVID-Appropriate behavior  Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an Order today to extend the Guidelinesfor Re-opening, issued on 30.09.2020, to remain in force upto 30.11.2020 Re-opening of activities outside the Containment Zones Since the issuance of the […]

Call on Prime Minister by the Secretaries of State and Defence of USA

DELHI, OCTOBER 27: U.S. Secretary of State H.E. Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense H.E. Dr. Mark T. Esper called on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today. They conveyed greetings from the President of United States of America to the Prime Minister. Recalling the successful visit […]

Pak to strengthen ties with Afghanistan: PM Imran

Islamabad, Oct 27: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government has decided to strengthen relations with Afghanistan “no matter who is in power” in Kabul. Inaugurating a two-day seminar titled ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade and Investment Forum’ here on Monday, Khan reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong resolve to continue to play […]

The poor now linked to banking system, have access to loans: PM

Lucknow, Oct 27:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government has acknowledged the honesty and hard work of street vendors by offering them loans that were inaccessible to the poor in the past. “Those doing politics in the name of the poor had created an atmosphere […]

India, US ink defence pact; Pompeo says US stands with India, mentions killing of Indian soldiers

New Delhi, Oct 27: India and the US signed the landmark defence pact, BECA, that will allow sharing of high-end military technology, geospatial maps and classified satellite data between their militaries as the two countries held a high-level dialogue on Tuesday, and vowed to ramp up their security ties […]

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo in India on first leg of Asia trip

NEW DELHI – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in India on Monday, the first leg of a five-day Asian trip aimed at strengthening strategic ties in the face of growing Chinese influence across the region. Pompeo was met at New Delhi airport by U.S. Ambassador Kenneth […]

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