Month: January 2021

China-Taiwan tensions rise days into Biden presidency

TAIPEI – Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days into U.S. President Joe Biden’s new administration. China views democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, […]

Biden administration to unveil more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration next week will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions, his top climate advisers said on Saturday. Gina McCarthy, the White House’s national […]

11th National Voters’ Day (NVD) to be celebrated on 25th January 2021

Theme for this year’s NVD is ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’ DELHI, JANUARY 24: Election Commission of India is celebrating 11th National Voters Day on 25th January 2021. Honourable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will be the Chief Guest at the national function being organized in […]

Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee crowned as Indian Personality of the Year at IFFI 51 Closing Ceremony

“Bangladesh and India are one, not separate” : Panaji, January 24, 2021 The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, Goa has conferred Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, with the Indian Personality of the Year Award, in […]

Post-COVID North-Eastern Region will be the favourite tourist and trade destination: Dr Jitendra Singh

69th Plenary of the North Eastern Council concludes DELHI, JANUARY 24: The 69th Plenary of the North Eastern Council which was inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah on 23rd Jan, 2021 came to a successful conclusion today. The two-day NEC Plenary focussed on all-round developmental plans for […]

#MeToo: Ramani’s allegations of sexual misconduct false, Akbar reiterates before Delhi court

New Delhi, Jan 23:  Former union minister M J Akbar on Saturday reiterated before a Delhi court that the allegations of sexual misconduct made by journalist Priya Ramani against him were “fabricated and false”. Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate […]

MP government trying to crush farmers’ voice: Kamal Nath

Indore, Jan 24: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Sunday hit out at the state government for use of force on his party workers during a protest in Bhopal against the Centre’s three new farm laws, and alleged that the government was trying to crush the voice of […]

One million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India in just 6 days: Health ministry

New Delhi, Jan 24: India took only 6 days to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots […]

Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill

WASHINGTON — It’s taken only days for Democrats gauging how far President Joe Biden’s bold immigration proposal can go in Congress to acknowledge that if anything emerges, it will likely be significantly more modest. As they brace to tackle a politically flammable issue that’s resisted major congressional action since the […]

Wuhan returns to normal as world still battling pandemic

WUHAN, China — A year ago, a notice sent to smartphones in Wuhan at 2 a.m. announced the world’s first coronavirus lockdown, bringing the bustling central Chinese industrial and transport center to a virtual standstill almost overnight. It would last 76 days. Early Saturday morning, however, residents of […]

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