India is likely to block its mobile carriers from using telecom equipment made by China’s Huawei, two government officials said, under procurement rules due to come into force in June. New Delhi is wary about awarding new technology business to Chinese firms both because of security fears and […]
China’s parliament approved on Thursday a draft decision to change Hong Kong’s electoral system, further reducing democratic representation in the city’s institutions and introducing a mechanism to vet politicians’ loyalty to Beijing. The measures are part of Beijing’s efforts to consolidate its increasingly authoritarian grip over the global […]
Get additional borrowing of Rs. 37,600 crore DELHI, MARCH 11: Seventeen (17) States have successfully operationalised “One Nation One Ration Card system” with Uttarakhand being the latest State to complete the reform. States completing One Nation One Ration Card system reform are eligible for addtional borrowing of 0.25 […]
DELHI, MARCH 11: INS Shardul, a ship of the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy (IN) is visiting Port Louis, Mauritius from 10 to 13 March, 2021 as part of an overseas deployment to Southern Indian Ocean nations. The ship will undertake EEZ surveillance of Mauritius, in coordination […]
New Delhi, Mar 11: The National Basketball Association (NBA), in collaboration with Reliance Foundation, on Thursday announced the return of its junior program for boys and girls across India. The 12-week live series, which will be conducted via Zoom and is free to anyone who wants to attend, tipped […]
Amethi (UP), Mar 11: An illegal arms factory was unearthed by a police team here on Thursday and 12 country-made pistols recovered, police said. The team conducted a raid in Adhanpur village at about 2 am. Besides country-made pistols, live cartridges and equipment were recovered from the spot, Additional […]
New Delhi, Mar 11: A two-day virtual festival from March 20 will celebrate the essence of stories through a bunch of engagement activities for children. Conceptualised and curated by Kanika Mittal, founder of D.E.A.R Indiya, and Preeti Chaturvedi, founder of http://www.thehappymomscafe.com, the first edition of The Enchanted Festival of […]
The head of the U.N. food agency warned after a visit to Yemen that his underfunded organization may be forced seek hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations in a desperate bid to stave off widespread famine in coming months, describing conditions in the war-stricken nation as […]
India’s retail inflation probably rose in February as food and fuel prices went up but remained within the Reserve Bank of India’s target range for a third straight month, a Reuters poll predicted. The March 5-9 poll of over 50 economists showed retail inflation climbed to 4.83% in […]
When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refused. “The next day, an officer called to ask me if I will shoot,” he said. The […]
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