Month: October 2021

India criticises China for new land border law

New Delhi, Oct 27:  India on Wednesday hit out at China for its “unilateral” decision to bring about a new land border law and said it is a matter of concern as the legislation can have implications on the existing bilateral pacts on border management and on the […]

US, China sparring over Taiwan heats up anew

WASHINGTON — The United States and China are stepping up their war of words over Taiwan in a long-simmering dispute that has significant implications for the power dynamic in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Amid a surge in Chinese military activity near the island that China regards as a […]

Sudan arrests 3 coup critics as pressure mounts on military

CAIRO — Sudanese security forces detained three prominent pro-democracy figures overnight, their relatives and other activists said Wednesday, as internal and international pressure mounted on the country’s military to walk back its coup. The arrests came as protests denouncing Monday’s takeover continued in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere, […]

Billionaire tax runs into criticism, throwing Biden in flux

WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan has quickly run into criticism as too cumbersome, with some lawmakers preferring the original plan of simply raising the top tax rates on corporations and the wealthy. […]

UN chief laments ‘leadership gap’ ahead of climate talks

BERLIN — The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining the world’s efforts to curb global warming, days before presidents and prime ministers from around the globe gather for a climate summit in Glasgow. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that time is […]

Union MoS for External Affairs and Culture visits Baramulla, Interacts with public Representatives

BARAMULLA, OCTOBER 26: Continuing the Central Government’s public outreach programme in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi today visited Baramulla. The Minister participated in a plantation drive at Government Girls Higher Secondary school Baramulla premises. She was accompanied by the […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, officers with a long term and broader vision will help achieve the vision of Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Bharat

Delivers the key-note address to the participants of the first ever Common Mid-Career Programme at LBSNAA, Mussoorie DELHI, OCT 26: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra […]

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates State of the Art Sewage Treatment Plant of 10 MLD Capacity at Ramnagar in Varanasi

Prime Minister Also Inaugurated 8 Holy Kunds (Ponds) In Varanasi DELHI, OCT 26: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on his visit to Uttar Pradeshon 25th October, 2021 inaugurated a new state of the art Sewage Treatment Plant of 10 MLD Capacity in Ramnagar, Varanasi. The Government is working […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, OCT 26: 102.94 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 12,428 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 238 days Recovery Rate currently at 98.19%; Highest since March 2020 15,951 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to […]

India’s record rice crop brings problem of plenty for farmers juggling protest

MUNAK, India, Oct 26 – Farmers in India are gathering in the largest rice crop in history, which promises record exports, while making sure to keep up their longest-running protest, set to turn a year old next month. The sit-in against controversial agriculture reforms is taking place in […]

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