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End terrorism from Pakistan for Afghan peace: India at UN

21 Nov 2020

India on Friday at the United Nations (UN) said that as peace process and violence cannot go together, therefore for durable peace in Afghanistan there must be “an end to terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries operating across the Durand Line”. Speaking at the UN on the theme “What can the...

4 killed JeM jihadis were planning big attack, PM assesses security setup

21 Nov 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the security apparatus along the International Border and the Line of Control with Pakistan on Friday amid incidents of terrorists infiltrating into the country. The review meeting took place a day after four terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) infiltrated the International Border area in...

Amid standoff, China rapidly building infrastructure for its military along LAC

20 Nov 2020

Even as China is posturing to hold talks with India to ease the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh, it is busy building infrastructure for its military along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control (LAC). India and China, engaged in an eight-month-long standoff along the LAC, have so far engaged...

CM Kejriwal holds all-party meet as Delhi sees record 131 deaths in 24 hours

20 Nov 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called an emergency all-party meeting on Thursday to discuss the exacerbating coronavirus situation in the national capital. Delhi recorded 7,486 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the capital’s infection tally to over 5-lakh cases. As many as 131 new fatalities, which so far is the...

Report says India will be worst-hit as its Covid-19 tally nears 90 lakh

20 Nov 2020

India will be worst-affected among the world’s major economies even after Covid-19 wanes, with output 12% below pre-pandemic levels through the middle of the decade, says a report by global forecasting firm Oxford Economics. Balance sheet stress that had been building even before the Covid-19 outbreak is likely to worsen...

India opted out of RCEP as key concerns were not addressed: Jaishankar

19 Nov 2020

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India was forced to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as a number of its key concerns were not addressed. “We saw that a number of our key concerns were not addressed. “We had to take a call...

Biden calls PM Modi, both pledge to further strengthen India-US ties

19 Nov 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday to congratulate him on his victory and reiterate India’s firm commitment to its strategic partnership with the United States. In the phone call from Biden, PM Modi also offered his congratulations to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying that...

Has Yediyurappa been snubbed by BJP chief Nadda?

19 Nov 2020

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who was in Delhi on Wednesday to consult top brass on expansion of the cabinet, has been told to wait for at least 3 to 4 days. This is BSY’s second visit in less than a month seeking approval for cabinet expansion. The message from...

PM MODI CORNERS CHINA, ASKS BRICS TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE STATE SPONSORS OF TERROR

18 Nov 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the BRICS nations to hold accountable the state sponsors of terrorism, indirectly cornering Pakistan’s all-weather friend China at the 12th BRICS summit. “Terrorism is the biggest problem facing the world today. We have to ensure that the countries that support the terrorists are...

CM Kejriwal seeks to shut Delhi markets amid Covid-19 spike

18 Nov 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his government has requested the Centre to allow it to shut for a few days markets that may emerge as Covid-19 hotspots amid a surge in cases in the national capital. The state is also looking at reducing the number of...

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