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In a snub to China, Australia all set to join India’s naval exercise with US and Japan

20 Oct 2020

In a strong message to China amid the growing belligerence of the Dragon from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh to the South China Sea, India invited Australia to take part in an annual naval drill—Malabar Exercise— in the Indian Ocean region along with the US and...

India has one of highest recovery rates due to flexible lockdown: PM Modi

20 Oct 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India has one of the highest recovery rates—88 per cent— because it was one of the first countries to adopt a flexible lockdown. “India’s size, scale and diversity have always made the global community curious. Our population is almost four times that...

50% Indians likely to have Covid by February: Govt panel

20 Oct 2020

At least half of the country’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with Covid-19 by February 2021, helping slow the spread of the disease, a member of a Central government committee tasked with providing projections said on Monday. India has so far reported 7.55 million Covid-19 cases...

Congress plans nationwide agitation against Centre, BJP-led state governments

19 Oct 2020

The Congress has drawn up a comprehensive plan aimed at taking the Central regime and BJP-led state governments to task over their “anti-farmer, anti-women, anti-labour and anti-poor” policies. As part of this, the party has planned to hold agitation and demonstration across the country. This was decided in a meeting...

India’s pandemic peak over, Covid can be controlled by February, says panel

19 Oct 2020

A government-appointed committee has said that India has crossed the Covid-19 peak and predicted that the epidemic could be brought under control by early next year if all precautionary measures are perused. The panel, however, added that the onset of winter and upcoming festivals may worsen the situation, leading to...

After months of denial, govt finally admits community transmission

19 Oct 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday admitted that India is in the community transmission stage. He, however, emphasised that it was limited only to certain districts and states. The Health Minister’s statement, which came during his weekly webinar, ‘Sunday Samvaad’, gains significance as it has come in the backdrop...

Our ties with China ‘profoundly disturbed’ after LAC clashes: Jaishankar

17 Oct 2020

The violent face-off between the Indian and Chinese troops on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in June had left the relationship “profoundly disturbed”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday. Jaishankar, speaking at a virtual event hosted by the Asia Society, said that India has built the relationship...

INDIA MOUNTS DIPLOMATIC BLITZKRIEG TO DARE THE DRAGON IN NEPAL

17 Oct 2020

India has expedited its efforts to scuttle China’s move to grow its influence in Nepal and to put the ties with Kathmandu back on the track. With Beijing making all possible attempts aimed at pushing India out of Nepal, New Delhi has decided to engage Kathmandu more than ever before....

Sushant death probe: CBI denies reports of reaching a conclusion

16 Oct 2020

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday issued a press statement, denying reaching any conclusion in the Sushant Singh Raput death case. “CBI continues to investigate the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. There are certain speculative reports in media that the CBI has reached a conclusion. It may be...

Congress may try to rope in Vishwas after his wife appointed Rajasthan PSC member

16 Oct 2020

Does former AAP leader and popular poet Kumar Vishwas fit into any Congress’ long-term political plan for Uttar Pradesh? This question has come up in the wake of Vishwas’ wife, Dr Manju Sharma, being appointed a member of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC). What have raised eyebrows are the two...

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